LS25 1LL Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Garforth & Swillington. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Lidgett Lane, Garforth: 34 addresses
- Lidgett Court, Garforth: 2 addresses
- Ringway, 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 C (36% of about 1,080 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 1.0 km
- Barleyhill Road Garforth: up to 13 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Beech Grove Avenue, Garforth: up to 11 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Grange Court, Church Gardens, Garforth: up to 58 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 10 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 37 addresses are between 62 m and 68 m above sea level (65 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 | 1.1 km |
| East Garforth 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Cross Gates 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Ringway Garforth | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Seacroft Bus Station | 5.7 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Barley Hill Road, Garforth GeniePoint | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 19.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Garforth Medical Centre | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lidgett Lane (Dental Surgery) | 380 m |
| Hospital | Seacroft Hospital | 5.5 km |
| Police station | Garforth Police Station | 190 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Garforth West, Garforth Cashzone | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 930 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Church Lane Allotments 1.4 ha | 580 m |
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brecks Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Spring Wood | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Garforth Cliff | Hill | 1.5 km south-east |
| Crawshaw Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Carr Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Avenue Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 37 |
32 of the postcode's 37 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Lidgett Lane.