LS6 2RA Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Headingley & Hyde Park. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Holborn Walk, Leeds: 23 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 (69% of about 1,440 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): A4D01.
- Tree preservation orders: 3 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CROWTHER MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 25 METRES NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARK, grade II
- DRIVER MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MARK, grade II
- WHITELEY MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MARK, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- One Stop , 187 Woodhouse Street, Woodhouse: up to 12 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- St Marks Flats St Marks Walk Woodhouse Leeds: up to 28 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Clarendon Road, Woodhouse: up to 10 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Servia Road, Leeds, LS7 1nj: up to 72 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Cross Chancellor Street, Woodhouse, LS7: up to 19 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Blenheim Court , Woodhouse: up to 52 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- Rose Court, Leeds Girls High School, Headingley Lane, Headingley: up to 10 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- 8 Blenheim Terrace, Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse, Leeds, LS2 9HZ: up to 2 homes, permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 23 addresses are between 65 m and 72 m above sea level (68 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 | 1.6 km |
| Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Charing Cross Woodhouse | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | The Leeds Rifleman Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Burley Road Car Park (B) GeniePoint | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodhouse Medical Practice | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rw Pullan | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodhouse Lane Dental Practice | 520 m |
| Hospital | Leeds Dental Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Stainbeck Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,990 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Woodhouse Moor 22 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,590 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 23 | 23 |
None of the postcode's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Holborn Walk.