LS25 7LF Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kippax & Methley. 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 A (51% of about 690 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
- Royal Oak, Cross Hills, Kippax, Leeds, LS25: up to 4 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Land At 25 - 29 High Street, Kippax: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
- Ash Tree Primary School, Leeds Road, Kippax: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (600 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 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 18 addresses are between 34 m and 36 m above sea level (35 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 | East Garforth 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km |
| Garforth 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Micklefield 220,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest The Drive Kippax | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Castleford Bus Station | 4.5 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 21.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kippax Hall Surgery | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kippax Dental Centre | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Spire Methley Park Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Garforth Police Station | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 690 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,540 m² | 760 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Kippax Allotments 1.4 ha | 190 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 630 m north-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 630 m north-east |
| Manor Garth Hill ringwork | Scheduled monument | 660 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Polo Pond | Lake or reservoir | 360 m south |
| Townclose Wood | Wood | 620 m north-west |
| Rainbow Lake | Lake or reservoir | 670 m south |
| Skylark Lake | Lake or reservoir | 720 m south-east |
| Townclose Hills | Hill | 760 m north-west |
| Horselock Dale | Valley | 3.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 18 |
2 of the postcode's 18 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 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 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.