LS27 9FF Leeds
Live postcode, introduced July 2015. Ward: Morley South. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Fountain Street, Morley: 24 addresses
- Weavers Close, Morley: 14 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 (57% of about 1,260 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
- Corporation Street Morley: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Scatcherd Works, Scatcherd Lane, Morley: up to 9 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Quarry Court, High Street , Morley: up to 14 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Pavilion Buildings, High Street, Morley: up to 14 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Rod Mills Lane, High Street, Morley: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- 23 - 25 Morley Mill, Commercial Street, Morley: up to 12 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Park Mills South St Morley: up to 33 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Joseph Priestley College, Peel Street, Morley: up to 28 homes, permissioned (560 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 2 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 38 addresses are between 153 m and 155 m above sea level (154 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 | 1.2 km |
| Cottingley 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Batley 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 58 within 800 m; nearest Chartists Way Morley | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | White Rose Centre | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking Car Park | 550 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Annie Street Car Park, Morley GeniePoint | 480 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 14.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dekeyser Group Practice | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Midway Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 190 m |
| Hospital | Dewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub | 5.5 km |
| Police station | Morley Police Station | 320 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Morley Local, Morley Cashzone | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Scatcherd Park 5.2 ha | 420 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Dartmouth Park 5.9 ha | 690 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Hembrigg Park 3.7 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Marshall Street Allotments 6,680 m² | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Town Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 410 m north. 40 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 | 410 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Topcliffe Hill | Hill | 1.6 km east |
| Dean Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Morley Spring Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Clubbed Oaks | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Jude's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 38 |
22 of the postcode's 38 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Fountain Street.