# LS8 5PJ: area report for a postcode in Leeds

LS8 5PJ 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 5PJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) › [LS8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls8) › [LS8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls8-5)

## Around this postcode

- **161 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Leeds 048D: 128 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5183,53.8147,LS85PJ
- **Leeds, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5183,53.8147,LS85PJ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5183,53.8147,LS85PJ
- **No property in LS8 5PJ 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=-1.5183,53.8147,LS85PJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Leeds 048D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5183,53.8147,LS85PJ
- **£246,385 average price**: For the whole of Leeds, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5183,53.8147,LS85PJ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5183,53.8147,LS85PJ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5183,53.8147,LS85PJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LS8 5PJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5183,53.8147,LS85PJ
- **Low road and rail noise at LS8 5PJ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5183,53.8147,LS85PJ
- **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=-1.5183,53.8147,LS85PJ
- **14.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5183,53.8147,LS85PJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bankside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bankside-primary-school-e107901) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harehills Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harehills-primary-school-e107925) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, April 2025 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hillcrest Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillcrest-academy-e140413) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hovingham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hovingham-primary-school-e151945) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Co-op Academy Nightingale](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-nightingale-e139701) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e147482) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bracken Edge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bracken-edge-primary-school-e107909) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Co-op Academy Woodlands](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-woodlands-e139015) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2023 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| April 2024 | £149,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2023 | £92,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £112,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2023 | £52,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2024 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HAREHILLS CORNER SURGERY (120 m); THE ROUNDHAY ROAD SURGERY (180 m); CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE (510 m); CHAPELTOWN FAMILY SURGERY (630 m)
- Pharmacies: ALSYED PHARMACY (130 m); KHAN PHARMACY (150 m); ROUNDHAY PHARMACY (250 m); SHAAN PHARMACY (270 m); PHARMACY CORNER (310 m)
- Dental practices: MELIORA DENTAL LIMITED (550 m); DENTAL SURGERY (550 m); DENTAL SURGERY (620 m); LEEDS COMMUNITY DENTAL SERVICES (940 m); DENTAL SURGERY (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Harehills Leeds (540 m, Morrisons); Tesco Sheepscar Esso Express (740 m, Tesco); Heron Harehills Leeds (810 m, Heron); M&S St James Hospital (880 m, Marks and Spencer); Spar - Glenhow (900 m, Spar)

## 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 048D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 64.1** (2025). Leeds 048D has a deprivation score of 64.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 638th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,059** (2021). Leeds 048D had 2,059 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,413th 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In Leeds 048D, 97.7% 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: 14.6%** (August 2026). In Leeds 048D, 14.6% 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: 53.8147, -1.5183

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), 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=-1.5183,53.8147,LS85PJ

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