Sandy Gate Leeds
20 addresses across 5 postcodes (LS17), about 790 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 23023880.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3, E: 5, F: 1).
- 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 F; Band D in Leeds costs £2,284 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Weeton, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 54 to 103 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Alwoodley Medical Centre, about 6.5 km (4 miles) away.
- People: About 570 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 69% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 90 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, semi-detached (4); Flat (1). Built: before 1900 (5); 1950-1966 (2); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (4); owner-occupied (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 F (22% of about 590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, HAREWOOD (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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: yes, Leeds.
Listed buildings
- 40, HARROGATE ROAD, grade II
- BRIDGE CARRYING LANE APPROXIMATELY 200 METRES DUE WEST OF EAST LODGE, grade II
- Keystone Cottage, grade II
- SWANK, grade II
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
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 20 addresses are between 54 m and 103 m above sea level (96 m on average); the ground rises about 49 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS17 9LF | 0% | 0% | 0% | 91% |
| LS17 9LG | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| LS17 9LJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LS17 9LR | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| LS17 9LY | 17% | 17% | 17% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Weeton 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pannal 192,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Hornbeam Park 458,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Harewood Arms | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Wetherby Bus Station | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Alwoodley Medical Centre | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Alwoodley Pharmacy | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Excellence At Harewood | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Leeds Hospital | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Police station | Stainbeck Police Station | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 5.7 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,830 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 310 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 400 m (0.2 miles) south-west. 58 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-west |
| Main Gateway, Lodges and Linking Walls to Harewood House | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| 16, the Avenue | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) east |
| 12-15, the Avenue | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Harewood Castle | Scheduled monument | 660 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Harewood House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Plantation | Wood | 270 m north |
| The Grove | Wood | 750 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Wall Side Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Nursery Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Long Ing Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Lodge Hills | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 20 |
6 of the street's 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harewood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Boots Cafe LS17 9LJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 4 Good | 25 Sep 2025 |
| Harewood Arms Hotel LS17 9LH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Catering Leeds (Harewood Primary School) LS17 9LH | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 May 2024 |
| After School Club LS17 9LH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2017 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-yorkshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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
- LS17 9LJ: 13 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- LS17 9LG: 4 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- LS17 9LF: 1 address of 90 in the postcode
- LS17 9LR: 1 address of 35 in the postcode
- LS17 9LY: 1 address of 44 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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.