LS12 1FB Leeds
Live postcode, introduced December 2021. 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
- Doncasters Whitehall Road LS12: up to 463 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- Rear Of Round House: up to 310 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Globe Road (Doncasters) LS11: up to 609 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- The Radius , Springwell Road, Holbeck: up to 224 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Water Lane Railway Triangle: up to 171 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Yorkshire Evening Post: up to 204 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- New Wortley, Wellington Road Industrial Estate, Wellington Road, LS12 2ue, Leeds: up to 325 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Midland Mills, Silver Street, Leeds, LS11 9yw: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 addresses are about 31 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 | 940 m |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Cottingley 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest The Roundhouse New Wortley | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest NCP | 400 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Priory View Medical Centre | 900 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Prime Health Pharmacy | 860 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Architect | 740 m |
| Hospital | Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Elland Road Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Anglo Irish Bank | 760 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Whitehall Riverside Pocket Park 3,020 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 700 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,430 m² | 540 m |
| Allotments | Shafton Lane Allotments 1.6 ha | 890 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*), 230 m north-west. 144 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 15 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* | 230 m north-west |
| Former Flax Warehouse to Marshall Mills | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m east |
| Tower Works, the Giotto Tower Dust Extraction Chimney | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m east |
| Tower Works, Boiler House Chimney | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 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 | 2.4 km south |
| Knostrop Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south-east |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north-west |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 4.3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 92 |
| Under 55 | 92 | 0 |
92 of the postcode's 92 addresses 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.