# LS5 3JQ: area report for a postcode in Leeds

LS5 3JQ 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 LS5 3JQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) › [LS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls5) › [LS5 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls5-3)

## Around this postcode

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 42% on July. Leeds 045C: 164 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6026,53.8192,LS53JQ
- **Headingley, 570 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6026,53.8192,LS53JQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6026,53.8192,LS53JQ
- **No property in LS5 3JQ 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=-1.6026,53.8192,LS53JQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Leeds 045C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6026,53.8192,LS53JQ
- **£247,695 average price**: For the whole of Leeds, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6026,53.8192,LS53JQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6026,53.8192,LS53JQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6026,53.8192,LS53JQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LS5 3JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6026,53.8192,LS53JQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LS5 3JQ**: Road 59 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6026,53.8192,LS53JQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-1.6026,53.8192,LS53JQ
- **13.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6026,53.8192,LS53JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirkstall-st-stephens-church-of-england-va-primary-school-e108043) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beecroft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beecroft-primary-school-e107883) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e147484) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hollybush Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollybush-primary-e134513) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Chad's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-chads-church-of-england-primary-school-e141521) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kirkstall Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirkstall-valley-primary-school-e107887) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitecote Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitecote-primary-school-e107970) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hawksworth Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hawksworth-wood-primary-school-e107893) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £222,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| June 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| August 2026 | £211,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £227,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £167,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2024 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Headingley (570 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ABBEY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE (120 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (540 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Kirkstall Food Warehouse (300 m, Iceland); Morrisons Kirkstall Leeds (680 m, Morrisons); Spar - Bramley (990 m, Spar)

## 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 045C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.1** (2025). Leeds 045C has a deprivation score of 30.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,208th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £220,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leeds 045C was £220,500 in 2025. Joint 8,643rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,464** (2021). Leeds 045C had 1,464 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,274th least 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Leeds 045C, 99.9% 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.

## LS5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LS5 was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 636th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 9,059** (2021). LS5 had 9,059 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 669th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in LS5 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In LS5, 98.8% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)
- Centre: 53.8192, -1.6026

Council: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Leeds Central and Headingley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-central-and-headingley): Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-1.6026,53.8192,LS53JQ

## How to cite

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