LS9 6PG Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gipton & Harehills. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Coldcotes Garth, Leeds: 16 addresses
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 (93% of about 680 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 Mount, Gipton, LS9: up to 62 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Oak Tree Drive, Gipton: up to 18 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Killingbeck Hospital C LS14: up to 1 home, permissioned (760 m)
- Land At A64 And A63 Junction, Killingbeck Bridge, Halton: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (860 m)
- Amberton Hop, Thorn Mount, Gipton: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
- Wykebridge Depot, Killingbeck Bridge, LS14: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
- Former Shaftsbury Public House, York Road, Harehills: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 16 addresses are between 46 m and 48 m above sea level (47 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 | 2.6 km |
| Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Coldcotes Drive Gipton | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Seacroft Bus Station | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Beckett Street Car Park | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bellbrooke Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asda Pharmacy | 750 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Zayra Dental Practice | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Seacroft Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Killingbeck Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Gipton, Gipton Cashzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 41 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,220 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | Foundry Avenue Allotments 1.8 ha | 920 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 41 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Epiphany, a listed building (Grade I), 440 m north. 2 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 | 440 m north |
| Beckett Street Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gipton Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| Halton Moor Wood | Wood | 2.4 km south |
| Low Wood | Wood | 2.4 km north |
| Waterloo Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north |
| Dog Kennel Hill | Hill | 3.6 km south-east |
| The Gorge | Valley | 3.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 16 | 16 |
None of the postcode's 16 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 52% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 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) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Coldcotes Garth.