Spence Lane Leeds
10 addresses across 6 postcodes (LS11,LS12), about 190 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23011203.
- 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 A; Band D in Leeds costs £2,284 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 83% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Leeds, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 320 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 18.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 32 to 37 m above sea level.
- Noise: 10 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Priory View Medical Centre, about 670 m (0.4 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 860 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 16% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 117 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2019 | DUNELM MILLS LS12 1EF | Other | £4,612,358 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 A (35% of about 3,540 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)
- The Radius , Springwell Road, Holbeck: up to 224 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Doncasters Whitehall Road LS12: up to 463 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Land At Balm Walk, Holbeck: up to 18 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Rear Of Round House: up to 310 homes, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Globe Road (Doncasters) LS11: up to 609 homes, not permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Gas Works, Armley Gyratory: up to 122 homes, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Water Lane Railway Triangle: up to 171 homes, not permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- 116 Domestic Street, Holbeck: up to 11 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 58 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 1EF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LS12 1AA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LS11 9RT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 58 | unlikely |
| LS11 9RU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LS12 1AP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LS12 1AS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 32 m and 37 m above sea level (34 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS11 9RT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LS11 9RU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LS12 1AA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LS12 1AP | 100% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
| LS12 1AS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LS12 1EF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leeds 27 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Cottingley 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spence Lane Holbeck | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Priory View Medical Centre | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Elland Road Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,480 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shafton Lane Allotments 1.6 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 3.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Round House (Leeds Commercial Van and Truck Rental Premises), a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m (0.3 miles) north. 51 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Round House (Leeds Commercial Van and Truck Rental Premises) | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Former Flax Warehouse to Marshall Mills | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Temple Mill | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Marshall Mills | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Armley House (Gott's Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cunliff Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Clarence Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Ridge Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| The Goit | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 4 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 |
10 of the street's 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 6 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cockburn Ingram Road Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | Inadequate (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Castleton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Luminate Education Group | 16 plus | 14–99 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 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 |
| Lane End Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 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 |
| Rosebank Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Five Lanes Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Leeds Mathematics School | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| New Bewerley Community School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jan 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 |
| Greenmount Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deli No 1 LS12 1AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 4 Good | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Dunelm Ltd LS12 1EF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Bens Kitchen LS11 9UL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 5 Very good | 28 Nov 2025 |
| The Railway Club LS12 1EA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 4 Good | 2 Aug 2016 |
| Sodexo LS12 1BS | Other catering premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 21 Mar 2018 |
| Light Cafe LS12 1DX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 31 Oct 2025 |
| 24 Hour Vapes Delivery Leeds LS12 6HL | Retailers - other | 370 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Leeds Alcohol Delivery/Alcohol Express Leeds LS12 6HL | Retailers - other | 370 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Leeds Alcohol Delivery LS12 6HL | Retailers - other | 370 m | Exempt | |
| Word Drinks 24/7, Love Liquor 24/7, Alcohol King 24/7 LS12 6HL | Retailers - other | 370 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Al Hana Trading LTD LS12 6HL | Retailers - other | 370 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Chipp Coffee Co LS11 9PR | Manufacturers/packers | 380 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2024 |
| OTE Sports LS12 1AF | Distributors/Transporters | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Exempt | |
| The Junc Shop LS12 1BU | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Thiccc Sauce LS11 9UG | Manufacturers/packers | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 29 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Springwell Street (107); On or near Sutton Street (10).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 2 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
- LS12 1EF: 4 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- LS12 1AA: 2 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- LS11 9RT: 1 address of 142 in the postcode
- LS11 9RU: 1 address of 26 in the postcode
- LS12 1AP: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
- LS12 1AS: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Wortley Lane · Whitehall Place · Springwell Street · Coleman Street · Sydenham Road · Sydenham Street · Springwell Court · Domestic Street · Braithwaite Street · Holbeck Lane · Mill Green · Kildare Terrace
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.