LS22 6FL Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1993. Ward: Wetherby. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- North Street, Wetherby: 24 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 (25% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, WETHERBY (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 41, 43, 43A AND 45, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- BRUNSWICK YARD (PREMISES OF WETHERBY WORKSHOPS AND C AND S RACING), grade II
- SWAN AND TALBOT, grade II
- THE ANGEL, grade II
- THE MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- THE SHAMBLES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Deighton Road, Wetherby: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Norton House, Deighton House, Wetherby: up to 7 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Mercure Hotel, Leeds Road, Wetherby: up to 79 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- Sandbeck Way, Wetherby: up to 9 homes, permissioned (820 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 addresses are about 28 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cattal 103,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.0 km | |
| Pannal 192,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Horsefair Wetherby | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wetherby Bus Station | 240 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wilderness Car Park | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 19.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crossley Street Surgery | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hopkinson Dental | 180 m |
| Hospital | Ripon Comm Hospital | 11.3 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Wetherby Police Station | 540 m |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Ainsty Road Wetherby Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 5,890 m² | 2.7 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest King George's Field 3.5 ha | 700 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 920 m² | 1.2 km |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 24 |
7 of the postcode's 24 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on North Street.