LS18 5SD Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Horsforth. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth: 34 addresses
- Westbrook Lane, Horsforth: 2 addresses
- Scotland Lane, Moor Side: 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 (29% 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: 6 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Leeds Trinity University College, Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5HD: up to 29 homes, permissioned (500 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 18 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 37 addresses are between 128 m and 151 m above sea level (143 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 52%, gigabit 52% 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 | 560 m |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Brownberrie Drive Horsforth | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pudsey Bus Station | 6.0 km |
| Car parks | Horsforth Park Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 2.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Highfield Surgery | 2.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Horsforth - Pharmacy Plus Health | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Horsforth Dental Practice | 550 m |
| Hospital | Optegra Yorkshire Hospital | 5.0 km |
| Police station | Weetwood Police Station | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.1 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 340 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.6 ha | 150 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, 1.6 km east. 18 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 | 1.6 km east |
| Cup, ring and groove marked rock 15m from south wall of Gab Wood 300m east of Moseley Farm, Cookridge | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Cup, ring and groove marked rock 2m south of north wall of Gab Wood 330m E of Moseley Farm, Cookridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Lawnswood Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 710 m south-east |
| Wetstone Plantation | Wood | 780 m north-west |
| Middle Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-west |
| Moseley Bottom | Valley | 1.3 km north-east |
| Horn Hill | Hill | 1.4 km west |
| Breary Marsh | Wetland | 3.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 37 |
16 of the postcode's 37 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Brownberrie Lane.