LS7 3JF Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chapel Allerton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Mexborough Street, Leeds: 11 addresses
- Savile Drive, 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 (92% of about 950 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
- Hill Top Works & Buslingthorpe Tannery, Buslingthorpe Lane: up to 189 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Browning House, 126 Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown: up to 21 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 178 - 182 Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown: up to 14 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Cross Chancellor Street, Woodhouse, LS7: up to 19 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Thomas Danby College, Roundhay Road: up to 118 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- Servia Road, Leeds, LS7 1nj: up to 72 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- Elton Lodge, Newton Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- Former Site Of 79 Roundhay Road: up to 39 homes, permissioned (920 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 12 addresses are between 64 m and 66 m above sea level (65 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 | 2.7 km | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Mexborough Street Chapeltown | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | The Leeds Rifleman Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Craven Road Medical Practice | 680 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Shifa Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Night Dental Limited | 560 m |
| Hospital | Chapel Allerton Hospital | 910 m |
| Police station | Stainbeck Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Phoenix Cashzone | 650 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,240 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Potternewton Park 13 ha | 620 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | Bandstand Allotments 1.2 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 12 |
8 of the postcode's 12 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 49% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 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 | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Mexborough Street.