LS7 3EP Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chapel Allerton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
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 (89% of about 810 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
- Browning House, 126 Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown: up to 21 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Hill Top Works & Buslingthorpe Tannery, Buslingthorpe Lane: up to 189 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- 178 - 182 Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown: up to 14 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Thomas Danby College, Roundhay Road: up to 118 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- Cross Chancellor Street, Woodhouse, LS7: up to 19 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Former Site Of 79 Roundhay Road: up to 39 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Servia Road, Leeds, LS7 1nj: up to 72 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- Elton Lodge, Newton Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 56 m and 60 m above sea level (57 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 | Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Mexborough Street Chapeltown | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | The Leeds Rifleman Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chapeltown Family Surgery | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Shifa Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Night Dental Limited | 460 m |
| Hospital | Chapel Allerton Hospital | 940 m |
| Police station | Stainbeck Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Phoenix Cashzone | 770 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,240 m² | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Potternewton Park 13 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | Bandstand Allotments 1.2 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Beckett Street Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.6 km south-east. 24 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beckett Street Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gledhow Valley Woods | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-east |
| Miles Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-west |
| Bracken Hills Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Batty's Wood | Wood | 2.1 km west |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 38 |
19 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 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) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.