Ash Tree Approach Leeds
33 addresses across 3 postcodes (LS14), about 150 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23000476.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £105,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 24 homes have an energy certificate (B: 5, C: 13, D: 6).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Leeds costs £2,284 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cross Gates, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 370 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 87 to 91 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Windmill Health Centre, about 460 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 740 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 40% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 197 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £105,500 | £105,500 | £105,500 |
| 2020 | 1 | £112,000 | £112,000 | £112,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £102,995 | £102,995 | £102,995 |
| 2014 | 2 | £87,000 | £74,000 | £100,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £69,500 | £67,000 | £72,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | £27,373 | £26,995 | £27,750 |
| 1996 | 1 | £19,995 | £19,995 | £19,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | 23 LS14 5LP | Terraced | £105,500 | |
| 29 Jan 2021 | 17 LS14 5LP | Terraced | £105,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Dec 2020 | 19 LS14 5LP | Terraced | £112,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2015 | 29 LS14 5LP | Terraced | £102,995 | |
| 4 Apr 2014 | 35 LS14 5LP | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2014 | 9 LS14 5LP | Terraced | £74,000 | |
| 15 May 2013 | 19 LS14 5LP | Terraced | £72,000 | |
| 8 Feb 2013 | 11 LS14 5LP | Terraced | £67,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2006 | 7 LS14 5LP | Terraced | £75,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2001 | 29 LS14 5LP | Terraced | £27,750 | |
| 18 May 2001 | 6 LS14 5LR | Terraced | £26,995 | |
| 15 Nov 1996 | 6 LS14 5LR | Terraced | £19,995 |
Energy performance certificates
24 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (12); House, semi-detached (9); House, end-terrace (3). Built: 1950-1966 (9); 1967-1975 (8); 2018 (5). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (8); owner-occupied (7); rented (private) (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (74% of about 1,760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Site Of The Whinmoor Pub, Stanks Lane: up to 22 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- Whinmoor Way (pfi C) LS14: up to 7 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Swarcliffe Avenue (pfi E) LS14: up to 7 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Stanks Fire Station, Sherburn Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- South Parkway/york Road Depot LS14: up to 39 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- York road/ South Parkway, Seacroft: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 27 October 2026 to 28 October 2026: Giggle Fibre Limited, Utility asset works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway, verge (minor works)
- 11 August 2026 to 14 August 2026: LEEDS CITY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the carriageway (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 2 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| LS14 5LP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LS14 5LR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| LS14 5LS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 4 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 33 addresses are between 87 m and 91 m above sea level (89 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS14 5LP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LS14 5LR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LS14 5LS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cross Gates 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Garforth 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| East Garforth 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stanks Lane North Swarcliffe | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Seacroft Bus Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 15.2 km (9.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Windmill Health Centre | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Windmill - Pharmacy Plus Health | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest S J Barrett And Associates | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Seacroft Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Killingbeck Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Food King Stores | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,760 m² | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,240 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,470 m² | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Great Swarcliffe Plantation | Wood | 300 m west |
| Little Swarcliffe Plantation | Wood | 510 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Ramshead Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Limekiln Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Waterloo Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 | 31 | 33 |
2 of the street's 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Leeds: see them on the Leeds page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swarcliffe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Manston Primary | Primary | 5–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| John Smeaton Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Grimes Dyke Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Manston St James Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Scholes (Elmet) Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Leeds East Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Parklands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| White Laith Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Beechwood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Shop / Swarcliffe Community Kitchen LS14 5LS | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Best One LS14 5PL | Retailers - other | 130 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jun 2018 |
| Swarcliffe Community Centre LS14 5LS | Other catering premises | 140 m | Exempt | |
| Caterplus @ Anchor Woodview LS14 5HU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 190 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Swarcliffe Working Mens Club LS14 5HE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 4 Good | 1 Feb 2016 |
| Sam's Baps LS14 5HE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 4 Good | 5 Jun 2025 |
| Spice Therapy LS14 5EY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| News And Off Licence LS15 8SQ | Retailers - other | 370 m | 4 Good | 3 Sep 2015 |
| Co Operative Food (Swarcliffe) LS14 5EY | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2025 |
| Mojos Friends LTD LS14 5ES | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Dynamite Sweets LS14 5AT | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Catering Leeds (Swarcliffe Childrens Centre) LS14 5ER | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Manston Primary School LS15 8SD | School/college/university | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Jun 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 116 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Public order | 15 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Eastwood Lane (25); On or near Stanks Grove (24); On or near Stanks Way (21); On or near Eastwood Garth (20); On or near Red Kite Row (15).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 31% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 3 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: Giggle Fibre Limited: Utility asset works, 27 October 2026 to 29 October 2026 (no carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- LS14 5LP: 20 addresses
- LS14 5LR: 12 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- LS14 5LS: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Red Kite Row · Stanks Road · Woodview Court · Woodland Villas · Stanks Way · Stanks Approach · Eastwood Drive · Eastwood Garth · Templar Lane · Eastwood Crescent · Stanks Parade · Ash Tree View
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.