LS3 1DA Leeds
Live postcode, introduced December 2001. Ward: Little London & Woodhouse. 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 (68% of about 760 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): A4D01.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Leeds Federated Housing Association Ltd , Arthington House , 30 Westfield Road , Woodhouse: up to 22 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- 65 Clarendon Road, Woodhouse, Leeds, LS2 9nz: up to 4 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- St Michaels College St Johns Road LS3: up to 459 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Concept House Park Lane LS3: up to 91 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Kendall Carr, Hanover Mount, Woodhouse: up to 23 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- 46 Burley Street Burley Leeds LS3 1dh: up to 87 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Coburg House, 2 St Andrews Court , St Andrews Street , Burley: up to 9 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- 18 Woodsley Road , Woodhouse, Leeds , LS3 1DT: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (330 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 14 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 40 addresses are between 48 m and 60 m above sea level (54 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 | Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Rosebank School Hyde Park | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest West Street Car Park | 560 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Burley Road Car Park (B) GeniePoint | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hyde Park Surgery | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hyde Park Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clarendon Dental Spa | 500 m |
| Hospital | Leeds Dental Hospital | 560 m |
| Police station | Stainbeck Police Station | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Kirkstall Service Station Cashzone | 810 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Rosebank Millennium Green 2.0 ha | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Woodhouse Moor 22 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,990 m² | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Woodhouse Moor Allotment Gardens 1.2 ha | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Denison Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 300 m east. 163 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Denison Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m east |
| Adult Education Centre, University of Leeds | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north-east |
| Roger Stevens Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m east |
| University of Leeds School of Medicine | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m east |
| Armley House (Gott's Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Batty's Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km west |
| Clarence Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south-east |
| Miles Hill | Hill | 2.6 km north |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 4.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 34 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 40 |
37 of the postcode's 40 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.