# LS16 8GW: area report for a postcode in Leeds

LS16 8GW 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 8GW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) › [LS16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16) › [LS16 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16-8)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Leeds 016B: 29 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5894,53.8596,LS168GW
- **Horsforth, 3 km**: About 37 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5894,53.8596,LS168GW
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5894,53.8596,LS168GW
- **No property in LS16 8GW 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=-1.5894,53.8596,LS168GW
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Leeds 016B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5894,53.8596,LS168GW
- **£247,695 average price**: For the whole of Leeds, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5894,53.8596,LS168GW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5894,53.8596,LS168GW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5894,53.8596,LS168GW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LS16 8GW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5894,53.8596,LS168GW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LS16 8GW**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5894,53.8596,LS168GW
- **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=-1.5894,53.8596,LS168GW
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5894,53.8596,LS168GW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/adel-st-john-the-baptist-church-of-england-primary-school-e108041) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ralph Thoresby School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ralph-thoresby-school-e108075) | Secondary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ireland Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ireland-wood-primary-school-e107896) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Adel Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/adel-primary-school-e107892) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-name-catholic-voluntary-academy-e142004) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cookridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cookridge-primary-school-e107894) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £640,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2024 | £909,820 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2024 | £824,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2023 | £734,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £760,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £824,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2024 | £853,595 | Detached, new build, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2024 | £777,495 | Detached, new build, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: ADEL DENTAL PRACTICE (530 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Adel BP (460 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Adel (890 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 016B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.4** (2025). Leeds 016B has a deprivation score of 5.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,244th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £453,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leeds 016B was £453,750 in 2025. Joint 6,231st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,475** (2021). Leeds 016B had 1,475 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,840th 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In Leeds 016B, 98.1% 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: 53.8596, -1.5894

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

## Your MP

- [Leeds North West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-north-west): Katie White (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), 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=-1.5894,53.8596,LS168GW

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