Sofia Close Leeds
11 addresses across 1 postcode (LS9), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23032557.
10 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 8). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Leeds costs £2,284 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Leeds, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 610 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 16.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 83 to 85 m above sea level. 1 of its 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Bellbrooke Surgery, about 280 m away, with 10 practices within 1.6 km. About 400 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 27% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 262 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (6); House, mid-terrace (4). Built: 2007-2011 (10). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (10).
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 (94% of about 870 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: 1 protected tree on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Hillcrest House , 386 Harehills Lane: up to 60 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- Compton Arms, Compton Road, Burmantofts, Leeds, LS9 7b: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Former Shaftsbury Public House, York Road, Harehills: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Hudson Road, Hudson Mill (Arcadia), Burmantofts: up to 260 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- Oak Tree Mount, Gipton, LS9: up to 62 homes, permissioned (910 m)
- Oak Tree Drive, Gipton: up to 18 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 83 m and 85 m above sea level (84 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS9 6FG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km |
| Cross Gates 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Harehills ASDA | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City Centre | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | Beckett Street Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 12.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bellbrooke Surgery | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Leedsfirst Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | St James' Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Killingbeck Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Misha Food & Wine Cashzone | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,850 m² | 610 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Foundry Avenue Allotments 1.8 ha | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the street's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-op Academy Woodlands | Primary | 3–11 | 560 m | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Co-op Academy Brownhill | Primary | 3–11 | 690 m | No published inspection |
| Co-op Academy Nightingale | Primary | 4–11 | 750 m | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Victoria Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 780 m | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Co-op Academy Oakwood | Primary | 3–11 | 800 m | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 810 m | No published inspection |
| Harehills Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 860 m | No published inspection |
| Wykebeck Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 870 m | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Patrick Catholic Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 930 m | No published inspection |
| Trinity Academy Leeds | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.0 km | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hovingham Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km | Requires improvement (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Nicholas Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Hare Public House LS9 6JF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 160 m | 4 Good | 5 Mar 2009 |
| Smash City LS9 6LQ | Other catering premises | 200 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 9 Dec 2024 |
| The Old Bakehouse LS9 6LQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 25 May 2024 |
| Harehills Mini Mart LS9 6LQ | Retailers - other | 200 m | 4 Good | 23 May 2019 |
| Go Local LS9 6HU | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jun 2019 |
| Nowell Filling Station LS9 6HU | Retailers - other | 260 m | 4 Good | 8 Mar 2023 |
| Harehills News LS9 6HU | Retailers - other | 260 m | 4 Good | 24 Jun 2014 |
| Asda (Harehills) LS9 6DT | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 260 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2026 |
| My Golden Wok LS9 6HU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Proverbs31Woman Hospitality And Catering Cafe LS9 6HH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2025 |
| Leeds South And East Food Bank LS9 6AU | Other catering premises | 280 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Tru Jamaican Kitchen LS9 6EU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 4 Good | 25 May 2025 |
| People Together CIC LS9 6HH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 15 Aug 2025 |
| Nazmas Pizzas LS9 6HU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Bellbrooke Cafe LS9 6AR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 75 |
| Other theft | 40 |
| Public order | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Drugs | 12 |
| Other crime | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near William Hey Court (85); On or near Rachel Court (32); On or near Harehills Park View (29); On or near Petrol Station (20); On or near Nowell Walk (16).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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
- Food hygiene ratings Nazmas Pizzas (restaurant/cafe/canteen, LS9 6HU) now 2 Improvement necessary, was 4 Good (rated 8 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- LS9 6FG: 11 addresses of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Rachel Court · Kimberley Place · Kitchener Grove · Roberts Avenue · Kimberley View · Kitchener Avenue · Kitchener Place · Roberts Court · Kitchener Mount · Back Coldcotes Avenue · William Hey Court · Lupton Avenue
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.