LS4 2BL Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kirkstall. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Lennox Road, Leeds: 43 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 (75% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): A4D01.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHIMNEY STACK ON NORTH SIDE OF TAIL RACE AT ARMLEY MILLS, grade II
- DRYING HOUSE RANGE AND ATTACHED ENGINE SHED AT ARMLEY MILLS, grade II
- RANGE ON NORTH SIDE OF AND PARALLEL TO TAIL RACE AT ARMLEY MILLS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 177 Kirkstall Road, Burley: up to 57 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Burley Willows Care Home, Willow Garth, Burley: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- 214-244 Cardigan Road LS4: up to 65 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Mistress Lane Armley: up to 41 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Site Between 1 And 13 Stocks Hill And 28 Crab Lane , Armley , Leeds , LS12 2AD: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- Former New Western Social Club, Eyres Avenue, Armley: up to 13 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- 2 Theaker Lane , Armley: up to 15 homes, permissioned (900 m)
- 18 Woodsley Road , Woodhouse, Leeds , LS3 1DT: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 12 at medium risk and 0 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
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 | 940 m |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Cardigan Fields Burley | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | West Street Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 790 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 8.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Burley Park Medical Centre | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Everest Pharmacy - Burley | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 370 m |
| Hospital | Leeds Dental Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Elland Road Police Station | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Kirkstall Service Station Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Armley Park 13 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | Burley Model Allotment 2.8 ha | 860 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 72% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Lennox Road.