LS4 2BQ Leeds
Live postcode, introduced April 1985. Ward: Kirkstall. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Canal Road, Leeds: 3 addresses
- Lennox Road, Leeds: 2 addresses
- Milford Place, Leeds: 2 addresses
- Bodley Terrace, 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 (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: 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
- 177 Kirkstall Road, Burley: up to 57 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Burley Willows Care Home, Willow Garth, Burley: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- 214-244 Cardigan Road LS4: up to 65 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Mistress Lane Armley: up to 41 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
- Site Between 1 And 13 Stocks Hill And 28 Crab Lane , Armley , Leeds , LS12 2AD: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- 18 Woodsley Road , Woodhouse, Leeds , LS3 1DT: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- Former New Western Social Club, Eyres Avenue, Armley: up to 13 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- 2 Theaker Lane , Armley: up to 15 homes, permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 8 addresses are between 31 m and 52 m above sea level (35 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 | 930 m |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Cardigan Fields Burley | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | West Street Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Kirkstall Road Car Park GeniePoint | 810 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 | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Everest Pharmacy - Burley | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 400 m |
| Hospital | Leeds Dental Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Elland Road Police Station | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Kirkstall Service Station Cashzone | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Armley Park 13 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 660 m |
| Allotments | Burley Model Allotment 2.8 ha | 870 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Armley Mills Main Range, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m south-west. 42 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Armley Mills Main Range | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-west |
| Church of St Matthias | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m north |
| St Margarets Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m north-east |
| Armley Prison: Inner Range | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m south |
| Armley House (Gott's Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 330 m south-west |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-west |
| Ridge Wood | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Kirkstall Goit | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-west |
| Miles Hill | Hill | 3.0 km north-east |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 3.1 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 8 |
2 of the postcode's 8 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 | 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 Canal Road.