LS6 4ER Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weetwood. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Stonegate Road, Leeds: 25 addresses
- Brookfield Road, Leeds: 2 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 B (51% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, FAR HEADINGLEY (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): A4D01.
- Tree preservation orders: 11 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 3 Monk Bridge Road Meanwood Leeds: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- 5 Grove Lane, Headingley: up to 6 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Grove Park Care Home Grove Lane Meanwood: up to 77 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- 13 - 17 Shaw Lane, Meanwood, Leeds, LS6 4DH: up to 31 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Meanwood Road Working Mens Club Meanwood Road Leeds: up to 54 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Belmont House, 20 Wood Lane, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 2ae: up to 21 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- University Of Leeds Tetley Hall 40-42 Moor Road: up to 68 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Mary Morris House, 24 Shire Oak Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 2DE: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 5 low and 0 very low.
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 28 addresses are between 55 m and 66 m above sea level (58 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 |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Monk Bridge Rd Highbury Lane Meanwood | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | LGI Multi-Storey Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Leeds Beckett University GeniePoint | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 7.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Meanwood Health Centre | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Meanwood Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Meanwood Dental Surgery | 250 m |
| Hospital | Chapel Allerton Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Stainbeck Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Meanwood News And Booze | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.3 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 530 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hollin Lane Allotments 2.0 ha | 270 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 8.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 860 m south-west. 130 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* | 860 m south-west |
| Lawnswood Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Batty's Wood | Wood | 640 m south-east |
| Miles Hill | Hill | 1.0 km east |
| Ridge Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Church Wood | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Kirkstall Goit | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-west |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 4.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 23 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 28 |
28 of the postcode's 28 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 70% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Stonegate Road.