LS11 5DR Leeds
Live postcode, introduced August 2007. Ward: Beeston & Holbeck. 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 D (30% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): A4D01.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Westbank, Water Lane, Leeds: up to 288 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- Land At David Street, Holbeck: up to 72 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Hindle Valve / New Lane: up to 95 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- 2 The Embankment , Sovereign Street: up to 41 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Granary Wharf Car Park, Off Water Lane, Leeds, LS11 5ps: up to 244 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- 16-18 Manor Road LS11: up to 57 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Dandarra, Sweet Street/Manor Road: up to 744 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Criterion Place North: up to 210 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 29 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 | 450 m |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Cottingley 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Southbank Leeds City Centre | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m; nearest Leeds Station Short Stay Car Park | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 11.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest One Medicare LLP-The Light | 950 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bupa Dental Leeds | 460 m |
| Hospital | Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Leeds - Sovereign Square, Swinegate Cashzone | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Whitehall Riverside Pocket Park 3,020 m² | 740 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 700 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.5 ha | 950 m |
| Allotments | Shafton Lane Allotments 1.6 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company Warehouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m north. 295 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 24 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m north |
| River Lock and Retaining Walls to River Aire | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north |
| 99, Water Lane | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m west |
| Former Machine and Fitting Shops For Fenton Murray and Wood Engineers | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m west |
| Beckett Street Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clarence Dock | Lake or reservoir | 940 m east |
| Knostrop Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-east |
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 2.7 km north-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south-west |
| Park Wood | Wood | 3.4 km south |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 10 |
10 of the postcode's 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 80% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 82% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 74% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.