LS16 5EQ Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kirkstall. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Fillingfir Drive, Leeds: 63 addresses
- Clayton Grange, Leeds: 2 addresses
- Clayton Grange, 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 A (44% of about 1,060 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
- Corn Mill Fold, Low Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5NJ: up to 13 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Horsforth Mill, Low Lane. Horsforth, LS18 4er: up to 89 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Bridge House, Outwood Lane, Horsforth: up to 26 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Ring Road West Park, Silk Mill Way And Iveson Drive: up to 335 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Springwood House Low Lane , Horsforth: up to 27 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Woodside Mill Low Lane Horsforth Leeds: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (860 m)
- West Park Centre, LS16: up to 31 homes, permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 66 addresses are between 87 m and 90 m above sea level (88 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 | Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Horsforth 890,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Clayton Wood Road Moor Grange | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pudsey Bus Station | 5.6 km |
| Car parks | Horsforth Park Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Ionity Leeds North VH | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 4.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vesper Road | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Mwp Butcher Hill LTD | 660 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gladstone House | 560 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Weetwood Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Moor Grange Service Station, West Park Cashzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Green 1,410 m² | 790 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | West Park Field 18 ha | 800 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,470 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.0 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Springfield Close Allotments 4,020 m² | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stone hut circle settlement in Clayton Wood on the south west side of Iveson Drive, a scheduled monument, 710 m north. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stone hut circle settlement in Clayton Wood on the south west side of Iveson Drive | Scheduled monument | 710 m north |
| Stone hut circle settlement in Iveson Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Lawnswood Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton Wood | Wood | 650 m north-east |
| Spring Wood | Wood | 760 m north-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north-west |
| Upper Daisy Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south |
| Moseley Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km north-west |
| Breary Marsh | Wetland | 4.2 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 63 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 66 |
65 of the postcode's 66 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 4% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 91% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 18% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Fillingfir Drive.