LS5 3JF Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kirkstall. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
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 (72% of about 750 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Kirkstall Design Centre , Bridge Road , Kirkstall: up to 27 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- The Former Dutton Arms, Queenswood Drive, Headingley, Leeds: up to 1 home, permissioned (460 m)
- Area Within Kirkstall Hill, Beecroft Street, Commercial Road: up to 55 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Canal Wharf Wyther Lane LS5: up to 64 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- Land At Vesper Road Kirkstall Leeds LS5 3NU: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
- Salvation Army Church Hall, Opposite 123 Kirkstall Lane , Kirkstall: up to 12 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- Broadlea Street, Leeds, LS13 2SD: up to 24 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- 101 Commercial Road, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS5 3AD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 43 addresses are between 46 m and 57 m above sea level (52 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 | 590 m |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Norman Mount Kirkstall | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pudsey Bus Station | 4.8 km |
| Car parks | Bramley Centre Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 530 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 6.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Grange Medical Practice | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Langdale Dental Practice | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Weetwood Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Beckett Park 15 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 880 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Leeds Rugby Acadamy 4.0 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Church Lane Allotments 2.3 ha | 320 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), 290 m west. 31 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkstall Abbey | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m west |
| Kirkstall Abbey and precinct including a prehistoric cup and ring marked rock | Scheduled monument | 410 m north-west |
| Gatehouse at Kirkstall Abbey (Abbey House Folk Museum) | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m north-west |
| The Grange | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m north-east |
| Armley House (Gott's Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Morris Wood | Wood | 310 m north |
| Kirkstall Goit | Lake or reservoir | 480 m south |
| Low Wood | Wood | 570 m north-east |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 670 m north-east |
| Upper Daisy Hill | Hill | 1.6 km west |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 2.8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 27 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 43 |
43 of the postcode's 43 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 66% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.