LS17 7BW Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Alwoodley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- The Grove, Leeds: 13 addresses
- Grove Rise, Leeds: 1 address
- King Lane, 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 (52% of about 630 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: 6 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Adel Eastmoor: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- Eastmoor Tile Lane, Adel, LS16: up to 67 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 15 addresses are between 125 m and 127 m above sea level (126 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 | 4.6 km |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest The Avenue Bottom Alwoodley | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 6.9 km |
| Car parks | King Lane Park And Ride | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 6.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Alwoodley Medical Centre | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Alwoodley Pharmacy | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Nursery Lane (Dental Surgery) | 850 m |
| Hospital | Spire Leeds Hospital | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Weetwood Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.1 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 5.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rock carved human figure 570m south of King Lane Farm, a scheduled monument, 420 m west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rock carved human figure 570m south of King Lane Farm | Scheduled monument | 420 m west |
| York Gate Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km west |
| Adel Roman fort and settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-west |
| Lawnswood Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Adel Woods | Wood | 810 m west |
| Adel East Moor | Wood | 820 m south-west |
| Eccup Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-east |
| Tunnel How Hill | Hill | 1.9 km south |
| Breary Marsh | Wetland | 3.6 km north-west |
| Moseley Bottom | Valley | 4.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 15 |
1 of the postcode's 15 addresses is 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 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) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 The Grove.