LS28 5FD Leeds
Live postcode, introduced December 1999. 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 (31% of about 750 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode; in a protected area: A1.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 8 addresses are between 133 m and 135 m above sea level (134 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 | Apperley Bridge 456,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km |
| New Pudsey 789,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bramley (West Yorkshire) 336,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Woodhall Rd Thornhill Street Calverley | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pudsey Bus Station | 3.8 km |
| EV charging points | Charles Street Car Park GeniePoint | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 4.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ashcroft Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Optegra Yorkshire Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Pudsey Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Town Wells Garden 630 m² | 310 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Park 3.8 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Calverley Gatescroft Allotments 1.0 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Calverley Old Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 200 m north-east. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Calverley Old Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 200 m north-east |
| Church House | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m north |
| Church of St Wilfrid | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m north-east |
| Cup marked rock in Calverley Wood, 200m north east of junction of Calverley Cutting and Thornhill Drive | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 6.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round Hill | Hill | 680 m south-west |
| Mudge Bank Wood | Wood | 930 m north-east |
| Calverley Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Lodge Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south-east |
| Farsley Beck Bottom | Valley | 2.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 8 |
1 of the postcode's 8 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 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) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.