LS17 8LD Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Harewood. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Crofton Terrace, Shadwell: 14 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 E (30% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, SHADWELL (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1-8, CROFTON TERRACE, grade II
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 14 addresses are between 118 m and 120 m above sea level (119 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 77%, gigabit 77% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cross Gates 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km |
| Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km | |
| Garforth 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Shadwell Terminus | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Seacroft Bus Station | 3.5 km |
| EV charging points | Roundhay Park Clocktower carpark GeniePoint | 3.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Street Lane Practice | 3.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Whinmoor Pharmacy | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Living Smiles LTD | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | Spire Leeds Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Killingbeck Police Station | 4.8 km |
| Cash machines | Nisa - Milco Supersave Whinmore Cashzone | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Hawthorn Park 6.2 ha | 1.8 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 680 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,170 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 910 m² | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roundhay Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.4 km south-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roundhay Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Birkby Hill | Hill | 760 m south-east |
| Pits Wood | Wood | 940 m west |
| Bog Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Red Hall Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| The Gorge | Valley | 1.8 km south-west |
| Upper Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 14 | 14 |
None of the postcode's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 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 Crofton Terrace.