LS8 4LX Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 2004. 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 (89% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): A4D01.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF THE THREE HIERARCHS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Din Buildings, Roundhay Road, LS8 3qd: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Clock Buildings, Roundhay Road: up to 24 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Elton Lodge, Newton Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- 178 - 182 Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown: up to 14 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- Browning House, 126 Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown: up to 21 homes, permissioned (820 m)
- Former Site Of 79 Roundhay Road: up to 39 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- Gledhow Lodge Residential Home , 51 - 53 Gledhow Wood Road , Gledhow: up to 7 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- Gledhow Road/gledhow Terrace: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (920 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 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 49 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 | Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Cross Gates 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Hilton Place Harehills | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | Beckett Street Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 890 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Harehills Corner Surgery | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pharmacy Corner | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 250 m |
| Hospital | Chapel Allerton Hospital | 800 m |
| Police station | Stainbeck Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Connect at Hamza Cashzone | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Potternewton Park 13 ha | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Gledhow Park 30 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,630 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 580 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Toll Bar Fields Allotment Gardens 6,470 m² | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 45 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Aidan, a listed building (Grade II*), 580 m south. 27 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* | 580 m south |
| Beckett Street Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south |
| Late prehistoric enclosed settlements in Gipton Wood, at the southern end of Oakwood Drive | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Roundhay Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gledhow Valley Woods | Wood | 830 m north |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 910 m north |
| Gipton Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Bracken Hills Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Miles Hill | Hill | 2.4 km west |
| The Gorge | Valley | 3.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
2 of the postcode's 2 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 | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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.