# LS22

Postcode district covering Wetherby, Raby Park and Deighton Gates, in Leeds and North Yorkshire.

LS22 is a postcode district covering Wetherby, Raby Park and Deighton Gates, in Leeds and North Yorkshire. Median sale price £434,995 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code LS22. 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 LS22 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £434,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LS22 was £434,995 in 2025. 485th 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/ls22#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 16,603** (2021). LS22 had 16,603 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,099th least 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/ls22#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in LS22 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/ls22#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 82.2%** (January 2026). In LS22, 82.2% 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/ls22#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=LS22) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 94% of people in LS22 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=LS22) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 305 homes were sold in LS22 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=LS22) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LS22.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=LS22) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LS22 had 16,603 usual residents at the census.

## How LS22 compares

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

| Measure | LS22 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £434,995 | most expensive | 29 postcode districts, LS · 2025 |
| Population | 16,603 | 10th least populated | 30 postcode districts, LS · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 94% | joint 6th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 30 postcode districts, LS · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 82.2% | 4th lowest | 30 postcode districts, LS · Jan 2026 |

## Is LS22 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LS22 at a rate of 64.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 121.1 per 1,000 people across the LS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 90 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LS22.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (479), other crime (209) and shoplifting (108).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LS22 was 74.7 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 LS22, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LS22 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in LS22

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harrogate 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027703) | 2,016 | 64.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 50.7% |
| [Leeds 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011698) | 1,462 | 24.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011699) | 1,289 | 24.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.3% |
| [Leeds 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011701) | 1,367 | 47.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011702) | 1,648 | 12.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.8% |
| [Leeds 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011703) | 1,224 | 9.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.8% |
| [Leeds 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011700) | 1,482 | 164.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 78.8% |
| [Leeds 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011704) | 2,229 | 144.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.9% |
| [Leeds 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011705) | 1,369 | 79.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.8% |
| [Leeds 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011696) | 1,549 | 52.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 74.8% |
| [Leeds 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011706) | 1,534 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 68.8% |

## Your MP

- [Wetherby and Easingwold](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wetherby-and-easingwold): Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative), 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.

## Middle areas in LS22

[Wetherby East & Thorp Arch](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/wetherby-east-and-thorp-arch), [Wetherby West](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/wetherby-west)

## Postcode sectors in LS22

[LS22 4 (94 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls22-4), [LS22 5 (167 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls22-5), [LS22 6 (189 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls22-6), [LS22 7 (113 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls22-7), [LS22 9 (9 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls22-9)

## Councils LS22 covers

[Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds), [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)

## Towns in LS22

[Wetherby](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wetherby)

## Postcode districts next to LS22

[HG3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg3), [HG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg5), [LS14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls14), [LS17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls17), [LS23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls23), [YO26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo26)

## Nearest rail stations

[Cattal (5.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3205,53.9974)

## 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)

## LS22 in brief

LS22 is a postcode district covering Wetherby, Raby Park and Deighton Gates, in Leeds and North Yorkshire.
About 16,523 people lived in LS22 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £434,995 in 2025 across 305 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 64.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LS22 was £434,995 in 2025.
LS22 had 16,603 usual residents at the census.
About 94% of people in LS22 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LS22, 82.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LS22
- Postcode area: [LS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls)
- Constituency: [Wetherby and Easingwold †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wetherby-and-easingwold)
- Council: [Leeds †](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)
- Area: 73.63 km²
- People, mid-2024: 16,523*
- Neighbourhoods: 11
- Output areas: 58

* 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

[HG3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg3), [HG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hg5), [LS23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls23), [YO26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo26), [LS17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls17), [LS14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls14)

## Latest updates for LS22

- 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/LS22

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls22, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls22#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls22