The Paddock Thorner, Leeds
11 addresses across 2 postcodes (LS14), about 90 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 23025012.
- Sales: 10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £550,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, 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 E; Band D in Leeds costs £2,284 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 50% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cross Gates, about 6 km (3.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 220 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 86 to 87 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Windmill Health Centre, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 61% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £550,000 | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £277,500 | £277,500 | £277,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £550,000 | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £236,000 | £236,000 | £236,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £363,800 | £363,800 | £363,800 |
| 2004 | 1 | £196,500 | £196,500 | £196,500 |
| 2003 | 1 | £288,500 | £288,500 | £288,500 |
| 1998 | 2 | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2019 | 10 LS14 3JB | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 10 Apr 2018 | 1 LS14 3JB | Terraced | £277,500 | |
| 12 Jan 2017 | 9 LS14 3JB | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2014 | 2 LS14 3JB | Terraced | £236,000 | |
| 3 Oct 2008 | 3 LS14 3JB | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2006 | 9 LS14 3JB | Detached | £363,800 | |
| 26 May 2004 | 8 LS14 3JB | Semi-detached | £196,500 | |
| 10 Nov 2003 | 9 LS14 3JB | Detached | £288,500 | |
| 17 Nov 1998 | 7 LS14 3JB | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 21 Aug 1998 | 5 LS14 3JB | Terraced | £70,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (3); House, end-terrace (2); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (5); 1976-1982 (1); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (2).
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 E (21% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, THORNER (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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 26 August 2026 to 3 September 2026: YORKSHIRE WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LS14 3JB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| LS14 3BT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 86 m and 87 m above sea level (87 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS14 3BT | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| LS14 3JB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cross Gates 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Garforth 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) | |
| East Garforth 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Prospect Court Thorner | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Seacroft Bus Station | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 15.4 km (9.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Windmill Health Centre | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Whinmoor Pharmacy | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Living Smiles LTD | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Seacroft Hospital | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Killingbeck Police Station | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Nisa - Milco Supersave Whinmore Cashzone | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,830 m² | 220 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,930 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,030 m² | 120 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
29 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Thorner Bottoms Wood | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Scarcroft Hill | Hill | 940 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Kidhirst Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Redhills Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Norwood Bottoms | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Wothersome Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 11 | 11 |
None of the street's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorner Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Post Box Deli LS14 3BU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 18 Dec 2025 |
| The Bungalow LS14 3DX | Other catering premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 25 May 2022 |
| The Mexborough Arms LS14 3DX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 4 Good | 4 Sep 2025 |
| The Fox LS14 3DX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 4 Good | 7 Mar 2025 |
| The Victory Hall LS14 3EY | Other catering premises | 340 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Prestons Ginnel (3); On or near Barley Mill Yard (2); On or near St John'S Avenue (1); On or near The Paddock (1); On or near Littlemoor Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 61% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 7 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
Butts Garth View · Camp Square · Butts Garth · Heathcote Avenue · St John's Avenue · Butts Garth Walk · Butts Garth Court · Littlemoor Lane · Scotts Hill Close · Claypit Lane · St John's Court · Virginia 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.