LS18 4PF Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Horsforth. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
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 B (61% of about 710 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: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former St Josephs Convalescent Home, Outwood Lane, Horsforth: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Land At Clarence Road Horsforth Leeds LS18 4lb: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Bridge House, Outwood Lane, Horsforth: up to 26 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- Woodside Mill Low Lane Horsforth Leeds: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- Corn Mill Fold, Low Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5NJ: up to 13 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Horsforth Mill, Low Lane. Horsforth, LS18 4er: up to 89 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Springwood House Low Lane , Horsforth: up to 27 homes, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 11 addresses are between 111 m and 113 m above sea level (112 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 | Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Horsforth 890,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 65 within 800 m; nearest Alexandra Road Horsforth | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pudsey Bus Station | 4.8 km |
| Car parks | Horsforth Park Car Park | 910 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 850 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 4.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vesper Road | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Horsforth - Pharmacy Plus Health | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Maison Dental | 220 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Weetwood Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Leeds Horsforth, Horsforth Cashzone | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 240 m² | 820 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 500 m² | 810 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 420 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Newlay Bridge, a listed building (Grade II*), 930 m south-west. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Newlay Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m south-west |
| Gritstone pillar with three cup marks in the north pavement of the A65 at Horsforth, 440m south east of the roundabout at Low Fold | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Stone hut circle settlement in Clayton Wood on the south west side of Iveson Drive | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Lawnswood Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cragg Wood | Wood | 150 m south |
| Little Hawksworth Wood | Wood | 490 m south-east |
| Abbey Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 660 m south-east |
| Horn Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north-west |
| Moseley Bottom | Valley | 2.6 km north |
| Breary Marsh | Wetland | 4.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 11 | 11 |
None of the postcode's 11 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 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) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.