LS18 5NP 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 C (33% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Woodside Mill Low Lane Horsforth Leeds: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
- Leeds Trinity University College, Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5HD: up to 29 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 19 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 62 addresses are between 114 m and 117 m above sea level (115 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 80%, gigabit 80% 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 | 90 m |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Station Rd Troy Road Horsforth | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pudsey Bus Station | 6.1 km |
| Car parks | Horsforth Park Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 2.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Highfield Surgery | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Horsforth - Pharmacy Plus Health | 950 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Horsforth Dental Practice | 140 m |
| Hospital | Optegra Yorkshire Hospital | 5.5 km |
| Police station | Weetwood Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 940 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 560 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.6 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | Broadgate Lane Allotments 7,360 m² | 1.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km east. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Cup, ring and groove marked rock 15m from south wall of Gab Wood 300m east of Moseley Farm, Cookridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Stone hut circle settlement in Clayton Wood on the south west side of Iveson Drive | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Lawnswood Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 410 m south |
| Backhouse Wood | Wood | 850 m south-east |
| Daffy Wood | Wood | 940 m south-east |
| Moseley Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km north |
| Horn Hill | Hill | 1.8 km west |
| Breary Marsh | Wetland | 3.3 km north-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 49 | 62 |
13 of the postcode's 62 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 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) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.