# LS1

Postcode district covering Leeds, New Wortley and Camp Field, in Leeds.

LS1 is a postcode district covering Leeds, New Wortley and Camp Field, in Leeds. Median sale price £201,250 in 2025. Recorded crime 1,071.4 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code LS1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [LS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LS1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=LS1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in LS1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=LS1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 48 homes were sold in LS1 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=LS1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LS1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=LS1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LS1 had 5,418 usual residents at the census.

## How LS1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | LS1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £201,250 | 8th cheapest | 29 postcode districts, LS · 2025 |
| Population | 5,418 | 2nd least populated | 30 postcode districts, LS · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 30 postcode districts, LS · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 80.2% | 3rd lowest | 30 postcode districts, LS · Jan 2026 |

## Is LS1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LS1 at a rate of 1,071.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 121.1 per 1,000 people across the LS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 708 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LS1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,272), other crime (1,700) and shoplifting (1,511).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LS1 was 1,046.3 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.

## Deprivation in LS1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LS1 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in LS1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leeds 111A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01033008) | 2,148 | 489.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 65.0% |
| [Leeds 111D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01033015) | 1,510 | 109.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.7% |
| [Leeds 111E](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01033016) | 1,047 | 1,185.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.0% |

## Your MP

- [Leeds Central and Headingley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-central-and-headingley): Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 81% of the people here.
- [Leeds South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-south): Hilary Benn (Labour), MP since July 2024. 19% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in LS1

[Leeds City Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/leeds-city-centre)

## Postcode sectors in LS1

[LS1 1 (16 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1-1), [LS1 2 (79 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1-2), [LS1 3 (45 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1-3), [LS1 4 (106 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1-4), [LS1 5 (64 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1-5), [LS1 6 (91 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1-6), [LS1 7 (8 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1-7), [LS1 8 (4 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1-8), [LS1 9 (113 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1-9)

## Council

[Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)

## Towns in LS1

[Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leeds)

## Postcode districts next to LS1

[LS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls2), [LS3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls3), [LS4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls4), [LS10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls10), [LS11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls11), [LS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls12)

## Nearest rail stations

[Leeds (250 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5480,53.7956), [Burley Park (2.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5778,53.8120), [Headingley (3.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5942,53.8180), [Cottingley (4.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5877,53.7678)

## More in the LS postcode area

[All LS postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## LS1 in brief

LS1 is a postcode district covering Leeds, New Wortley and Camp Field, in Leeds.
About 7,257 people lived in LS1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £201,250 in 2025 across 48 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 1,071.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LS1 was £201,250 in 2025.
LS1 had 5,418 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in LS1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LS1, 80.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LS1
- Postcode area: [LS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls)
- Constituency: [Leeds Central and Headingley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-central-and-headingley)
- Council: [Leeds †](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)
- Area: 1.85 km²
- People, mid-2024: 7,257*
- Neighbourhoods: 3
- Output areas: 20

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[LS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls12), [LS3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls3), [LS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls2), [LS11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls11), [LS4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls4), [LS10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls10)

## Latest updates for LS1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/LS1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls1