LS16 5PN Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weetwood. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Foxhill Court, Leeds: 40 addresses
- Weetwood Lane, Leeds: 2 addresses
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 G (32% of about 720 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Otley Road - Bodington Hall, Lawnswood LS16: up to 44 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Dunstarn Lane, Adel, LS 16: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Government Buildings , Otley Road, LS16 5pu: up to 97 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- Spenfield House Otley Road Headingley Leeds LS16 5: up to 13 homes, permissioned (870 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 3 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 42 addresses are between 114 m and 117 m above sea level (116 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 | Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km |
| Horsforth 890,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Foxhill Avenue Weetwood | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 5.8 km |
| Car parks | Holt Park Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Ionity Leeds North VH | 760 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 5.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr S Hutchinson & Partners, Iw&H M Prac | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Adel Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Park Dental Care | 890 m |
| Hospital | Chapel Allerton Hospital | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Weetwood Police Station | 580 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Roadchef - Hamilton Service Area | 780 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,590 m² | 730 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,900 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest New Rover Cricket Club 2.8 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | Parkside Road Allotments 8,620 m² | 910 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Weetwood Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m south-west. 33 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Weetwood Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m south-west |
| Spenfield | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m south-west |
| Lawnswood Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-west |
| Stone hut circle settlement in Iveson Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Stone hut circle settlement in Clayton Wood on the south west side of Iveson Drive | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| York Gate Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pontefract Wood | Wood | 270 m west |
| Hell Hole | Wood | 410 m north-west |
| Tunnel How Hill | Hill | 2.0 km east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
| Moseley Bottom | Valley | 3.6 km north-west |
| Breary Marsh | Wetland | 4.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 42 |
16 of the postcode's 42 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Foxhill Court.