LS28 5BB Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Calverley & Farsley. 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 B (34% of about 850 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: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Sunfield Printers, Sun Street, Stanningley: up to 14 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Old Road, Farsley, Pudsey, LS28 5dj: up to 10 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Land at Arthur Street Stanningley: up to 48 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- 83-105 Bradford Road Stanningley: up to 78 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- Sunny Bank Mills, Town Street, Farsley, LS28 5UJ: up to 12 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- The Manor, Stony Royd, Farsley: up to 5 homes, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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 65 addresses are between 116 m and 124 m above sea level (118 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 | New Pudsey 789,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Bramley (West Yorkshire) 336,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Slaters Road Stanningley | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pudsey Bus Station | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | Bramley Centre Car Park | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Charles Street Car Park GeniePoint | 640 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 6.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Lodge Surgery | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Eastleigh Dental Health Practice | 480 m |
| Hospital | Eccleshill Community Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Pudsey Police Station | 920 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Westroyd Park 3.2 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Stanningley Park 10 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 950 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hainsworth Playing Fields 1.9 ha | 110 m |
| Allotments | Westdale Allotments 7,140 m² | 870 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Owlcotes deserted medieval village, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km south-west. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Owlcotes deserted medieval village | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Pudsey Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km south |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 8.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Farsley Beck Bottom | Valley | 670 m north-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 790 m north-west |
| Coal Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north-east |
| Crawshaw Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south |
| Owlcotes Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-west |
| Woodhall Plantation | Wood | 2.3 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 62 | 65 |
3 of the postcode's 65 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 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.