LS14 5FZ Leeds
Live postcode, introduced December 2024. Ward: Cross Gates & Whinmoor. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Pendas Avenue, Leeds: 56 addresses
- York Road, Leeds: 36 addresses
- East Leeds Orbital Route, Leeds: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Pendas Avenue, Scholes: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pendas Avenue, Scholes: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pendas Avenue, Scholes: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pendas Avenue, Scholes: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pendas Avenue, Scholes: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pendas Avenue, Scholes: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pendas Avenue, Scholes: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pendas Avenue, Scholes: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pendas Avenue, Scholes: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pendas Avenue, Stanks: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pendas Avenue, Stanks: 1 address
- Mercia Gate, Leeds: 1 address
- Mercia Close, Leeds: 1 address
- Pendas Crescent, Leeds: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pendas Avenue, Scholes: 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 A (66% of about 940 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Whinmoor Way (pfi C) LS14: up to 7 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Swarcliffe Avenue (pfi E) LS14: up to 7 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Site Of The Whinmoor Pub, Stanks Lane: up to 22 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 110 addresses are between 80 m and 101 m above sea level (86 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cross Gates 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Garforth 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) | |
| East Garforth 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stanks Rise Swarcliffe | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Seacroft Bus Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 15.6 km (9.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Windmill Health Centre | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Windmill - Pharmacy Plus Health | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Scholes Dental Care | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Seacroft Hospital | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Killingbeck Police Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Food King Stores | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Scholes Centenary Play Area 270 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,240 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Belle Vue Allotments 2,900 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Swarcliffe Plantation | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Little Swarcliffe Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Barnbow Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Limekiln Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Waterloo Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) west |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 110 | 110 |
None of the postcode's 110 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Leeds: see them on the Leeds page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Pendas Avenue.