LS5 3GH Leeds
Live postcode, introduced April 2026. Ward: Kirkstall. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Kirkstall Lane, Leeds: 10 addresses
- Printworks Terrace, Kirkstall: 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 (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 (70 m)
- Kirkstall Design Centre , Bridge Road , Kirkstall: up to 27 homes, permissioned (330 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 (520 m)
- Canal Wharf Wyther Lane LS5: up to 64 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- The Former Dutton Arms, Queenswood Drive, Headingley, Leeds: up to 1 home, permissioned (710 m)
- Former site of The Ancestor, Armley Ridge Road, Armley: up to 14 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Broadlea Street, Leeds, LS13 2SD: up to 24 homes, permissioned (950 m)
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 addresses are about 51 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 410 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 | 20 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Kirkstall Lane | 20 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 | 260 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 | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Langdale Dental Practice | 890 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Weetwood Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | Cockshott Lane Stores Ltd, Armley Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Beckett Park 15 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Leeds Rugby Acadamy 4.0 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Headingley Station Allotment Gardens 2.5 ha | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 33 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kirkstall Abbey, a listed building (Grade I), 680 m north-west. 32 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkstall Abbey | Listed building, Grade I | 680 m north-west |
| Kirkstall Abbey and precinct including a prehistoric cup and ring marked rock | Scheduled monument | 820 m north-west |
| Gatehouse at Kirkstall Abbey (Abbey House Folk Museum) | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m north-west |
| Armley House (Gott's Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkstall Goit | Lake or reservoir | 210 m south-west |
| Morris Wood | Wood | 690 m north |
| Low Wood | Wood | 720 m north-east |
| Batcliffe Wood | Wood | 750 m north-east |
| Upper Daisy Hill | Hill | 1.7 km west |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 2.7 km south-west |
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 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 14 |
14 of the postcode's 14 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 8% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 55% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 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) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Kirkstall Lane.