# LS23 Postcode district covering Boston Spa, Bramham and Clifford, in Leeds. LS23 is a postcode district covering Boston Spa, Bramham and Clifford, in Leeds. Median sale price £389,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 70.2 per 1,000 people. Postcode district. Code LS23. 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 LS23 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £389,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LS23 was £389,000 in 2025. 635th 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/ls23#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 9,904** (2021). LS23 had 9,904 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 706th 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/ls23#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in LS23 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/ls23#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.8%** (January 2026). In LS23, 90.8% 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/ls23#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=LS23) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 97% of people in LS23 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=LS23) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 149 homes were sold in LS23 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=LS23) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LS23. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=LS23) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LS23 had 9,904 usual residents at the census. ## How LS23 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | LS23 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £389,000 | 3rd most expensive | 29 postcode districts, LS · 2025 | | Population | 9,904 | 6th least populated | 30 postcode districts, LS · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 97% | joint 10th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 30 postcode districts, LS · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.8% | 9th lowest | 30 postcode districts, LS · Jan 2026 | ## Is LS23 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LS23 at a rate of 70.2 per 1,000 people. That compares with 121.1 per 1,000 people across the LS postcode area. In August 2026 alone, 112 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LS23. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (360), other crime (158) and anti-social behaviour (59). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LS23 was 65.3 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 LS23, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LS23 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in LS23 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Leeds 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011697) | 2,285 | 137.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 72.4% | | [Leeds 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011707) | 1,295 | 84.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.5% | | [Leeds 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011709) | 2,047 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.5% | | [Leeds 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011710) | 1,414 | 22.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% | | [Leeds 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011711) | 1,417 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.2% | | [Leeds 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011712) | 1,448 | 85.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.3% | ## 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 LS23 [Boston Spa & Bramham](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/boston-spa-and-bramham) ## Postcode sectors in LS23 [LS23 6 (282 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls23-6), [LS23 7 (86 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls23-7) ## Council [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) ## Postcode districts next to LS23 [LS14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls14), [LS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls15), [LS22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls22), [LS24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls24), [LS25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls25), [YO26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo26) ## 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) ## LS23 in brief LS23 is a postcode district covering Boston Spa, Bramham and Clifford, in Leeds. About 9,900 people lived in LS23 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £389,000 in 2025 across 149 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 70.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in LS23 was £389,000 in 2025. LS23 had 9,904 usual residents at the census. About 97% of people in LS23 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In LS23, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: LS23 - 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: 39.01 km² - People, mid-2024: 9,900* - Neighbourhoods: 6 - Output areas: 30 * 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 [LS24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls24), [LS22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls22), [YO26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo26), [LS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls15), [LS14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls14), [LS25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls25) ## Latest updates for LS23 - 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/LS23 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls23, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls23#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/). 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