Swallow Vale Morley, Leeds
11 addresses across 1 postcode (LS27), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23025858.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £277,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 4).
- 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 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 Morley, about 910 m (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 120 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 90 to 94 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is South Queen Medical Centre, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 94% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 31 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £277,500 | £277,500 | £277,500 |
| 2022 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £263,750 | £190,000 | £337,500 |
| 2010 | 1 | £157,000 | £157,000 | £157,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £174,495 | £174,495 | £174,495 |
| 2003 | 1 | £107,000 | £107,000 | £107,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | £98,750 | £92,500 | £105,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 1998 | 2 | £60,500 | £58,000 | £63,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £72,000 | £72,000 | £72,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2024 | 2 LS27 8ET | Semi-detached | £277,500 | |
| 18 Feb 2022 | 8 LS27 8ET | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2016 | 3 LS27 8ET | Detached | £337,500 | |
| 29 Apr 2016 | 2 LS27 8ET | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2010 | 12 LS27 8ET | Semi-detached | £157,000 | |
| 25 May 2007 | 14 LS27 8ET | Semi-detached | £174,495 | |
| 22 May 2003 | 10 LS27 8ET | Semi-detached | £107,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2002 | 14 LS27 8ET | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2002 | 8 LS27 8ET | Semi-detached | £92,500 | |
| 21 Sep 2001 | 1 LS27 8ET | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 18 Dec 1998 | 14 LS27 8ET | Semi-detached | £58,000 | |
| 27 Nov 1998 | 12 LS27 8ET | Semi-detached | £63,000 | |
| 9 Oct 1997 | 6 LS27 8ET | Detached | £72,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 90 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4); House, detached (2). Built: 1991-1995 (4); 1996-2002 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
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 (48% of about 500 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)
- Albert Drive, Morley: up to 121 homes, not permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Land North Of Albert Road , Morley: up to 4 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Albert Road Morley (Mone Bros Plant Hire Yard): up to 40 homes, not permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- SOUTH PARADE MORLEY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
- Park Mills South St Morley: up to 33 homes, not permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
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, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 90 m and 94 m above sea level (92 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS27 8ET | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Morley 274,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cottingley 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Batley 227,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Teal Drive Morley | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | White Rose Centre | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest South Queen Medical Centre | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Safe Dental Practice | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Police station | Morley Police Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,930 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Marshall Street Allotments 6,680 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 5.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stank Hall quasi-manorial site, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stank Hall quasi-manorial site | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Topcliffe Hill | Hill | 650 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Dunningley Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Sissons Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Brown Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Thorpe Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Jude's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morley Newlands Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 420 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Seven Hills Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodkirk Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Westwood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| The Morley Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Morley Victoria Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Churwell Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardeners Arms LS27 8SU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 280 m | 4 Good | 1 Feb 2018 |
| Muddy Boots Nursery LS27 8RT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2026 |
| Newlands Get Together Club LS27 8PG | Other catering premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2024 |
| Hong Kong Chef LS27 8DF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2025 |
| Goodfillers LS27 8SF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 6 Sep 2025 |
| Newland Store LS27 8SF | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 20 Jan 2009 |
| Tacchinos Pizza LS27 8SF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Tawny Close (8); On or near Topcliffe Mead (7); On or near Partridge Close (5); On or near Topcliffe Avenue (4); On or near Bantam Grove Lane (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 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) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 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 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
- LS27 8ET: 11 addresses of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Teal Drive · Heron Court · Partridge Close · Watering Meadow · Bantam Grove View · Mallard Way · Guillemot Approach · Osprey Meadow · Bantam Grove Lane · Greenshank Mews · Weaver Gardens · Harrier Way
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.