LS25 7RA Leeds
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: Kippax & Methley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Ashgrove Crescent, Kippax: 31 addresses
- Ashgrove Croft, Kippax: 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 560 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
- Ash Tree Primary School, Leeds Road, Kippax: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- Land At 25 - 29 High Street, Kippax: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- Royal Oak, Cross Hills, Kippax, Leeds, LS25: up to 4 homes, permissioned (840 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 3 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 32 addresses are between 52 m and 56 m above sea level (54 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 | 2.0 km |
| Garforth 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Micklefield 220,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Rutland Close Kippax | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Castleford Bus Station | 5.5 km |
| EV charging points | Barley Hill Road, Garforth GeniePoint | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 21.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gibson Lane Practice | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Kippax | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kippax Dental Centre | 350 m |
| Hospital | Spire Methley Park Hospital | 5.1 km |
| Police station | Garforth Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 810 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.1 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 480 m² | 830 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,160 m² | 690 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,630 m² | 350 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Manor Garth Hill ringwork, a scheduled monument, 640 m south. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Manor Garth Hill ringwork | Scheduled monument | 640 m south |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 710 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shuttocks Wood | Wood | 180 m west |
| Berryleighs Wood | Wood | 380 m south-west |
| Roach Hill | Hill | 440 m north-east |
| Top Wood | Wood | 670 m north |
| Polo Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south |
| Horselock Dale | Valley | 3.8 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 32 |
1 of the postcode's 32 addresses is 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 48% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Ashgrove Crescent.