LS4 2NG Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kirkstall. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Beechwood Terrace, Leeds: 105 addresses
- Beechwood View, Leeds: 4 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 (65% of about 570 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: 8 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Oak Villa Hotel, 55 Cardigan Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 1DW: up to 10 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- 214-244 Cardigan Road LS4: up to 65 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- 80 Cardigan Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3BJ: up to 16 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 3 Buckingham Mount , Headingley: up to 5 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Salvation Army Church Hall, Opposite 123 Kirkstall Lane , Kirkstall: up to 12 homes, permissioned (880 m)
- Burley Willows Care Home, Willow Garth, Burley: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- Victoria House, Longfield House, Buckingham House, Headingley Office Park, 8 Victoria Road, Leeds, LS6 1PF: up to 43 homes, permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 3 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 109 addresses are between 53 m and 61 m above sea level (57 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 | 190 m |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Mayville Avenue Hyde Park | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 3.4 km |
| Car parks | West Street Car Park | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 8.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Burley Park Medical Centre | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Star Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dentsecure | 190 m |
| Hospital | Leeds Dental Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Stainbeck Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Cardigan Road 2, Headingley | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6.4 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,230 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Burley Model Allotment 2.8 ha | 120 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 | 84 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 109 |
84 of the postcode's 109 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 | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 81% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Beechwood Terrace.