LS25 1AN Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Garforth & Swillington. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Wakefield Road, Garforth: 46 addresses
- Cyprus Road, Garforth: 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 (43% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Barleyhill Road Garforth: up to 13 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Beech Grove Avenue, Garforth: up to 11 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Grange Court, Church Gardens, Garforth: up to 58 homes, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 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 47 addresses are between 69 m and 76 m above sea level (71 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 | Garforth 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| East Garforth 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Cross Gates 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cyprus Road Garforth | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Seacroft Bus Station | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Main Street Carpark GeniePoint | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 19.4 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Moorfield House Surgery | 0 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 180 m |
| Hospital | Seacroft Hospital | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Garforth Police Station | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Garforth, Garforth Cashzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 930 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 300 m |
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crawshaw Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Hawk's Nest Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Spring Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Carr Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Garforth Cliff | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Avenue Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 13 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 18 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 47 |
40 of the postcode's 47 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 58% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 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 Wakefield Road.