LS12 6BE Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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 (78% of about 980 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: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 116 Domestic Street, Holbeck: up to 11 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- Land At Balm Walk, Holbeck: up to 18 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- Site Of Former Spotted Cow, Top Moor Side, Holbeck, Leeds, LS11 9LH: up to 17 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- Holdforth Place, New Wortley, LS12 1: up to 48 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- Land at Cockcroft House, Cardigan Road, Headingley: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- Former Gas Works, Armley Gyratory: up to 122 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- The Radius , Springwell Road, Holbeck: up to 224 homes, permissioned (930 m)
- New Wortley Labour Club, Oak Road, New Wortley, Leeds, LS12 2hj: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (950 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 8 addresses are between 35 m and 39 m above sea level (37 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 | 1.9 km |
| Cottingley 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Bracken Court Wortley | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | NCP | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Bowling Green Terrace GeniePoint | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Priory View Medical Centre | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 720 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 750 m |
| Hospital | Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Elland Road Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 770 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,480 m² | 360 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 530 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Wortley Recreation Ground 12 ha | 400 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Shafton Lane Allotments 1.6 ha | 340 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Armley House (Gott's Park), a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.9 km north-west. 10 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 | 2.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south |
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| Cottingley Spring | Wood | 2.4 km south-west |
| Clarence Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km east |
| Ridge Wood | Wood | 2.9 km north-west |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 3.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 8 |
7 of the postcode's 8 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 23% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 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 | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.