LS6 2HT Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Headingley & Hyde Park. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Delph Lane, Leeds: 36 addresses
- Inglewood Terrace, Woodhouse Cliff: 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 (47% of about 580 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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 1A, PROVIDENCE AVENUE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- One Stop , 187 Woodhouse Street, Woodhouse: up to 12 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Rose Court, Leeds Girls High School, Headingley Lane, Headingley: up to 10 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- St Marks Flats St Marks Walk Woodhouse Leeds: up to 28 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Leeds Girls High School, Headingley, LS6 1bn: up to 88 homes, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Clarendon Road, Woodhouse: up to 10 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- 481 Meanwood Road , Meanwood: up to 7 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- 38 North Grange Road, Headingley: up to 11 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Victoria House, Longfield House, Buckingham House, Headingley Office Park, 8 Victoria Road, Leeds, LS6 1PF: up to 43 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 38 addresses are between 90 m and 94 m above sea level (92 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 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodhouse Street Hyde Park Corner | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | The Leeds Rifleman Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Burley Road Car Park (B) GeniePoint | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Craven Road Medical Practice | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rw Pullan | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodhouse Lane Dental Practice | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Leeds Dental Hospital | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Stainbeck Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Leeds Pennington Street Cashzone | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,710 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Woodhouse Moor 22 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,590 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bandstand Allotments 1.2 ha | 350 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Memorial to Queen Victoria, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m (0.4 miles) south. 128 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial to Queen Victoria | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Beckett Street Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Batty's Wood | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Miles Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Ridge Plantation | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Batcliffe Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 38 | 38 |
13 of the postcode's 38 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 | 23 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 69% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Delph Lane.