LS8 3TU Leeds
Live postcode, introduced May 2011. 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 (85% of about 880 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
- Oak Tree Drive, Gipton: up to 18 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- Amberton Hop, Thorn Mount, Gipton: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Oak Tree Mount, Gipton, LS9: up to 62 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Amberton Terrace, Gipton, LS8: up to 57 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- Fearnville House, Dib Lane , Roundhay: up to 6 homes, permissioned (880 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 addresses are about 60 m above sea level.
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 | 3.2 km |
| Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Gipton Lidl | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Seacroft Bus Station | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | Beckett Street Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oakwood Lane Medical Practice | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Oakwood Lane Pharmacy | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Perfect Smile | 690 m |
| Hospital | St James' Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Killingbeck Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Gipton, Gipton Cashzone | 680 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 41 ha | 940 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Foundry Avenue Allotments 1.8 ha | 490 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Epiphany, a listed building (Grade I), 400 m east. 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 | 400 m east |
| 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 | 1.5 km south-west |
| Roundhay Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gipton Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Gledhow Valley Woods | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-west |
| Waterloo Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north |
| The Gorge | Valley | 3.2 km north |
| Miles Hill | Hill | 4.0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 13 |
4 of the postcode's 13 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 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.