# LS16 6QZ: area report for a postcode in Leeds

LS16 6QZ 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 6QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) › [LS16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16) › [LS16 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16-6)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 29% on July. Leeds 019C: 91 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6080,53.8393,LS166QZ
- **Horsforth, 1.7 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6080,53.8393,LS166QZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6080,53.8393,LS166QZ
- **No property in LS16 6QZ 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=-1.6080,53.8393,LS166QZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Leeds 019C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6080,53.8393,LS166QZ
- **£247,695 average price**: For the whole of Leeds, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6080,53.8393,LS166QZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6080,53.8393,LS166QZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6080,53.8393,LS166QZ
- **85.7% can get gigabit broadband at LS16 6QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6080,53.8393,LS166QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at LS16 6QZ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6080,53.8393,LS166QZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.6080,53.8393,LS166QZ
- **10.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6080,53.8393,LS166QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Iveson Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/iveson-primary-school-e107886) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbey Grange Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-grange-church-of-england-academy-e137083) | Secondary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 57.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lighthouse School Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lighthouse-school-leeds-e138380) | Special | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-name-catholic-voluntary-academy-e142004) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lawnswood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lawnswood-school-e108055) | Secondary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 40.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Chad's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-chads-church-of-england-primary-school-e141521) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hawksworth Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hawksworth-wood-primary-school-e107893) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ireland Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ireland-wood-primary-school-e107896) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £193,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| April 2025 | £271,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| April 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| March 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| June 2026 | £247,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| April 2024 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| May 2024 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DR S HUTCHINSON & PARTNERS, IW&H M PRAC (860 m)
- Pharmacies: MWP BUTCHER HILL LTD (710 m); COHENS CHEMIST (860 m)
- Dental practices: GLADSTONE HOUSE (180 m); DENTAL SURGERY (740 m); LAWNSWOOD DENTAL CARE (820 m); LAWNSWOOD DENTAL CARE (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Spen Lane (480 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Butcher Hill (770 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 019C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.5** (2025). Leeds 019C has a deprivation score of 8.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,854th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £297,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leeds 019C was £297,500 in 2025. Joint 15,744th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,557** (2021). Leeds 019C had 1,557 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,384th 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: 97.1%** (January 2026). In Leeds 019C, 97.1% 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: 53.8393, -1.6080

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=-1.6080,53.8393,LS166QZ

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