LS11 9QL Leeds
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. 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 A (40% of about 720 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Holbeck Towers, Holbeck Moor Road: up to 17 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Site Of Former Spotted Cow, Top Moor Side, Holbeck, Leeds, LS11 9LH: up to 17 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 116 Domestic Street, Holbeck: up to 11 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- St Luke's Green LS11: up to 17 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Land At Balm Walk, Holbeck: up to 18 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Shaftesbury House Beeston Road LS11: up to 1 home, permissioned (460 m)
- Temple Works Mixed Use Site: up to 1,000 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- City One (Caddick), Manor Road: up to 296 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 20 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 211 addresses are between 34 m and 37 m above sea level (35 m on average).
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 | 1.3 km |
| Cottingley 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Top Moor Side Holbeck | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Stress Free Parking | 520 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Bowling Green Terrace GeniePoint | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 11.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest City View Medical Practice | 700 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Holbeck Moor 4.6 ha | 80 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Shafton Lane Allotments 1.6 ha | 720 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Temple Mill, a listed building (Grade I), 590 m north. 44 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Temple Mill | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m north |
| Gate Lodge to Temple Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m north |
| Marshall Mills | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m north |
| The Manor House Cad Beeston | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m south |
| Hunslet Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clarence Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-west |
| Knostrop Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km east |
| Park Wood | Wood | 2.7 km south |
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 2.8 km north-west |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 4.9 km west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 21 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 93 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 81 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 211 |
199 of the postcode's 211 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 | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 41% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 5% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 92% | 17% |
| Private rented | under 1% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.