LS3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Leeds, Woodhouse and Burley, in Leeds.
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 LS3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In LS3, 75.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How LS3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LS3 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LS3 at a rate of 184.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 121.1 per 1,000 people across LS.
In August 2026 alone, 102 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LS3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (404), violence and sexual offences (295) and other crime (217).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LS3 was 151.0 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 LS3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LS3 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in LS3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds 063B | 4,342 | 181.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 67.4% |
| Leeds 063D | 1,693 | 234.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.8% |
| Leeds 063G | 1,308 | 27.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
Your MP
- Alex SobelLabour (Co-op)MP for Leeds Central and Headingley
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in LS31
Postcode sectors in LS31
Council1
Towns in LS31
Postcode districts next to LS34
Nearest rail stations4
More in the LS postcode area2
LS3 in brief
LS3 is a postcode district covering Leeds, Woodhouse and Burley, in Leeds.
About 7,014 people lived in LS3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £170,000 in 2025 across 11 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 184.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LS3 was £170,000 in 2025.
LS3 had 6,180 usual residents at the census.
In LS3, 75.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In LS3, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.