LS9 7BY 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 (99% of about 780 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
- Compton Arms, Compton Road, Burmantofts, Leeds, LS9 7b: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Hudson Road, Hudson Mill (Arcadia), Burmantofts: up to 260 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Hillcrest House , 386 Harehills Lane: up to 60 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Gledhow Road/gledhow Terrace: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- 3 Dolly Lane, Burmantofts: up to 89 homes, permissioned (910 m)
- Former Site Of 79 Roundhay Road: up to 39 homes, permissioned (940 m)
- Walford Road Burmantofs Leeds LS9 7QT: up to 14 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, 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 36 addresses are between 68 m and 70 m above sea level (69 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 | 2.7 km |
| Cross Gates 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Compton Place Harehills | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Beckett Street Car Park | 440 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 500 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 11.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Conway Medical Centre | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Imaan Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 340 m |
| Hospital | St James' Hospital | 490 m |
| Police station | Killingbeck Police Station | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Compass Group - Gledhow Wing St James Hospital, Beckett Street Cashzone | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 910 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,460 m² | 510 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Foundry Avenue Allotments 1.8 ha | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Beckett Street Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 230 m west. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beckett Street Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 230 m west |
| Church of St Aidan | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gipton Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Gledhow Valley Woods | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north |
| Clarence Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-west |
| Miles Hill | Hill | 3.4 km north-west |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4.2 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 29 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 36 |
29 of the postcode's 36 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 | 26 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 32% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 61% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 53% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 14% | 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.