Kelmscott Garth Leeds
20 addresses across 2 postcodes (LS15), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23006978.
- Sales: 29 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £207,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 5, E: 5).
- Flood: 8 addresses on its postcodes are 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 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 Cross Gates, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 600 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 80 to 81 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 20 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Windmill Health Centre, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 560 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 70 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 | £207,500 | £207,500 | £207,500 |
| 2024 | 2 | £250,000 | £220,000 | £280,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £210,000 | £175,000 | £237,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £218,500 | £212,000 | £225,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £207,750 | £177,500 | £238,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £147,000 | £147,000 | £147,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £154,000 | £154,000 | £154,000 |
| 2010 | 3 | £125,000 | £106,000 | £167,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £148,000 | £148,000 | £148,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £148,003 | £136,005 | £160,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2025 | 7 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £207,500 | |
| 19 Dec 2024 | 14 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2024 | 15 LS15 8LB | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2023 | 9 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2023 | 5 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2023 | 30 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £237,000 | |
| 5 Nov 2021 | 11 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £212,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 16 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2020 | 28 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £238,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2020 | 7 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £177,500 | |
| 30 Jun 2017 | 19 LS15 8LB | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2015 | 7 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £147,000 | |
| 21 Oct 2013 | 16 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £154,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2010 | 7 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £106,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2010 | 30 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £167,000 | |
| 27 Aug 2010 | 24 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 22 May 2009 | 18 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £148,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2007 | 9 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 14 May 2007 | 20 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 3 Oct 2006 | 9 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £136,005 | |
| 9 Jun 2006 | 30 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2004 | 16 LS15 8LB | Detached | £169,950 | |
| 15 Aug 2003 | 22 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £144,950 | |
| 14 Jul 2000 | 17 LS15 8LB | Detached | £97,500 | |
| 12 May 2000 | 20 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £69,950 | |
| 17 Sep 1998 | 16 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £60,000 | |
| 14 Aug 1998 | 22 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £67,500 | |
| 22 Jul 1997 | 10 LS15 8LB | Detached | £80,000 | |
| 31 Jul 1996 | 3 LS15 8LB | Semi-detached | £65,000 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (7); House, semi-detached (3); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1950-1966 (8); 1930-1949 (4); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 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 (32% of about 1,480 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)
- Former Site Of The Whinmoor Pub, Stanks Lane: up to 22 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Manston Lane: up to 93 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Whinmoor Way (pfi C) LS14: up to 7 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Radial Park, Phase One Manston Lane Cross Gates: up to 22 homes, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- Swarcliffe Avenue (pfi E) LS14: up to 7 homes, permissioned (930 m (0.6 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LS15 8LB | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
| LS15 8LD | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 80 m and 81 m above sea level (80 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS15 8LB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LS15 8LD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cross Gates 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Garforth 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| East Garforth 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest John Smeaton Academy Cross Gates | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Seacroft Bus Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 15.8 km (9.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Windmill Health Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Windmill - Pharmacy Plus Health | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Church Lane (Dental Surgery) | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Seacroft Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Killingbeck Police Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Food King Stores | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,520 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 540 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Inglewood Drive Allotments 6,510 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former World War I National Filling Factory, Barnbow, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Former World War I National Filling Factory, Barnbow | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Length of Grim's Ditch 260m west of Brown Moor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Great Swarcliffe Plantation | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Little Swarcliffe Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Barnbow Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Limekiln Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Menagerie Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 20 |
1 of the street's 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smeaton Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 180 m | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Manston Primary | Primary | 5–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Manston St James Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Swarcliffe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Grimes Dyke Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Scholes (Elmet) Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Leeds East Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Parklands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jun 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 |
| Austhorpe Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Cross Gates Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cock Beck Inn LS15 8LA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 60 m | 5 Very good | 18 May 2019 |
| News And Off Licence LS15 8SQ | Retailers - other | 300 m | 4 Good | 3 Sep 2015 |
| Pendas Way Off Licence LS15 8HN | Retailers - other | 380 m | 4 Good | 1 Jul 2019 |
| Templenewsam Golf Club LS15 0NB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2014 |
| Manston Primary School LS15 8SD | School/college/university | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Jun 2024 |
| Best One LS14 5PL | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jun 2018 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 27 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Leeds Road (25); On or near Adams Grove (18); On or near Stanks Garth (9); On or near Mail Close (7); On or near The Fold (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 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
The Fold · Adams Grove · Penda's Way · Kelmscott Crescent · Stanks Garth · Kelmscott Lane · Mail Close · Kelmscott Green · Barwick Road · Bower Road · Swarcliffe Green · Shield Close
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.