# LS5

Postcode district covering Leeds, Kirkstall and Hawksworth, in Leeds.

LS5 is a postcode district covering Leeds, Kirkstall and Hawksworth, in Leeds. Median sale price £235,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 139.6 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code LS5. 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 LS5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls5#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls5#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=LS5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in LS5 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=LS5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 105 homes were sold in LS5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=LS5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LS5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=LS5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LS5 had 9,059 usual residents at the census.

## How LS5 compares

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

| Measure | LS5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £235,000 | 11th cheapest | 29 postcode districts, LS · 2025 |
| Population | 9,059 | 4th least populated | 30 postcode districts, LS · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 30 postcode districts, LS · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.8% | joint 5th highest | 30 postcode districts, LS · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the LS postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in LS5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leeds 033F](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01032493) | 1,366 | 52.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 033G](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01032494) | 1,911 | 100.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 045A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011477) | 2,024 | 258.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Leeds 045C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011488) | 1,464 | 164.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |

## Your MP

- [Leeds Central and Headingley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-central-and-headingley): Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 89% of the people here.
- [Leeds West and Pudsey](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-west-and-pudsey): Rachel Reeves (Labour), MP since July 2024. 11% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in LS5

[Kirkstall](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/kirkstall)

## Postcode sectors in LS5

[LS5 2 (1 postcode)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls5-2), [LS5 3 (211 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls5-3)

## Council

[Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)

## Towns in LS5

[Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leeds)

## Postcode districts next to LS5

[LS4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls4), [LS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls6), [LS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls12), [LS13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls13), [LS16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16), [LS18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls18)

## Nearest rail stations

[Kirkstall Forge (550 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6225,53.8237), [Headingley (1.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5942,53.8180), [Horsforth (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6302,53.8477), [Bramley (West Yorkshire) (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6372,53.8053)

## 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)

## 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.
About 100% of people in LS5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LS5, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LS5
- Postcode area: [LS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls)
- Constituency: [Leeds Central and Headingley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-central-and-headingley)
- Council: [Leeds †](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)
- Area: 2.77 km²
- People, mid-2024: 9,238*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 28

* 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

[LS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls6), [LS13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls13), [LS4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls4), [LS12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls12), [LS16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls16), [LS18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls18)

## Latest updates for LS5

- 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/LS5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls5#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls5