LS16 7DU Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Adel & Wharfedale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Tinshill Road, Leeds: 36 addresses
- Tinshill Walk, 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 D (34% of about 640 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
- Eyrie Public House, Holtdale Approach, Holt Park, LS16 7rx: up to 6 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Cookridge Fire Station, Otley Old Road, LS16 7bf: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Land Off Farrar Lane, Holt Park, LS16 7: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 37 addresses are between 168 m and 175 m above sea level (173 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 | Horsforth 890,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Tinshill Road Cookridge | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Otley Bus Station | 7.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Holt Park Car Park | 720 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 3.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Highfield Surgery | 670 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohen's Chemist | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 760 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 6.5 km |
| Police station | Weetwood Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | Paddy's News & Booze, Cookridge Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 560 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8.4 ha | 600 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,060 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cup, ring and groove marked rock 15m from south wall of Gab Wood 300m east of Moseley Farm, Cookridge, a scheduled monument, 770 m north-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cup, ring and groove marked rock 15m from south wall of Gab Wood 300m east of Moseley Farm, Cookridge | Scheduled monument | 770 m north-west |
| Cup, ring and groove marked rock 2m south of north wall of Gab Wood 330m E of Moseley Farm, Cookridge | Scheduled monument | 810 m north-west |
| Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Lawnswood Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south-east |
| York Gate Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moseley Bottom | Valley | 910 m west |
| Ireland Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Crag Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-west |
| Wrinkle Hill Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south-west |
| Breary Marsh | Wetland | 1.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 37 |
25 of the postcode's 37 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Tinshill Road.