LS2 9JT Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Little London & Woodhouse. 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 A (64% of about 1,000 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, WOODHOUSE LANE / UNIVERSITY PRECINCT (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): A4D01.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- LEEDS UNIVERSITY GREAT HALL, CLOTHWORKERS COURT, BAINES WING, grade II
- PARKINSON BUILDING INCLUDING BROTHERTON LIBRARY CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING AND WALL, grade II
- UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Blenheim Court , Woodhouse: up to 52 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- 8 Blenheim Terrace, Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse, Leeds, LS2 9HZ: up to 2 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Clarendon Road, Woodhouse: up to 10 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- St Marks Flats St Marks Walk Woodhouse Leeds: up to 28 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- The Faversham, Springfield Mount, LS2 9NG: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- 19 Springfield Mount Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9ng: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- 38 Hyde Terrace, Woodhouse: up to 11 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- 36 Hyde Terrace, Woodhouse: up to 13 homes, permissioned (520 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 1 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 91 addresses are between 58 m and 90 m above sea level (75 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 | Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Leeds University Woodhouse | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest LGI Multi-Storey Car Park | 480 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Burley Road Car Park (B) GeniePoint | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Leeds Student Medical Practice | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Oatland - Pharmacy Plus Health | 880 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodhouse Lane Dental Practice | 100 m |
| Hospital | Leeds Dental Hospital | 530 m |
| Police station | Stainbeck Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Woodhouse Moor 22 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 700 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,990 m² | 780 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Woodhouse Moor Allotment Gardens 1.2 ha | 600 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roger Stevens Building, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m south. 225 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Stevens Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south |
| Church of All Souls With Boundary Wall and War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m east |
| Memorial to Queen Victoria | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m north-west |
| Adult Education Centre, University of Leeds | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m south-west |
| Beckett Street Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Batty's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Miles Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north |
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| Clarence Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-east |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km west |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 4.9 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 6 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 65 | 91 |
26 of the postcode's 91 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 | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 4% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 61% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 12% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 39% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 33% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 30% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.