LS12 6ED Leeds
Live postcode, introduced October 2008. Ward: Beeston & Holbeck. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Gelderd Road, Leeds: 1 address
- The Boulevard, Leeds: 1 address
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 (52% of about 750 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
- Royds Lane, Wortley, LS12: up to 85 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Site of Makro Supermarket on Royds Lane, Lower Wortley, Leeds: up to 111 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 40 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 | Cottingley 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Morley 274,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Wheatsheaf Junction Wortley | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | White Rose Centre | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | Parking Space to rent Leeds | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 630 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 11.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beeston Village Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cottingley Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 630 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Elland Road Police Station | 590 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Elland Road News Cashzone | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 820 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 910 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wortley Recreation Ground 12 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | Oldfield Lane Allotments 8,400 m² | 1.2 km |
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 880 m south-east |
| Cottingley Spring | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| Little Wood | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| Brown Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south-east |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 3.6 km north-west |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
2 of the postcode's 2 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Gelderd Road.