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Postcode area

Postcode area named after Leeds, with 32 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Gigabit coverage by postcode area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In LS, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£257,500
39th cheapest of 104
Worked out by Open Index
Population
835,719
21st most populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How LS compares

Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.

LSMiddle
Median sale price104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode area in England and Wales104 areas from £145,000 to £821,250. The middle area is £296,475. LS is £257,500.
£257,50039th cheapest
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. LS is 835,719.
835,71921st most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. LS is 95.1%.
95.1%joint 3rd highest
Claimant rate120 postcode areas, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 1.4% to 7.7%. The middle area is 3.4%. LS is 4.5%.
4.5%joint 23rd highest

Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.

Is LS safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LS at a rate of 121.1 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 8,818 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LS.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (39,519), other crime (20,091) and shoplifting (10,244).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LS was 126.1 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Postcode districts in LS

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
LS1Leeds, New Wortley5,418£201,2501,071.4 per 1,000
LS2Leeds, The Leylands11,218£150,000387.7 per 1,000
LS3Leeds, Woodhouse6,180£170,000184.2 per 1,000
LS4Leeds, Burley9,455£220,000125.6 per 1,000
LS5Leeds, Kirkstall9,059£235,000139.6 per 1,000
LS6Leeds, Headingley49,999£278,00080.9 per 1,000
LS7Leeds, Chapel Allerton30,165£280,000123.5 per 1,000
LS8Leeds, Harehills Corner52,516£270,000122.9 per 1,000
LS9Leeds, Harehills42,615£165,000167.9 per 1,000
LS10Leeds, Middleton39,613£182,000157.3 per 1,000
LS11Leeds, Beeston Hill39,728£155,500156.2 per 1,000
LS12Leeds, Carr Crofts43,850£185,000189.8 per 1,000
LS13Leeds, Bramley37,476£195,000119.0 per 1,000
LS14Leeds, Whinmoor39,945£238,000149.1 per 1,000
LS15Leeds34,981£265,00094.2 per 1,000
LS16Leeds, Bramhope38,240£335,00079.6 per 1,000
LS17Leeds, Moortown45,165£387,25061.1 per 1,000
LS18Horsforth, Troy21,513£308,50069.0 per 1,000
LS19Yeadon, Rawdon20,748£255,000102.8 per 1,000
LS20Guiseley, Greenbottom13,288£318,00066.4 per 1,000
LS21Otley, Newall18,640£306,25061.6 per 1,000
LS22Wetherby, Raby Park16,603£434,99564.6 per 1,000
LS23Boston Spa, Bramham9,904£389,00070.2 per 1,000
LS24Tadcaster, Church Fenton12,439£315,00045.4 per 1,000
LS25Sherburn in Elmet, Garforth43,082£270,00059.6 per 1,000
LS26Rothwell, Woodlesford31,712£245,00084.3 per 1,000
LS27Morley, Birks38,533£232,000127.4 per 1,000
LS28Pudsey, Farsley40,729£237,20087.5 per 1,000
LS29Ilkley, Burley in Wharfedale32,592£410,00040.9 per 1,000
LS88Stourton313No figure154.3 per 1,000
LS98Thwaite GateNo figureNo figureNo figure
LS99StourtonNo figureNo figureNo figure
LS in brief

The LS postcode area, named after Leeds, has 32 postcode districts.

The median price paid for a home in LS was £257,500 in 2025.

LS had 835,719 usual residents at the census.

In LS, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In LS, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.