LS18 4PS 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 (40% of about 700 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
- Land At Clarence Road Horsforth Leeds LS18 4lb: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Site of Leeds City College, Calverley Lane, Horsforth, Leeds: up to 152 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Pollard Lane LS13: up to 136 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- Former St Josephs Convalescent Home, Outwood Lane, Horsforth: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
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 42 addresses are between 74 m and 85 m above sea level (79 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 | 1.6 km |
| Horsforth 890,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bramley (West Yorkshire) 336,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Crescent Horsforth | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pudsey Bus Station | 4.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Horsforth Park Car Park | 690 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Fink Hill Car Park GeniePoint | 690 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 4.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Vesper Road | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Mitchell's Chemist | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest New Road Side (Dental Surgery) | 310 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 4.0 km |
| Police station | Pudsey Police Station | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Horsforth Hall Park 15 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 620 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Willow Green Allotments 1.5 ha | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gritstone pillar with three cup marks in the north pavement of the A65 at Horsforth, 440m south east of the roundabout at Low Fold, a scheduled monument, 270 m north. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 270 m north |
| Newlay Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m south-east |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 9.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thornton Wood | Wood | 540 m south-west |
| Burke Wood | Wood | 740 m west |
| Sough Wood | Wood | 870 m west |
| Abbey Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km east |
| Horn Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-west |
| Farsley Beck Bottom | Valley | 2.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 | 42 | 42 |
None of the postcode's 42 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 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) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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.