Stead's Yard Horsforth, Leeds
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (LS18), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23024690.
- Flood: 4 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 Horsforth, about 250 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.1 km away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 122 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Dr S Hutchinson & Partners, Iw&H M Prac, about 1.9 km away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 59% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 78 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
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (33% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, HORSFORTH (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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 1.0 km
- Leeds Trinity University College, Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5HD: up to 29 homes, permissioned (860 m)
- Woodside Mill Low Lane Horsforth Leeds: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
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, 4 at medium risk and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LS18 5PL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LS18 5NR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 4 / 8 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 122 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS18 5NR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LS18 5PL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Horsforth 890,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 250 m |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Old Ball Roundabout Horsforth | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pudsey Bus Station | 5.9 km |
| Car parks | Horsforth Park Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 2.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dr S Hutchinson & Partners, Iw&H M Prac | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Horsforth - Pharmacy Plus Health | 760 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Horsforth Dental Practice | 180 m |
| Hospital | Optegra Yorkshire Hospital | 5.3 km |
| Police station | Weetwood Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 50 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.6 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Broadgate Lane Allotments 7,360 m² | 780 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km east. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Stone hut circle settlement in Clayton Wood on the south west side of Iveson Drive | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Cup, ring and groove marked rock 15m from south wall of Gab Wood 300m east of Moseley Farm, Cookridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north |
| Lawnswood Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 320 m south-east |
| Backhouse Wood | Wood | 910 m east |
| Daffy Wood | Wood | 940 m south-east |
| Moseley Bottom | Valley | 1.4 km north |
| Horn Hill | Hill | 1.6 km west |
| Breary Marsh | Wetland | 3.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 3 |
2 of the street's 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westbrook Lane Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m | Report card (Mar 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 |
| Broadgate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 640 m | No published inspection |
| Horsforth School | Secondary | 11–18 | 670 m | No published inspection |
| St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 690 m | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 700 m | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| West End Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km | No published inspection |
| Cookridge Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cookridge Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.6 km | No published inspection |
| Horsforth Featherbank Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Iveson Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km | No published inspection |
| Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km | No published inspection |
| Ireland Wood Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 2.0 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boba & Bao LS18 5PA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Grilleria LS18 5PJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 30 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Haus Of Coffee LS18 5PA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2022 |
| Hong Kong Super Cook (Horsforth) LS18 5AT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 40 m | 4 Good | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Hardakers (Station Road) LS18 5PA | Retailers - other | 50 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 7 Sep 2026 |
| No 9 Deli LS18 5PA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Tesco LS18 5PA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 50 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2014 |
| Pizza Affair LS18 5PA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 4 Good | 26 Aug 2025 |
| Station Pizza And Punjab Tandoori LS18 5PA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2025 |
| Luce's Bakery LS18 5NX | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2025 |
| The Cove LS18 5PA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2025 |
| Sweet Treats By Charlotte LS18 5NX | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 22 Mar 2023 |
| Mad Hatters Cafe LS18 5NR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jul 2025 |
| La Bistro Mediterranean Kitchen LS18 5AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Arya's Patisserie Ltd LS18 5AT | Manufacturers/packers | 130 m | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 23 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Brownberrie Avenue (16); On or near The Gables (15); On or near Ash Grove (10); On or near Stead'S Yard (10); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
Wood Street · The Gables · Ash Grove · Lister Hill · Station Road · Dickinson Street · Cripple Syke · Brownberrie Walk · Far Reef Close · Long Row · Troy Hill · Brownberrie 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.