# LS18 5BG: area report for a postcode in Leeds

LS18 5BG 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 LS18 5BG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) › [LS18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls18) › [LS18 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls18-5)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 54% on July. Leeds 021B: 30 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6391,53.8449,LS185BG
- **Horsforth, 660 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6391,53.8449,LS185BG
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6391,53.8449,LS185BG
- **No property in LS18 5BG 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=-1.6391,53.8449,LS185BG
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Leeds 021B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6391,53.8449,LS185BG
- **£247,695 average price**: For the whole of Leeds, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6391,53.8449,LS185BG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6391,53.8449,LS185BG
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6391,53.8449,LS185BG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LS18 5BG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6391,53.8449,LS185BG
- **Low road and rail noise at LS18 5BG**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6391,53.8449,LS185BG
- **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=-1.6391,53.8449,LS185BG
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6391,53.8449,LS185BG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Horsforth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horsforth-school-e137775) | Secondary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 60.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westbrook Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westbrook-lane-primary-school-e107861) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e107990) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Broadgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadgate-primary-school-e107874) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-horsforth-e139352) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West End Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-end-primary-school-e107846) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Horsforth Featherbank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horsforth-featherbank-primary-school-e107817) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Froebelian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-froebelian-school-e108108) | Independent | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £585,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £551,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| December 2024 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2023 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2024 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £730,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2024 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2025 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Horsforth (660 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: HORSFORTH - PHARMACY PLUS HEALTH (630 m); WELL (680 m)
- Dental practices: IVORY DENTAL PRACTICE LTD (570 m); HORSFORTH DENTAL PRACTICE (590 m); HORSFORTH SMILE CLINIC (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Horsforth Express (450 m, Tesco); Morrisons Horsforth Leeds (740 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Daily Leeds Horsforth (910 m, Morrisons)

## 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 021B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.5** (2025). Leeds 021B has a deprivation score of 2.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 607th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £447,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leeds 021B was £447,000 in 2025. Joint 6,552nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,048** (2021). Leeds 021B had 2,048 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,580th 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: 85.7%** (January 2026). In Leeds 021B, 85.7% 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.

## LS18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £308,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LS18 was £308,500 in 2025. 1,038th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,513** (2021). LS18 had 21,513 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,369th 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 LS18 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In LS18, 95.0% 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: 53.8449, -1.6391

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=-1.6391,53.8449,LS185BG

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