LS1 7BW Leeds
Live postcode, introduced September 2003. Ward: Hunslet & Riverside. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Leeds in 2026-27: Band D £2,284 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,522 | £1,776 | £2,030 | £2,284 | £2,791 | £3,299 | £3,806 | £4,567 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (35% of about 1,760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, LEEDS CITY CENTRE (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 11.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): A4D01.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1 AND 2, BLAYDS YARD (See details for further address information), grade II
- 1-5, QUEEN'S COURT, grade II
- 159, BRIGGATE, grade II
- 17 AND 19, BRIDGE END, grade II
- 2, LAMBERTS ARCADE, grade II
- 3, 4 AND 5, BLAYDS YARD, grade II
- 48, CALL LANE, grade II
- LEEDS BRIDGE, grade II
- NUMBERS 165A AND 166-169 BRIGGATE, grade II
- SIMPSONS FOLD WAREHOUSE, grade II
- SOUTH RANGE, 14 QUEEN'S COURT, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 9 - 11 Blayds Yard: up to 3 homes, permissioned (30 m)
- Dysons Chambers, 12 - 14 Briggate: up to 82 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- Lamberts Arcade And 162 - 165 Briggate , Leeds , LS1 6LY: up to 23 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Rear 2-28 The Calls LS2: up to 77 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- 30 Sovereign Street Leeds LS1 4BA: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- 7 Duncan Street LS1: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- 36 The Calls LS1: up to 14 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- 38 The Calls LS2: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 28 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 460 m |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Cottingley 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 35 stops within 400 m, 112 within 800 m; nearest Trinity Leeds City Centre | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 420 m |
| Car parks | 13 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Sovereign Square | 160 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Maude Street Car Park GeniePoint | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 11.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest York Street Health Practice | 610 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Alpha & Omega Pharmacy & Walk In Clinic | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Briggate Dental Practice | 80 m |
| Hospital | Leeds General Infirmary | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 10 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Leeds - Sovereign Square, Swinegate Cashzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,220 m² | 670 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 820 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Remains of North West Range of White Cloth Hall Including Entrance, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m north-east. 338 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 30 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Remains of North West Range of White Cloth Hall Including Entrance | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-east |
| Time Ball Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-west |
| Corn Exchange | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m north-east |
| Waterloo House North East Range of White Cloth Hall With Assembly Rooms Over | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north-east |
| Beckett Street Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clarence Dock | Lake or reservoir | 610 m south-east |
| Knostrop Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-east |
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 3.0 km west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 3.3 km south-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-east |
| Batty's Wood | Wood | 3.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 34 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 34 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
34 of the postcode's 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 34 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 70% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 89% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 77% | 34% |
| No qualifications | under 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.