Elder Close Leeds
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (LS16), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23033519.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £446,250 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (B: 6).
- 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 D; 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 Horsforth, 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 9.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 145 to 149 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Highfield Surgery, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 430 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 54% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 12 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 | 2 | £446,250 | £375,000 | £517,500 |
| 2022 | 7 | £434,995 | £344,995 | £489,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2025 | 3 LS16 7FJ | Detached | £517,500 | |
| 24 Oct 2025 | 4 LS16 7FJ | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2022 | 7 LS16 7FJ | Detached | £489,995 | New build. |
| 16 Dec 2022 | 5 LS16 7FJ | Detached | £439,995 | New build. |
| 15 Dec 2022 | 3 LS16 7FJ | Detached | £475,995 | New build. |
| 25 Nov 2022 | 1 LS16 7FJ | Detached | £434,995 | New build. |
| 29 Sep 2022 | 6 LS16 7FJ | Detached | £433,995 | New build. |
| 13 Sep 2022 | 2 LS16 7FJ | Semi-detached | £354,995 | New build. |
| 26 Aug 2022 | 4 LS16 7FJ | Semi-detached | £344,995 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 117 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 2014 (6).
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 D (62% of about 790 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)
- Eyrie Public House, Holtdale Approach, Holt Park, LS16 7rx: up to 6 homes, permissioned (810 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 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LS16 7FJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LS16 7FD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 145 m and 149 m above sea level (147 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS16 7FD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LS16 7FJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Horsforth 890,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cookridge Vill Hall | 350 m |
| Bus or coach station | Otley Bus Station | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Holt Park Car Park | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Apcoa Charging Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Highfield Surgery | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohen's Chemist | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Optegra Yorkshire Hospital | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Police station | Weetwood Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Paddy's News & Booze, Cookridge Cashzone | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,060 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cup, ring and groove marked rock 15m from south wall of Gab Wood 300m east of Moseley Farm, Cookridge, a scheduled monument, 130 m west. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cup, ring and groove marked rock 15m from south wall of Gab Wood 300m east of Moseley Farm, Cookridge | Scheduled monument | 130 m west |
| Cup, ring and groove marked rock 2m south of north wall of Gab Wood 330m E of Moseley Farm, Cookridge | Scheduled monument | 140 m north-west |
| Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Lawnswood Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moseley Bottom | Valley | 480 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Crag Hill | Hill | 700 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Wrinkle Hill Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Beck Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Middle Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Breary Marsh | Wetland | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
None of the street's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookridge Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 370 m | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cookridge Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ralph Thoresby School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ireland Wood Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Westbrook Lane Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Mar 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookridge Holy Trinity Before And After School Club LS16 7EZ | School/college/university | 340 m | 5 Very good | 7 May 2025 |
| Cookridge Cricket Club LS16 7LY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Jul 1999 |
| Tesco LS16 7EE | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Aug 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Moseley Wood Grove (11); On or near Moseley Wood Avenue (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 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) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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
Buckthorne Chase · Moseley Wood Grove · Maple Street · Moseley Wood Avenue · Moseley Wood Drive · Rowan Crescent · Moseley Wood Green · Moseley Wood Way · Moseley Wood Bank · Moseley Beck Drive · Crag Hill 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.