Holdforth Close Leeds
48 addresses across 2 postcodes (LS12), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23006511.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £150,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 29 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 19, D: 4, E: 5).
- 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 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 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 190 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 18.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 46 to 53 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Priory View Medical Centre, about 210 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 33% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 321 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 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £44,000 | £44,000 | £44,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £64,000 | £63,000 | £65,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | £65,125 | £51,250 | £79,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £72,995 | £72,995 | £72,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2026 | 32 LS12 1YD | Terraced | £116,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Jun 2025 | 23 LS12 1YE | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2024 | 20 LS12 1YD | Terraced | £130,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Apr 2021 | 2 LS12 1YD | Terraced | £118,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Jul 2018 | 22 LS12 1YD | Semi-detached | £91,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 May 2018 | 6 LS12 1YD | Terraced | £44,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2015 | 24 LS12 1YD | Terraced | £65,000 | |
| 16 Jan 2015 | 34 LS12 1YD | Terraced | £63,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2005 | 3 LS12 1YE | Terraced | £51,250 | |
| 2 Feb 2005 | 24 LS12 1YD | Semi-detached | £79,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2004 | 21 LS12 1YE | Terraced | £72,995 |
Energy performance certificates
29 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (12); House, mid-terrace (11); Flat (4). Built: 1950-1966 (17); 1967-1975 (6); 1930-1949 (5). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (12); owner-occupied (8); rented (private) (3).
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)
- Holdforth Place, New Wortley, LS12 1: up to 48 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- New Wortley Labour Club, Oak Road, New Wortley, Leeds, LS12 2hj: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Land at Cockcroft House, Cardigan Road, Headingley: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Land at 116 Cardigan Road, Headingley: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Former Gas Works, Armley Gyratory: up to 122 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- New Wortley, Wellington Road Industrial Estate, Wellington Road, LS12 2ue, Leeds: up to 325 homes, not permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Rear Of Round House: up to 310 homes, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Doncasters Whitehall Road LS12: up to 463 homes, permissioned (820 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, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LS12 1YD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| LS12 1YE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 48 addresses are between 46 m and 53 m above sea level (49 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS12 1YD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LS12 1YE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Cottingley 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Holdforth Close Armley | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | West Street Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kirkstall Road Car Park GeniePoint | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Priory View Medical Centre | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest M & B Practices LTD | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Elland Road Police Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest *Withdrawal Only* Nisa Armley Cashzone | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wortley Recreation Ground 12 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,450 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Armley Prison: Entrance Range and Flanking Walls, a listed building (Grade II*), 290 m north. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Armley Prison: Entrance Range and Flanking Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north |
| Armley Prison: Revetment Wall on East Side of Gloucester Terrace | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north |
| Armley Prison: Inner Range | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north-west |
| The Round House (Leeds Commercial Van and Truck Rental Premises) | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Armley House (Gott's Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Ridge Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Clarence Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 46 | 48 |
2 of the street's 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castleton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 120 m | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 540 m (0.3 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 |
| St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 820 m (0.5 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 |
| Five Lanes Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Cockburn Ingram Road Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Inadequate (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rosebank Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Luminate Education Group | 16 plus | 14–99 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Armley Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| 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 |
| Lane End Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kirkstall Valley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catering Leeds (Castleton Primary) LS12 1JZ | School/college/university | 140 m | 5 Very good | 7 May 2025 |
| Cohens Chemist (Armley) LS12 1JZ | Retailers - other | 140 m | Exempt | |
| Green Lane Care Centre LS12 1JZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Akshar Supermarket LS12 1HX | Retailers - other | 270 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Beech Hotel LS12 1HX | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 280 m | 4 Good | 17 Aug 2019 |
| Carpatica 2 LS12 1HX | Retailers - other | 280 m | 4 Good | 3 Jul 2024 |
| Light Cafe LS12 1DX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 5 Very good | 31 Oct 2025 |
| The Railway Club LS12 1EA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 4 Good | 2 Aug 2016 |
| Camp Detox LS12 1JD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 2 Aug 2016 |
| Common Grounds Cafe LS12 1LZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Crunchies Pizza LS12 1LZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2025 |
| Blue Pepper Tea Bar LS12 2TJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | Exempt | |
| Booze Plus LS12 1HP | Retailers - other | 370 m | 4 Good | 26 Jan 2009 |
| Ideal Fisheries LS12 1HQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 5 Very good | 22 May 2025 |
| Little Indian Kitchen LS12 1HQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 159 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Other theft | 20 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Other crime | 14 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Copley Street (62); On or near Clyde View (62); On or near Holdforth Green (36); On or near Holdforth Gardens (27); On or near First Avenue (26).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 45% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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
Holdforth Place · Second Avenue · Holdforth Green · Green Lane · Hedley Green · Holdforth Gardens · Clyde Chase · First Avenue · Clyde Gardens · Clyde Walk · Eighth Avenue · Bruce Gardens
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.