Sterling Way Morley, Leeds
8 addresses across 4 postcodes (LS27,WF3), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23030609.
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Morley, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 480 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 16.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 129 to 136 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Leigh View Medical Practice, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 630 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often public order.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2022 | 1 WF3 1BU | Other | £1,075,000 | 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 1,490 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)
- Tingley Common , Morley: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (790 m (0.5 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 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF3 1BU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LS27 0TS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| WF3 1EL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF3 1WE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 129 m and 136 m above sea level (132 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS27 0TS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF3 1BU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF3 1EL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF3 1WE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Morley 274,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cottingley 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Batley 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Capitol Park Tingley | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | White Rose Centre | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking Car Park | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 15.5 km (9.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Leigh View Medical Practice | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Dewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Morley Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Premier, Tingley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,630 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 230 m² | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.5 ha | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Bridge Street Allotments 1.7 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Topcliffe Hill | Hill | 360 m north-west |
| Dunningley Hill | Hill | 910 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Sissons Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Bag Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Jude's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Haigh Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 8 |
7 of the street's 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodkirk Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Blackgates Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Westerton Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Morley Newlands Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Seven Hills Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Westwood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tingley Working Mens Club WF3 1JZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 6 Nov 2014 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Public order | 3 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Park/Open Space (5); On or near Sterling Court (2); On or near Sterling Way (1); On or near Further/Higher Educational Building (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 82% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 10 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
- WF3 1BU: 4 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- LS27 0TS: 2 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- WF3 1EL: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
- WF3 1WE: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Sterling Court · Topcliffe Close · Dewsbury Road · M62 · Bradford Road · Dewsbury Road · M62
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.