LS16 8HT Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Adel & Wharfedale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Adel Park Croft, Leeds: 13 addresses
- Adel Pasture, 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 G (26% of about 760 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: 8 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Government Buildings , Otley Road, LS16 5pu: up to 97 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Otley Road - Bodington Hall, Lawnswood LS16: up to 44 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Dunstarn Lane, Adel, LS 16: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 4 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 14 addresses are between 125 m and 129 m above sea level (127 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 | 2.8 km |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Adel Lane St Helens Ln | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 6.6 km |
| Car parks | Holt Park Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Ionity Leeds North VH | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 5.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr S Hutchinson & Partners, Iw&H M Prac | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Adel Pharmacy | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Adel Dental Practice | 810 m |
| Hospital | Chapel Allerton Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Weetwood Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Adel, Adel Cashzone | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,590 m² | 170 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 340 m² | 1.4 km |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Bedquilts Recreation Ground 24 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,060 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lawnswood Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 530 m west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lawnswood Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 530 m west |
| York Gate Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km north |
| Stone hut circle settlement in Iveson Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Stone hut circle settlement in Clayton Wood on the south west side of Iveson Drive | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Rock carved human figure 570m south of King Lane Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hell Hole | Wood | 500 m south |
| The Orchard | Wood | 680 m south-west |
| Adel Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north |
| Tunnel How Hill | Hill | 2.2 km east |
| Moseley Bottom | Valley | 3.1 km west |
| Breary Marsh | Wetland | 3.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 14 |
3 of the postcode's 14 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 67% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Adel Park Croft.