Driver Street Leeds
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (LS12), about 40 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 23004371.
- 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 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 Leeds, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 420 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 18.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 36 to 38 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Priory View Medical Centre, about 400 m (0.2 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 19% of households owned their home and 13% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 157 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 |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2022 | 33 LS12 1EB | Other | £251,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 A (86% of about 920 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)
- Former Gas Works, Armley Gyratory: up to 122 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Holdforth Place, New Wortley, LS12 1: up to 48 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Land at Cockcroft House, Cardigan Road, Headingley: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- New Wortley Labour Club, Oak Road, New Wortley, Leeds, LS12 2hj: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Land at 116 Cardigan Road, Headingley: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Rear Of Round House: up to 310 homes, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Doncasters Whitehall Road LS12: up to 463 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- The Radius , Springwell Road, Holbeck: up to 224 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 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 3 addresses are between 36 m and 38 m above sea level (37 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS12 1DX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LS12 1EB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Cottingley 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Clyde Approach New Wortley | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | NCP | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Priory View Medical Centre | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Elland Road Police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wortley Recreation Ground 12 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shafton Lane Allotments 1.6 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 4.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Round House (Leeds Commercial Van and Truck Rental Premises), a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m (0.2 miles) north-east. 25 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Round House (Leeds Commercial Van and Truck Rental Premises) | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) north-east |
| Armley Prison: Entrance Range and Flanking Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Armley Prison: Revetment Wall on East Side of Gloucester Terrace | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Armley Prison: Inner Range | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Armley House (Gott's Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Clarence Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Ridge Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
3 of the street's 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castleton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Cockburn Ingram Road Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 950 m (0.6 miles) | Inadequate (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Luminate Education Group | 16 plus | 14–99 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Rosebank Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Five Lanes Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lane End Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Armley Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Leeds Mathematics School | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Railway Club LS12 1EA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 4 Good | 2 Aug 2016 |
| Light Cafe LS12 1DX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 31 Oct 2025 |
| Dunelm Ltd LS12 1EF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Deli No 1 LS12 1AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 4 Good | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Beech Hotel LS12 1HX | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 380 m | 4 Good | 17 Aug 2019 |
| Catering Leeds (Castleton Primary) LS12 1JZ | School/college/university | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 May 2025 |
| Cohens Chemist (Armley) LS12 1JZ | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Exempt | |
| Green Lane Care Centre LS12 1JZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Akshar Supermarket LS12 1HX | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Camp Detox LS12 1JD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Aug 2016 |
| Carpatica 2 LS12 1HX | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 3 Jul 2024 |
| Galleria LS12 2DR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Aug 2026 |
| The Junc Shop LS12 1BU | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| 24 Hour Vapes Delivery Leeds LS12 6HL | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Leeds Alcohol Delivery/Alcohol Express Leeds LS12 6HL | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 71 |
| Public order | 14 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Other crime | 8 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Clyde View (62); On or near Bruce Lawn (36); On or near Bruce Gardens (20); On or near Driver Terrace (20); On or near Clyde Gardens (19).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 59% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 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) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
Driver Terrace · Bruce Lawn · Milnes Street · Bruce Gardens · Clyde Gardens · Radnor Street · Kildare Terrace · Coleman Street · Clyde View · Clyde Chase · Clyde Approach · Clyde Walk
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.