LS8 3JJ Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gipton & Harehills. 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 (58% of about 660 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
- Amberton Terrace, Gipton, LS8: up to 57 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Oak Tree Drive, Gipton: up to 18 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Amberton Hop, Thorn Mount, Gipton: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- Fearnville House, Dib Lane , Roundhay: up to 6 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Oak Tree Mount, Gipton, LS9: up to 62 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- South Parkway and Brooklands, Seacroft: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (950 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 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: 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 24 addresses are between 59 m and 64 m above sea level (62 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 | Cross Gates 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km |
| Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Fearnville Leis Ctr Gipton | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Seacroft Bus Station | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Beckett Street Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oakwood Lane Medical Practice | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Oakwood Lane Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Yorkshire Dental Suite | 380 m |
| Hospital | Seacroft Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Killingbeck Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Hollins Park, Hollin Park | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 41 ha | 810 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,220 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fearnville Allotments 2.5 ha | 370 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Epiphany, a listed building (Grade I), 420 m south. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Epiphany | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m south |
| Late prehistoric enclosed settlements in Gipton Wood, at the southern end of Oakwood Drive | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Beckett Street Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south-west |
| Roundhay Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gipton Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Low Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Waterloo Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north |
| Gledhow Valley Woods | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| The Gorge | Valley | 2.9 km north |
| Miles Hill | Hill | 4.3 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 24 | 24 |
None of the postcode's 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 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) | 10% | 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 | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.