# LS1 2SZ: area report for a postcode in Leeds

LS1 2SZ is a postcode in Leeds.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Leeds. Open the map at LS1 2SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) › [LS1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1) › [LS1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **170 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 9% on July. Leeds 111A: 490 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5538,53.7977,LS12SZ
- **Leeds, 440 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5538,53.7977,LS12SZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5538,53.7977,LS12SZ
- **No property in LS1 2SZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.5538,53.7977,LS12SZ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Leeds 111A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5538,53.7977,LS12SZ
- **£247,695 average price**: For the whole of Leeds, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5538,53.7977,LS12SZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5538,53.7977,LS12SZ
- **22 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5538,53.7977,LS12SZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LS1 2SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5538,53.7977,LS12SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at LS1 2SZ**: Road 54 dB, rail 40 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5538,53.7977,LS12SZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.5538,53.7977,LS12SZ
- **17.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5538,53.7977,LS12SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Swarthmore Education Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swarthmore-education-centre-e141313) | Special | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Luminate Education Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/luminate-education-group-e135771) | Sixth form and further education | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | Attainment 8 of 18.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Leeds Mathematics School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leeds-mathematics-school-e149755) | Sixth form and further education | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Rosebank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosebank-primary-school-e107891) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blenheim Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blenheim-primary-school-e107884) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leeds College of Building](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leeds-college-of-building-e130542) | Sixth form and further education | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Ruth Gorse Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ruth-gorse-academy-e140565) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 51.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/notre-dame-catholic-sixth-form-college-e130548) | Sixth form and further education | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £125,700 | Detached, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| June 2026 | £850,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2024 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2024 | £204,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £108,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| October 2024 | £335,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £77,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| December 2023 | £141,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Leeds (440 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ONE MEDICARE LLP-THE LIGHT (590 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (500 m); BOOTS (500 m); PHARMACY TODAY LTD (540 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (770 m)
- Dental practices: THE DENTAL ARCHITECT (180 m); CITY SMILE DENTAL (200 m); CLARENDON DENTAL SPA (430 m); WHITE 32 DENTAL (660 m); SMMMILE (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco St Pauls St Leeds Express (150 m, Tesco); Tesco Leeds West Point Express (170 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Wellington Place Leeds Local (280 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Leeds City Station Local (470 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Leeds Bond Street Express (530 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £247,695** (July 2026). Leeds’s average house price was £247,695 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,716** (2025). Full-time workers living in Leeds earned a median of £36,716 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 115th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.7×** (2025). A home in Leeds costs 6.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 145th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.1** (2025). Leeds has a deprivation score of 24.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 86th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Leeds 111A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.9** (2025). Leeds 111A has a deprivation score of 18.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,540th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £197,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leeds 111A was £197,500 in 2025. Joint 6,348th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,148** (2021). Leeds 111A had 2,148 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,369th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 65.0%** (January 2026). In Leeds 111A, 65.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## LS1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £201,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LS1 was £201,250 in 2025. 411th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 5,418** (2021). LS1 had 5,418 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 482nd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in LS1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.2%** (January 2026). In LS1, 80.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)
- Centre: 53.7977, -1.5538

Council: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Leeds Central and Headingley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-central-and-headingley): Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.5538,53.7977,LS12SZ

## How to cite

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