LS5 3FL Leeds
Live postcode, introduced July 2024. Ward: Kirkstall. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Tannery Row, Leeds: 12 addresses
- Beecroft Street, Leeds: 7 addresses
- Printworks Terrace, Kirkstall: 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 (54% of about 1,100 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: 5 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Area Within Kirkstall Hill, Beecroft Street, Commercial Road: up to 55 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- Kirkstall Design Centre , Bridge Road , Kirkstall: up to 27 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 101 Commercial Road, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS5 3AD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Salvation Army Church Hall, Opposite 123 Kirkstall Lane , Kirkstall: up to 12 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Canal Wharf Wyther Lane LS5: up to 64 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- The Former Dutton Arms, Queenswood Drive, Headingley, Leeds: up to 1 home, permissioned (700 m)
- Former site of The Ancestor, Armley Ridge Road, Armley: up to 14 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Broadlea Street, Leeds, LS13 2SD: up to 24 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 20 addresses are between 51 m and 54 m above sea level (54 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 | Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Kirkstall Lane | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 4.7 km |
| Car parks | Bramley Centre Car Park | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 6.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Grange Medical Practice | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Langdale Dental Practice | 860 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Weetwood Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | Cockshott Lane Stores Ltd, Armley Cashzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Beckett Park 15 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Leeds Rugby Acadamy 4.0 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Headingley Station Allotment Gardens 2.5 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 33 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 20 |
20 of the postcode's 20 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 3 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 Tannery Row.