LS21 3AL Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Otley & Yeadon. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Cross Green, Otley: 41 addresses
- Boroughgate, Otley: 2 addresses
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 (31% of about 990 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: 47.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 16 Manor Square, grade II*
- 1, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 10 AND 12, KIRKGATE, grade II
- 11 Manor Square, grade II
- 13, MANOR SQUARE, grade II
- 15, CLAPGATE, grade II
- 16 AND 18, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 17-21, CLAPGATE, grade II
- 2 AND 4, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 2 Boroughgate, grade II
- 2, COURTHOUSE STREET, grade II
- 2, KIRKGATE, grade II
- 2, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 22 AND 24, MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information), grade II
- 22 Kirkgate, grade II
- 25, CLAPGATE, grade II
- 27, CLAPGATE, grade II
- 32 and 34, Market Place, grade II
- 33 AND 35, KIRKGATE, grade II
- 36 and 38 Boroughgate, grade II
- 36, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 37 AND 39, KIRKGATE, grade II
- 38, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 4 AND 6, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 4, KIRKGATE, grade II
- 40, BOROUGHGATE, grade II
- 40, MARKET PLACE, grade II
- 5, MANOR SQUARE, grade II
- 6 AND 6A, KIRKGATE, grade II
- 6-12, MARKET STREET, grade II
And 17 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Westgate, Otley: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Ashfield Works, Westgate, Otley: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- 1 Union Court, Westgate , Otley: up to 1 home, permissioned (400 m)
- Former Yeoman Public House, Gay Lane: up to 5 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Garnetts Paper Mill, Mill Lane , Otley: up to 137 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- Development Engineering Services, Ilkley Road, Otley: up to 12 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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.
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 | 3.2 km |
| Guiseley 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Burley-In-Wharfedale 607,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Otley Bus Station | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Otley Bus Station | 100 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Courthouse Street Car Park | 70 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Wyca North Parade, Otley GeniePoint | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 4.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chevin Medical Practice | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Otley Pharmacy | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Boroughgate (Dental Surgery) | 120 m |
| Hospital | Wharfedale Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Otley Police Station | 160 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Torino Cashzone | 260 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 63% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Cross Green.