LS6 3BH Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Headingley & Hyde Park. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Sagar Place, 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 (32% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, HEADINGLEY (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): A4D01.
- Tree preservation orders: 6 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 11 AND 13, ST MICHAELS ROAD (See details for further address information), grade II
- BOLLARDS AND RAILINGS TO FRONT GARDEN OF HEADINGLEY PARISH HALL, grade II
- DEANS COTTAGE (NUMBER 4), grade II
- HEADINGLEY PARISH HALL, grade II
- MUIR COURT, grade II
- SPRING HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 80 Cardigan Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3BJ: up to 16 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 22 Shire Oak Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 2DE: up to 9 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Oak Villa Hotel, 55 Cardigan Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 1DW: up to 10 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Mary Morris House, 24 Shire Oak Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 2DE: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Belmont House, 20 Wood Lane, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 2ae: up to 21 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- 5 Grove Lane, Headingley: up to 6 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- 3 Buckingham Mount , Headingley: up to 5 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- 13 - 17 Shaw Lane, Meanwood, Leeds, LS6 4DH: up to 31 homes, permissioned (770 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 address is about 81 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 | 770 m |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Headingley Stadium | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 3.7 km |
| Car parks | LGI Multi-Storey Car Park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 7.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Burton Croft Surgery | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Headingley - Pharmacy Plus Health | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Blacks Dentist | 100 m |
| Hospital | Leeds Dental Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Stainbeck Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Cardigan Road 2, Headingley | 760 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Beckett Park 15 ha | 880 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,120 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 790 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest St Annes Road Allotments 4,540 m² | 490 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m east. 126 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m east |
| Kirkstall Abbey and precinct including a prehistoric cup and ring marked rock | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Armley House (Gott's Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Batcliffe Wood | Wood | 820 m west |
| Batty's Wood | Wood | 900 m east |
| Church Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Miles Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-east |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 3.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 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 | 23 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 63% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 25% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Sagar Place.