LS4 2AW Leeds
Live postcode, introduced December 1995. Ward: Armley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Stanningley Road, Leeds: 10 addresses
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 (89% of about 1,030 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
- Stanningly Road, LS12 3qs: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- Former New Western Social Club, Eyres Avenue, Armley: up to 13 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- 101 Commercial Road, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS5 3AD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (860 m)
- Mistress Lane Armley: up to 41 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
- 2 Theaker Lane , Armley: up to 15 homes, permissioned (910 m)
- Land Off Hollywell Lane, Hollywell Lane, Armley: up to 8 homes, permissioned (940 m)
- Site Between 1 And 13 Stocks Hill And 28 Crab Lane , Armley , Leeds , LS12 2AD: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- The Limelight Dance Studio, Armley Ridge Road, Armley: up to 9 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 32 m and 41 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% 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 | 1.1 km |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Kirkstall Road ASDA Burley | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 3.7 km |
| Car parks | Parking Space to rent Leeds | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 8.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Burley Park Medical Centre | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Everest Pharmacy - Burley | 730 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 430 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Elland Road Police Station | 3.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Armley Park 13 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Armley Park Play Area 1,200 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 400 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.4 ha | 520 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Armley Mills Main Range, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m south-east. 45 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Armley Mills Main Range | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m south-east |
| Church of St Matthias | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m east |
| Armley House (Gott's Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 760 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 480 m south-east |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 570 m north-west |
| Ridge Wood | Wood | 640 m west |
| Kirkstall Goit | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 2.5 km west |
| Upper Daisy Hill | Hill | 2.7 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 6 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 4 |
6 of the postcode's 10 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 61% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Stanningley Road.