# LS8 2HG: area report for a postcode in Leeds

LS8 2HG 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 LS8 2HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) › [LS8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls8) › [LS8 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls8-2)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 38% on July. Leeds 020A: 81 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5011,53.8461,LS82HG
- **Cross Gates, 5.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5011,53.8461,LS82HG
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5011,53.8461,LS82HG
- **No property in LS8 2HG 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=-1.5011,53.8461,LS82HG
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Leeds 020A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5011,53.8461,LS82HG
- **£246,385 average price**: For the whole of Leeds, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5011,53.8461,LS82HG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5011,53.8461,LS82HG
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5011,53.8461,LS82HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LS8 2HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5011,53.8461,LS82HG
- **Low road and rail noise at LS8 2HG**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5011,53.8461,LS82HG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.5011,53.8461,LS82HG
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5011,53.8461,LS82HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Talbot Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/talbot-primary-school-e152145) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Wigton Moor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wigton-moor-primary-school-e107870) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Allerton Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/allerton-grange-school-e108058) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 51.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Moor Allerton Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moor-allerton-hall-primary-school-e107915) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-primary-school-e107914) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leeds Menorah School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leeds-menorah-school-e108110) | Independent | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Shadwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shadwell-primary-school-e107917) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £580,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £525,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2023 | £1,510,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2024 | £615,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2024 | £765,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2024 | £787,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2024 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| December 2025 | £1,650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE STREET LANE PRACTICE (880 m)
- Pharmacies: STREET LANE - PHARMACY PLUS HEALTH (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Roundhay Express Petrol (750 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £246,385** (August 2026). Leeds’s average house price was £246,385 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 147th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 020A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.2** (2025). Leeds 020A has a deprivation score of 8.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,483rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £525,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leeds 020A was £525,000 in 2025. Joint 4,095th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,522** (2021). Leeds 020A had 1,522 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,345th most 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: 97.1%** (January 2026). In Leeds 020A, 97.1% 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.

## LS8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LS8 was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 895th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 52,516** (2021). LS8 had 52,516 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 168th most 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: 90%** (2022). About 90% of people in LS8 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 LS8, 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: 53.8461, -1.5011

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

## Your MP

- [Leeds North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-north-east): Fabian Hamilton (Labour), 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), August 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=-1.5011,53.8461,LS82HG

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