LS7 4AW Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chapel Allerton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Leopold Street, Leeds: 34 addresses
- Leopold Grove, Leeds: 1 address
- Frankland 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 (74% of about 1,300 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
- Thomas Danby College, Roundhay Road: up to 118 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Browning House, 126 Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown: up to 21 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Former Site Of 79 Roundhay Road: up to 39 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Hill Top Works & Buslingthorpe Tannery, Buslingthorpe Lane: up to 189 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- Gledhow Road/gledhow Terrace: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- 178 - 182 Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown: up to 14 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- 3 Dolly Lane, Burmantofts: up to 89 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Caroline House, Diamond House, Sheepscar Street South, Sheepscar: up to 105 homes, permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 40 addresses are between 42 m and 54 m above sea level (51 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 | 2.1 km |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Holy Rosary & St Annes School Chapeltown | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | The Leeds Rifleman Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chapeltown Family Surgery | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohen's Chemist | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Night Dental Limited | 310 m |
| Hospital | St James' Hospital | 940 m |
| Police station | Stainbeck Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Piassa Bar & Restaurant | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,190 m² | 510 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Potternewton Park 13 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | Toll Bar Fields Allotment Gardens 6,470 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Aidan, a listed building (Grade II*), 720 m east. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Aidan | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m east |
| Beckett Street Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gledhow Valley Woods | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-east |
| Bracken Hills Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| Gipton Wood | Wood | 2.2 km north-east |
| Miles Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north-west |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4.4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 40 |
8 of the postcode's 40 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Leopold Street.