Batcliffe Drive Leeds
16 addresses across 2 postcodes (LS6), about 200 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23001778.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 6, E: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 C; 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 Headingley, about 700 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Beckett Park, is about 110 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 98 to 100 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Laurel Bank Surgery, about 690 m (0.4 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 520 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 59% of households owned their home and 54% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 31 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 148 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (9); House, detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (10). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 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 C (39% of about 1,190 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): A4D01.
- 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)
- The Former Dutton Arms, Queenswood Drive, Headingley, Leeds: up to 1 home, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- University Of Leeds Tetley Hall 40-42 Moor Road: up to 68 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Salvation Army Church Hall, Opposite 123 Kirkstall Lane , Kirkstall: up to 12 homes, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- 13 - 17 Shaw Lane, Meanwood, Leeds, LS6 4DH: up to 31 homes, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- 29 - 31 Moor Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 4BG: up to 32 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- 5 Grove Lane, Headingley: up to 6 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 98 m and 100 m above sea level (99 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS6 3NZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LS6 3PW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Anne's Road Headingley | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Bramley Centre Car Park | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Leeds Beckett University GeniePoint | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Laurel Bank Surgery | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Leeds Pharmacy | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Langdale Dental Practice | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Leeds Dental Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Weetwood Police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Cardigan Road 2, Headingley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beckett Park 15 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,120 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ash Road Allotments 4.1 ha | 100 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Grange, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 91 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Grange | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Church of St Chad | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Kirkstall Abbey and precinct including a prehistoric cup and ring marked rock | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Armley House (Gott's Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Lawnswood Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Batcliffe Wood | Wood | 360 m south-west |
| Church Wood | Wood | 470 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Low Wood | Wood | 500 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Kirkstall Goit | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Miles Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
1 of the street's 16 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weetwood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Shire Oak VC Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Spring Bank Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Oct 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Chad's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Beecroft Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Meanwood Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lawnswood School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Brudenell Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Kirkstall Valley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Leeds Community Nursery LS6 3NT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Energy Bar (Carnegie Sports Reception) LS6 3QS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Feb 2020 |
| Zaap Thai Street Food LS6 3NX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Domino's Pizza LS6 3NX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2025 |
| 24 Hour Shop LS6 3JF | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 13 May 2019 |
| Taylors Sport Bar And Grill LS6 3PX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 12 Mar 2025 |
| Salvo's Restaurant LS6 3PX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Batcliffe Mount (16); On or near Batcliffe Drive (10); On or near Rokeby Gardens (4); On or near Beckett'S Park Crescent (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 9 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Beckett's Park Drive · Beckett's Park Crescent · Batcliffe Drive · Foxcroft Mount · St Chad's Grove · Winston Mount · Back Rokeby Gardens · Winston Gardens · Rokeby Gardens · Foxcroft Walk · Back Winston Gardens · Back Grimthorpe Street
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.