LS5
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Leeds, Kirkstall and Hawksworth, 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 LS5 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In LS5, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How LS5 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LS5 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LS5 at a rate of 139.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 121.1 per 1,000 people across LS.
In August 2026 alone, 110 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LS5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (442), shoplifting (242) and other crime (180).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LS5 was 150.1 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 LS5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LS5 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in LS5
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds 033F | 1,366 | 52.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Leeds 033G | 1,911 | 100.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Leeds 045A | 2,024 | 258.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| Leeds 045C | 1,464 | 164.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
MPs for LS5
- Alex SobelLabour (Co-op)MP for Leeds Central and Headingley89% of LS5’s postcodes
- Rachel ReevesLabourMP for Leeds West and Pudsey11% of LS5’s postcodes
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 LS51
Postcode sectors in LS52
Council1
Towns in LS51
Postcode districts next to LS56
Nearest rail stations4
More in the LS postcode area2
LS5 in brief
LS5 is a postcode district covering Leeds, Kirkstall and Hawksworth, in Leeds.
About 9,238 people lived in LS5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £235,000 in 2025 across 105 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 139.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LS5 was £235,000 in 2025.
LS5 had 9,059 usual residents at the census.
In LS5, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In LS5, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.