LS27 8QA Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Morley South. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Peel Street, Morley: 43 addresses
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 (81% of about 1,130 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
- Joseph Priestley College, Peel Street, Morley: up to 28 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- 23 - 25 Morley Mill, Commercial Street, Morley: up to 12 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- SOUTH PARADE MORLEY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Park Mills South St Morley: up to 33 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Pavilion Buildings, High Street, Morley: up to 14 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Rod Mills Lane, High Street, Morley: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Albert Road Morley (Mone Bros Plant Hire Yard): up to 40 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Bank Street And Chapel Hill , Morley, Leeds, LS27 9JB: up to 16 homes, permissioned (500 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 12 at medium risk and 12 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 43 addresses are between 136 m and 140 m above sea level (138 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 | Morley 274,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m |
| Cottingley 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Batley 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 61 within 800 m; nearest Commercial Street Morley | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | White Rose Centre | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking Car Park | 320 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Annie Street Car Park, Morley GeniePoint | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 14.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest South Queen Medical Centre | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Halo Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Safe Dental Practice | 70 m |
| Hospital | Dewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub | 6.0 km |
| Police station | Morley Police Station | 550 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Morley Local, Morley Cashzone | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Lewisham Park 2.0 ha | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Scatcherd Park 5.2 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,250 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.5 ha | 530 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Marshall Street Allotments 6,680 m² | 240 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Town Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 310 m west. 43 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Topcliffe Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-east |
| Dean Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Clubbed Oaks | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Dunningley Hill | Hill | 2.2 km east |
| Jude's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-east |
| Cockers Dale | Valley | 4.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 43 | 43 |
None of the postcode's 43 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 3 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 Peel Street.