LS21 1AX Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Otley & Yeadon. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Manor Street, Otley: 64 addresses
- North Parade, Otley: 3 addresses
- Mill Lane, Otley: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Manor Street, Otley: 2 addresses
- Riverdale Road, Otley: 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 (39% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, OTLEY (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 45 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- ALL SAINTS CHURCH OF ENGLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH CARETAKER'S HOUSE, grade II
- OTLEY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Ashfield Works, Westgate, Otley: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Garnetts Paper Mill, Mill Lane , Otley: up to 137 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Westgate, Otley: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- 1 Union Court, Westgate , Otley: up to 1 home, permissioned (620 m)
- Former Yeoman Public House, Gay Lane: up to 5 homes, permissioned (710 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 38 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 58 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 38 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 73 addresses are between 53 m and 57 m above sea level (55 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 | Menston 658,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Guiseley 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Burley-In-Wharfedale 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Mill Lane Otley | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Otley Bus Station | 360 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Courthouse Street Car Park | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Wyca North Parade, Otley GeniePoint | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 5.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chevin Medical Practice | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 170 m |
| Hospital | Wharfedale Hospital | 850 m |
| Police station | Otley Police Station | 160 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Torino Cashzone | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Tittybottle Park 940 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wharfemeadows Park 4.9 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 30 m |
| Allotments | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 130 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Otley Bridge, a scheduled monument, 150 m west. 147 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Otley Bridge | Scheduled monument | 150 m west |
| 16 Manor Square | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south-west |
| The Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south |
| Cup and ring marked rock in Wharfemeadows Park, 280m west of Newall Hall | Scheduled monument | 340 m north |
| Parish Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 480 m south |
| Carved rock on Pelstone Crag 530m west of Danefield House | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Otley Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| Great Dib | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
| The Chevin | Hill | 1.7 km south |
| Pool Scar | Valley | 2.0 km south-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km west |
| Guiseley Wells | Wetland | 3.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 71 | 73 |
2 of the postcode's 73 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 9 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 Manor Street.