Chapel Close Garforth, Leeds
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (LS25), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23021435.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £241,120 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 3).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 B; Band D in Leeds costs £2,284 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 30% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Garforth, about 390 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.5 km away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 73 to 75 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Moorfield House Surgery, about 140 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km.
- People: About 250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 17% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 142 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £241,120 | £241,120 | £241,120 |
| 2025 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £118,000 | £118,000 | £118,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £162,500 | £162,500 | £162,500 |
| 2002 | 1 | £87,995 | £87,995 | £87,995 |
| 2001 | 1 | £61,500 | £61,500 | £61,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | 5 LS25 1AJ | Semi-detached | £241,120 | |
| 12 Sep 2025 | 2 LS25 1AJ | Semi-detached | £265,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2022 | 1 LS25 1AJ | Semi-detached | £60,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2012 | 3 LS25 1AJ | Semi-detached | £118,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2007 | 2 LS25 1AJ | Semi-detached | £162,500 | |
| 19 Aug 2002 | 1 LS25 1AJ | Semi-detached | £87,995 | |
| 4 May 2001 | 4 LS25 1AJ | Semi-detached | £61,500 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (5). Built: 1950-1966 (3); 1983-1990 (1); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
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 street: most are in band B (43% of about 900 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 1.0 km
- Beech Grove Avenue, Garforth: up to 11 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Barleyhill Road Garforth: up to 13 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Grange Court, Church Gardens, Garforth: up to 58 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| LS25 1AJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LS25 1AA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 73 m and 75 m above sea level (74 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS25 1AA | 71% | 30% | 30% | 0% |
| LS25 1AJ | 100% | 86% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Garforth 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m |
| East Garforth 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Micklefield 220,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Garforth Town End | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Seacroft Bus Station | 5.5 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Main Street Carpark GeniePoint | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 19.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Moorfield House Surgery | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 110 m |
| Hospital | Seacroft Hospital | 5.6 km |
| Police station | Garforth Police Station | 690 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Garforth, Garforth Cashzone | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.5 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 930 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 160 m |
Landmarks
5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hawk's Nest Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Crawshaw Wood | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Spring Wood | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Stub Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Garforth Cliff | Hill | 1.7 km south-east |
| Avenue Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 8 |
2 of the street's 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 320 m | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Strawberry Fields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 820 m | No published inspection |
| Garforth Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.0 km | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Ninelands Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.0 km | No published inspection |
| East Garforth Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Green Lane Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kippax North Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 2.0 km | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buns & Shakez LS25 1AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| SLP College LS25 1AG | Other catering premises | 60 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2002 |
| Greggs (Garforth) LS25 1AF | Retailers - other | 60 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2025 |
| D M Firth Butchers (Garforth) LS25 1AF | Retailers - other | 60 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2025 |
| Newmarket Inn LS25 1AF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 60 m | 4 Good | 3 May 2016 |
| Newmarket LS25 1AF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 60 m | 5 Very good | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Smash And Shakes LS25 1AF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 60 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Feedo's LS25 1AF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 60 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Izgara LS25 1AF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Main Street Local LS25 1AF | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 29 Aug 2023 |
| Jigger And Jar LS25 1AA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 110 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2025 |
| Co-Operative (Garforth) LS25 1AA | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2010 |
| Garforth Canton Flavour LS25 1AA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 3 Aug 2024 |
| Cooplands (Garforth) LS25 1AA | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Lloyds Pharmacy LS25 1AA | Retailers - other | 110 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 42 |
| Shoplifting | 23 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Main Street (49); On or near Chapel Close (23); On or near A642 (17); On or near Halliday Road (10); On or near Town End (9).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 58% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
Highfield Place · Kensington Terrace · Beevers Cottages · Salem Place · Main Street · Chapel Lane · Oak Road · Town End · Oak Place · Cyprus Grove · Beaconsfield Court · Dale Croft
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.