# LS16

Postcode district covering Leeds, Bramhope and West Park, in Leeds.

LS16 is a postcode district covering Leeds, Bramhope and West Park, in Leeds. Median sale price £335,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 79.6 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code LS16. 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 LS16 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=LS16) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 98% of people in LS16 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=LS16) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 610 homes were sold in LS16 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=LS16) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LS16.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=LS16) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LS16 had 38,240 usual residents at the census.

## How LS16 compares

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

| Measure | LS16 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £335,000 | 5th most expensive | 29 postcode districts, LS · 2025 |
| Population | 38,240 | 12th most populated | 30 postcode districts, LS · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 98% | 12th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 30 postcode districts, LS · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.7% | 14th highest | 30 postcode districts, LS · Jan 2026 |

## Is LS16 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LS16 at a rate of 79.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 121.1 per 1,000 people across the LS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 239 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LS16.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,370), other crime (572) and anti-social behaviour (280).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LS16 was 83.1 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 LS16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LS16 has no single figure. Of its 25 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 10 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in LS16

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leeds 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011576) | 1,463 | 37.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 75.1% |
| [Leeds 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01032503) | 1,447 | 147.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 70.0% |
| [Leeds 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01032504) | 1,781 | 47.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.1% |
| [Leeds 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011376) | 1,662 | 31.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.6% |
| [Leeds 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011377) | 1,389 | 30.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.3% |
| [Leeds 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011378) | 1,418 | 184.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Leeds 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011382) | 1,609 | 15.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% |
| [Leeds 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011380) | 1,550 | 89.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.0% |
| [Leeds 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011381) | 1,475 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.1% |
| [Leeds 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011385) | 1,338 | 58.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.3% |
| [Leeds 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011386) | 1,815 | 65.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% |
| [Leeds 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011379) | 1,611 | 173.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Leeds 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011384) | 1,518 | 69.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01032501) | 1,149 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 017F](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01032502) | 1,875 | 99.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.5% |
| [Leeds 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011383) | 1,673 | 59.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.6% |
| [Leeds 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011388) | 1,578 | 95.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.1% |
| [Leeds 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011684) | 1,557 | 90.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.1% |
| [Leeds 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011695) | 1,710 | 160.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Leeds 033A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011484) | 1,599 | 199.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 033E](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011686) | 1,541 | 161.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.7% |
| [Leeds 109A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011685) | 2,215 | 48.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.5% |
| [Leeds 109B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011687) | 1,527 | 80.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 109C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011690) | 1,362 | 48.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Leeds 109G](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01032876) | 1,874 | 45.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.4% |

## Your MP

- [Leeds North West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-north-west): Katie White (Labour), MP since July 2024. 52% of the people here.
- [Leeds Central and Headingley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-central-and-headingley): Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 46% of the people here.
- [Leeds North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-north-east): Fabian Hamilton (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.7% 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 LS16

[Adel](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/adel), [Bramhope & Pool-in-Wharfedale](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/bramhope-and-pool-in-wharfedale), [Cookridge & Holt Park](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/cookridge-and-holt-park), [Far Headingley & Weetwood](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/far-headingley-and-weetwood), [Hawksworth & West Park](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/hawksworth-and-west-park), [Lawnswood & Ireland Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/lawnswood-and-ireland-wood), [Tinshill](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/tinshill)

## Postcode sectors in LS16

[LS16 0 (14 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16-0), [LS16 5 (189 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16-5), [LS16 6 (252 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16-6), [LS16 7 (246 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16-7), [LS16 8 (184 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16-8), [LS16 9 (144 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in LS16

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

## Postcode districts next to LS16

[LS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls5), [LS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls6), [LS17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls17), [LS18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls18), [LS19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls19), [LS21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls21)

## Nearest rail stations

[Horsforth (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6302,53.8477), [Kirkstall Forge (4.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6225,53.8237), [Headingley (5.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5942,53.8180)

## 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)

## LS16 in brief

LS16 is a postcode district covering Leeds, Bramhope and West Park, in Leeds.
About 40,772 people lived in LS16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £335,000 in 2025 across 610 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 79.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LS16 was £335,000 in 2025.
LS16 had 38,240 usual residents at the census.
About 98% of people in LS16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LS16, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LS16
- Postcode area: [LS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls)
- Constituency: [Leeds North West †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-north-west)
- Council: [Leeds †](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)
- Area: 33.72 km²
- People, mid-2024: 40,772*
- Neighbourhoods: 25
- Output areas: 127

* 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

[LS17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls17), [LS21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls21), [LS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls6), [LS19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls19), [LS18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls18), [LS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls5)

## Latest updates for LS16

- 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/LS16

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16