# LS16 5JH: area report for a postcode in Leeds

LS16 5JH 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 LS16 5JH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) › [LS16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16) › [LS16 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16-5)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 43% on July. Leeds 109C: 48 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5833,53.8282,LS165JH
- **Headingley, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5833,53.8282,LS165JH
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5833,53.8282,LS165JH
- **No property in LS16 5JH 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=-1.5833,53.8282,LS165JH
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Leeds 109C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5833,53.8282,LS165JH
- **£247,695 average price**: For the whole of Leeds, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5833,53.8282,LS165JH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5833,53.8282,LS165JH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5833,53.8282,LS165JH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LS16 5JH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5833,53.8282,LS165JH
- **Loud road and rail noise at LS16 5JH**: Road 71 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5833,53.8282,LS165JH
- **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=-1.5833,53.8282,LS165JH
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5833,53.8282,LS165JH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Weetwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weetwood-primary-school-e107897) | Primary | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Richmond House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richmond-house-school-e108103) | Independent | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Lighthouse Futures Trust](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lighthouse-futures-trust-e146090) | Special | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Meanwood Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meanwood-church-of-england-primary-school-e108046) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ormston School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormston-school-e150968) | Special | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Shire Oak VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shire-oak-vc-primary-school-e131570) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Chad's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-chads-church-of-england-primary-school-e141521) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lawnswood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lawnswood-school-e108055) | Secondary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 40.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2023 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| June 2026 | £85,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2026 | £87,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2024 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2024 | £726,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £226,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BURTON CROFT SURGERY (920 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (740 m); HEADINGLEY - PHARMACY PLUS HEALTH (920 m)
- Dental practices: BURTON CROFT DENTAL CARE (390 m); FAR HEADINGLEY DENTAL CARE (390 m); LS1 DENTAL (460 m); NORTH LANE (DENTAL SURGERY) (910 m); DENTAL SURGERY (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Headingley (160 m, Spar); Sainsburys Headingley (770 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Headingley North Lane Local (890 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 109C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.0** (2025). Leeds 109C has a deprivation score of 6.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,946th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leeds 109C was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 3,791st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,362** (2021). Leeds 109C had 1,362 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,615th least 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Leeds 109C, 99.6% 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.

## LS16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £335,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LS16 was £335,000 in 2025. Joint 877th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 38,240** (2021). LS16 had 38,240 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 515th 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: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in LS16 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: 96.7%** (January 2026). In LS16, 96.7% 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: 53.8282, -1.5833

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=-1.5833,53.8282,LS165JH

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