LS12 1BX Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 2023. 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 (39% of about 2,620 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
- Rear Of Round House: up to 310 homes, not permissioned (60 m)
- Doncasters Whitehall Road LS12: up to 463 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Globe Road (Doncasters) LS11: up to 609 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- The Radius , Springwell Road, Holbeck: up to 224 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Yorkshire Evening Post: up to 204 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- New Wortley, Wellington Road Industrial Estate, Wellington Road, LS12 2ue, Leeds: up to 325 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Water Lane Railway Triangle: up to 171 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- Former Gas Works, Armley Gyratory: up to 122 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 34 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 | 1.0 km |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Cottingley 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest The Roundhouse New Wortley | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest NCP | 400 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Priory View Medical Centre | 860 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Prime Health Pharmacy | 770 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Architect | 770 m |
| Hospital | Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital | 950 m |
| Police station | Elland Road Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Anglo Irish Bank | 800 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Whitehall Riverside Pocket Park 3,020 m² | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,430 m² | 470 m |
| Allotments | Shafton Lane Allotments 1.6 ha | 930 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 4.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Round House (Leeds Commercial Van and Truck Rental Premises), a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m north-west. 139 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 16 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Round House (Leeds Commercial Van and Truck Rental Premises) | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-west |
| Former Flax Warehouse to Marshall Mills | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m south-east |
| Tower Works, the Giotto Tower Dust Extraction Chimney | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m east |
| Tower Works, Boiler House Chimney | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m east |
| Armley House (Gott's Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Clarence Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 2.5 km south |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north-west |
| Ridge Wood | Wood | 2.8 km north-west |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 4.2 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 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 | 0 | 57 |
| 55 to 59 | 57 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
57 of the postcode's 57 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 57 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 77% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.