LS7 1DF Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Little London & Woodhouse. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Lovell Park Hill, Leeds: 160 addresses
- Grafton Street, Leeds: 4 addresses
- Lovell Park Hill, Leeds: 1 address
- North Street, Leeds: 1 address
- Lovell Park Close, Leeds: 1 address
- Lovell Park Mews, 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 (35% of about 1,290 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): A4D01.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Leeds College Of Building: up to 180 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- 88 North Street, Sheepscar, Leeds, LS2 7PN: up to 11 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Jayco Ho Skinner Lane LS7: up to 106 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Leylands Road LS2: up to 35 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Caspar, North Street Leeds: up to 45 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Centenary House, North Street Leeds: up to 52 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Podium Buildings & Arena Point , Merrion Way: up to 301 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Regent St / Skinner Ln LS2: up to 72 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 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.
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 | Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 73 within 800 m; nearest Lovell Park Hill Little London | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 720 m |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m; nearest Tsvs Car Park - Leeds | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Mer | 650 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest One Medicare LLP-The Light | 680 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Oatland - Pharmacy Plus Health | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Burmantofts Dental Practice | 400 m |
| Hospital | Leeds General Infirmary | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Stainbeck Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Leeds - Merrion Way, 11 Merrion Way Cashzone | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Lovell Park 2.1 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,590 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Woodhouse Moor Allotment Gardens 1.2 ha | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 4.7 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 66% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 33% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 43% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Lovell Park Hill.