LS27 9HD Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Morley South. 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 (59% of about 940 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
- Tingley Mills Tingley Common Morley Leeds: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Rod Mills Lane, High Street, Morley: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Pavilion Buildings, High Street, Morley: up to 14 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Quarry Court, High Street , Morley: up to 14 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Tingley Common , Morley: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- Park Mills South St Morley: up to 33 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- Summerfield Court Residential Home, Britannia Road Morley, Leeds, LS27 0DN: up to 7 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- SOUTH PARADE MORLEY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (690 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 20 addresses are between 131 m and 135 m above sea level (133 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 | 3.2 km | |
| Batley 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Beacon Avenue Morley | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | White Rose Centre | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | Parking Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Annie Street Car Park, Morley GeniePoint | 810 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 14.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest South Queen Medical Centre | 540 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 740 m |
| Hospital | Dewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub | 5.7 km |
| Police station | Morley Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 530 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,600 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.5 ha | 70 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bridge Street Allotments 1.7 ha | 280 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 5.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Town Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 1.0 km north-west. 13 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 | 1.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Topcliffe Hill | Hill | 840 m east |
| Dunningley Hill | Hill | 1.8 km east |
| Bag Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south |
| Morley Spring Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south-west |
| Sissons Wood | Wood | 2.3 km east |
| Jude's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-east |
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 | 20 | 20 |
None of the postcode's 20 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 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.