LS12 4BA Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Farnley & Wortley. 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 B (56% of about 790 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Thornhill Road, Upper Wortley, LS12 4lg: up to 14 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- Ashley Road LS12: up to 7 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Site of Makro Supermarket on Royds Lane, Lower Wortley, Leeds: up to 111 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 26 addresses are between 69 m and 72 m above sea level (71 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 | Cottingley 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Dragon Bridge Wortley | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | White Rose Centre | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | Parking Space to rent Leeds | 810 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Thornton Medical Centre | 860 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 940 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Elland Road Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Roydsbeck, Lower Wortley Cashzone | 930 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cliff Park 13 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,490 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Wortley Recreation Ground 12 ha | 80 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Oldfield Lane Allotments 8,400 m² | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Armley House (Gott's Park), a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.5 km north-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Armley House (Gott's Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south-east |
| Cottingley Spring | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Little Wood | Wood | 2.1 km west |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 3.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 26 |
3 of the postcode's 26 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.