LS6 2FP Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 2023. Ward: Headingley & Hyde Park. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Wood Lane, 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 (43% 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: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): A4D01.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1 AND 2, ALMA COTTAGES, grade II
- 2 AND 4, CHAPEL STREET, grade II
- 5-17, CHAPEL STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 7 AND 8, ALMA COTTAGES, grade II
- HEADINGLEY METHODIST CHURCH, VESTRY, SUNDAY SCHOOL, HALL AND WALLS AND PIERS, grade II
- NUMBERS 69, 71 AND 73 AND ATTACHED WALLS, grade II
- OUTBUILDING BETWEEN NUMBERS 2 AND 3 ALMA COTTAGES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 5 Grove Lane, Headingley: up to 6 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 13 - 17 Shaw Lane, Meanwood, Leeds, LS6 4DH: up to 31 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- 22 Shire Oak Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 2DE: up to 9 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- University Of Leeds Tetley Hall 40-42 Moor Road: up to 68 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Belmont House, 20 Wood Lane, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 2ae: up to 21 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Mary Morris House, 24 Shire Oak Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 2DE: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- 80 Cardigan Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3BJ: up to 16 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- 3 Monk Bridge Road Meanwood Leeds: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (600 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 address is about 82 m above sea level.
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 | 1.1 km |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Headingley Arndale | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | LGI Multi-Storey Car Park | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Leeds Beckett University GeniePoint | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 7.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Burton Croft Surgery | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 40 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 140 m |
| Hospital | Leeds Dental Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Weetwood Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | Meanwood News And Booze | 940 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Beckett Park 15 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,120 m² | 850 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 800 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest St Annes Road Allotments 4,540 m² | 220 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is 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 | 19 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 10% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 74% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 19% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 33% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Wood Lane.