LS22 7NS Leeds
Live postcode, introduced August 1993. Ward: Wetherby. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
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 E (32% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Norton House, Deighton House, Wetherby: up to 7 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Deighton Road, Wetherby: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- Sandbeck Way, Wetherby: up to 9 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Welburn Cottage, Deighton Road , Wetherby: up to 5 homes, permissioned (880 m)
- Mercure Hotel, Leeds Road, Wetherby: up to 79 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 address is about 28 m above sea level.
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 | Cattal 103,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km | |
| Knaresborough 605,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest School Road Wetherby | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wetherby Bus Station | 710 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wilderness Car Park | 730 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 19.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wetherby & Bramham Surgery | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glen Lea | 80 m |
| Hospital | Ripon Comm Hospital | 11.2 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Wetherby Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Ainsty Road Wetherby Cashzone | 900 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | King George's Field 3.5 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 920 m² | 940 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wetherby Bridge, a scheduled monument, 730 m south-west. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wetherby Bridge | Scheduled monument | 730 m south-west |
| Core part of Wetherby Castle, 240m north west of Wetherby Bridge | Scheduled monument | 750 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Quarry Hill | Hill | 710 m west |
| Sandbeck Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Cockshot Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Crowcroft Bank | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Spring Wood | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 71 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 56% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 73% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 28% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 65% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 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 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.