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

LS8 2XW 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 2XW 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

- **102 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 21% on July. Leeds 064E: 314 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5248,53.8074,LS82XW
- **Leeds, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5248,53.8074,LS82XW
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5248,53.8074,LS82XW
- **No property in LS8 2XW 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=-1.5248,53.8074,LS82XW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Leeds 064E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5248,53.8074,LS82XW
- **£247,695 average price**: For the whole of Leeds, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5248,53.8074,LS82XW
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5248,53.8074,LS82XW
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5248,53.8074,LS82XW
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.5248,53.8074,LS82XW
- **Low road and rail noise at LS8 2XW**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5248,53.8074,LS82XW
- **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=-1.5248,53.8074,LS82XW
- **16.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5248,53.8074,LS82XW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shakespeare Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shakespeare-primary-school-e107938) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Co-op Academy Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-leeds-e137065) | Secondary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 27.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Co-op Academy Nightingale](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-nightingale-e139701) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-rosary-and-st-annes-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e147487) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dixons Trinity Chapeltown](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dixons-trinity-chapeltown-e144743) | All-through | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2021 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hillcrest Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillcrest-academy-e140413) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bankside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bankside-primary-school-e107901) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ebor Gardens Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ebor-gardens-primary-academy-e142629) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £69,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2025 | £93,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| May 2024 | £99,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| March 2023 | £87,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 330 m |
| June 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |
| January 2023 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 370 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CHAPELTOWN FAMILY SURGERY (460 m); LINCOLN GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE (590 m); SHAKESPEARE MEDICAL PRACTICE (590 m); THE ROUNDHAY ROAD SURGERY (770 m); CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE (850 m)
- Pharmacies: COHEN'S CHEMIST (460 m); WELL (600 m); KHAN PHARMACY (780 m); IMAAN PHARMACY (980 m); OATLAND - PHARMACY PLUS HEALTH (1 km)
- Dental practices: EAST LEEDS P C TTH CENTRE (590 m); BURMANTOFTS DENTAL PRACTICE (640 m); WHITECROSS DENTAL CARE LIMITED (750 m); NIGHT DENTAL LIMITED (810 m); UNIT 3 (810 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S St James Hospital (220 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Sheepscar Esso Express (340 m, Tesco); Spar Roseville Road (340 m, Spar); Heron Burnmantofts Leeds (550 m, Heron); Aldi Harehills Leeds (590 m, Aldi)

## 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 064E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.9** (2025). Leeds 064E has a deprivation score of 32.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,966th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,608** (2021). Leeds 064E had 1,608 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,699th 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: 98.7%** (January 2026). In Leeds 064E, 98.7% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 8.1%** (August 2026). In Leeds 064E, 8.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 53.8074, -1.5248

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

## Your MP

- [Leeds East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-east): Richard Burgon (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), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.5248,53.8074,LS82XW

## How to cite

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