LS3 1JT Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Little London & Woodhouse. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Burley Road, Leeds: 4 addresses
- Burley Access Road, Leeds: 2 addresses
- Kirkstall Road, Leeds: 1 address
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 (63% of about 3,490 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 (210 m)
- Kirkstall Road, Leeds: up to 553 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- 18 Woodsley Road , Woodhouse, Leeds , LS3 1DT: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- 46 Burley Street Burley Leeds LS3 1dh: up to 87 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Concept House Park Lane LS3: up to 91 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- St Michaels College St Johns Road LS3: up to 459 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 65 Clarendon Road, Woodhouse, Leeds, LS2 9nz: up to 4 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Rspca, Cavendish St: up to 70 homes, permissioned (380 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 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 10 addresses are between 31 m and 35 m above sea level (34 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 | Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Rosebank School Hyde Park | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest West Street Car Park | 590 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Burley Road Car Park (B) GeniePoint | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hyde Park Surgery | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hyde Park Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clarendon Dental Spa | 630 m |
| Hospital | Leeds Dental Hospital | 730 m |
| Police station | Elland Road Police Station | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Kirkstall Service Station Cashzone | 670 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Rosebank Millennium Green 2.0 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Woodhouse Moor 22 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,990 m² | 410 m |
| Allotments | Woodhouse Moor Allotment Gardens 1.2 ha | 840 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 29 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Denison Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m east. 110 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Denison Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m east |
| Adult Education Centre, University of Leeds | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north-east |
| Roger Stevens Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m east |
| The Round House (Leeds Commercial Van and Truck Rental Premises) | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m south |
| Armley House (Gott's Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-west |
| Batty's Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| Ridge Wood | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| Miles Hill | Hill | 2.7 km north |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 3.9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 10 |
6 of the postcode's 10 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 | 19 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 14% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 54% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Burley Road.