LS28 9FB Leeds
Live postcode, introduced May 2016. Ward: Pudsey. 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 C (32% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, PUDSEY (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- VICTORIA HOTEL PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Pudsey Grangefield School, Mount Pleasant Road, Pudsey, LS28: up to 12 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Former Garage Site, Harley Green: up to 8 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- St Lawrence House, Crawshaw Road, Pudsey, LS28 7ub: up to 1 home, permissioned (730 m)
- Musgrave Court Crawshaw Road Pudsey: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- The Swinnow, Swinnow Lane, Swinnow, Leeds, LS13 4QX: up to 14 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- Hough Top Court Amenity Space, Hough Top, Pudsey: up to 76 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 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 50 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 | Bramley (West Yorkshire) 336,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| New Pudsey 789,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Intake Road Pudsey | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pudsey Bus Station | 630 m |
| Car parks | Bramley Centre Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 7.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr S M Chen & Partner | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vici Dental | 610 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Pudsey Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Swinnow Lane, Bramley Cashzone | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,230 m² | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Pudsey Park 3.3 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Crimbles Allotments 5,690 m² | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 6.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pudsey Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 880 m west. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pudsey Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 880 m west |
| Owlcotes deserted medieval village | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643 | Registered battlefield | 4.9 km south |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 10.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hough Top | Hill | 510 m east |
| Crawshaw Hill | Hill | 530 m west |
| Littlemoor Bottom | Valley | 1.0 km south |
| Post Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south-east |
| Beulah Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 50 | 50 |
None of the postcode's 50 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 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) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.