LS20 9BU Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Guiseley & Rawdon. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Belle Vue Terrace, Guiseley: 28 addresses
- The Green, Guiseley: 8 addresses
- Leeds Road, Guiseley: 1 address
- Green Terrace, Greenbottom: 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 B (44% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, GUISELEY (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: 1 protected tree 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 (530 m)
- Brookfield Nursing Home, Swaine Hill Terrace, Yeadon: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
- Kirkland House, Queensway, Yeadon, LS19 7rd: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 20 homes the Environment Agency counts, 11 are in areas at high risk, 4 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 38 addresses are between 128 m and 131 m above sea level (129 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 | 700 m |
| Menston 658,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Apperley Bridge 456,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Aireborough Centre Guiseley | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Otley Bus Station | 3.8 km |
| Car parks | LCS Parking | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 420 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 3.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Road & Menston | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Guiseley Dental Care | 40 m |
| Hospital | Optegra Yorkshire Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | Otley Police Station | 4.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Tranmere - Tranmere Court, Church Road | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Springfield Park 1.2 ha | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Nunroyd Park 20 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 900 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rectory Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m north. 22 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* | 310 m north |
| Church of St Oswald | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m north |
| High Royds Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 6.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Guiseley Wells | Wetland | 360 m north |
| Sodhall Hill | Hill | 830 m south-west |
| Sodhall Hill Wood | Wood | 880 m south |
| Shaw Wood | Wood | 900 m north-east |
| Yeadon Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
| Pool Scar | Valley | 4.0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 38 |
23 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Belle Vue Terrace.