LS20 8QA Leeds
Live postcode, introduced July 1986. Ward: Guiseley & Rawdon. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Bransdale Avenue, Guiseley: 35 addresses
- Bransdale Garth, Guiseley: 1 address
- Bransdale Close, Guiseley: 1 address
- Bransdale Gardens, Guiseley: 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 C (32% of about 960 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: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Parkside Works Otley Road Guiseley: up to 7 homes, not 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 5 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 38 addresses are between 124 m and 132 m above sea level (128 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 | Guiseley 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m |
| Menston 658,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Apperley Bridge 456,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Guiseley Retail Pk | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Otley Bus Station | 4.0 km |
| Car parks | LCS Parking | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 3.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Road & Menston | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Guiseley Dental Care | 270 m |
| Hospital | Optegra Yorkshire Hospital | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Otley Police Station | 4.2 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Tranmere - Tranmere Court, Church Road | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Springfield Park 1.2 ha | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Nunroyd Park 20 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,740 m² | 180 m |
| Allotments | Kirk Lane Allotment Gardens 3,360 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rectory Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m north-east. 24 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rectory Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m north-east |
| Church of St Oswald | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m north |
| High Royds Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 6.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sodhall Hill | Hill | 530 m south-west |
| Guiseley Wells | Wetland | 590 m north |
| Sodhall Hill Wood | Wood | 610 m south |
| Belmont Wood | Wood | 920 m south |
| Yeadon Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km east |
| Pool Scar | Valley | 4.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 38 |
7 of the postcode's 38 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 | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 47% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Bransdale Avenue.