# LS12 6LJ: area report for a postcode in Leeds

LS12 6LJ 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 LS12 6LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) › [LS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls12) › [LS12 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls12-6)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 37% on July. Leeds 083A: 82 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6034,53.7784,LS126LJ
- **Cottingley, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6034,53.7784,LS126LJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6034,53.7784,LS126LJ
- **No property in LS12 6LJ 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=-1.6034,53.7784,LS126LJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Leeds 083A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6034,53.7784,LS126LJ
- **£246,385 average price**: For the whole of Leeds, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6034,53.7784,LS126LJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6034,53.7784,LS126LJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6034,53.7784,LS126LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LS12 6LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6034,53.7784,LS126LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at LS12 6LJ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6034,53.7784,LS126LJ
- **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=-1.6034,53.7784,LS126LJ
- **13.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6034,53.7784,LS126LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cobden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cobden-primary-school-e152460) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | – |
| [Core Training and Development limited](https://openindex.co.uk/school/core-training-and-development-limited-e148759) | Independent | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Lower Wortley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lower-wortley-primary-school-e107972) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Farnley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-farnley-academy-e137577) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Elland Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-elland-academy-e141140) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | – |
| [Lawns Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lawns-park-primary-school-e107973) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Five Lanes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/five-lanes-primary-school-e107968) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lift Cottingley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-cottingley-e138973) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2024 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £173,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £132,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £328,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| April 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WHITEHALL SURGERY (470 m); HAWTHORN SURGERY (470 m)
- Pharmacies: FREEMANS PHARMACY (470 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £246,385** (August 2026). Leeds’s average house price was £246,385 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 147th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 083A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.8** (2025). Leeds 083A has a deprivation score of 6.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,854th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £214,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leeds 083A was £214,500 in 2025. Joint 7,866th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,797** (2021). Leeds 083A had 2,797 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 286th 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: 94.4%** (January 2026). In Leeds 083A, 94.4% 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.

## LS12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LS12 was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 278th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 43,850** (2021). LS12 had 43,850 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 338th most 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 LS12 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In LS12, 99.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)
- Centre: 53.7784, -1.6034

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

## Your MP

- [Leeds South West and Morley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-south-west-and-morley): Mark Sewards (Labour), 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), August 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=-1.6034,53.7784,LS126LJ

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