# LS8

Postcode district covering Leeds, Harehills Corner and Lidgett Park, in Leeds.

LS8 is a postcode district covering Leeds, Harehills Corner and Lidgett Park, in Leeds. Median sale price £270,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code LS8. 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 LS8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls8#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls8#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=LS8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 90% of people in LS8 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=LS8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 471 homes were sold in LS8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=LS8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LS8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=LS8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LS8 had 52,516 usual residents at the census.

## How LS8 compares

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

| Measure | LS8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £270,000 | joint 12th most expensive | 29 postcode districts, LS · 2025 |
| Population | 52,516 | most populated | 30 postcode districts, LS · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 90% | 3rd fewest 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 LS8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LS8 at a rate of 122.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 121.1 per 1,000 people across the LS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 582 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LS8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,758), other crime (1,247) and anti-social behaviour (503).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LS8 was 131.3 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 LS8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LS8 has no single figure. Of its 32 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in LS8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leeds 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011650) | 1,522 | 80.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.1% |
| [Leeds 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011653) | 1,376 | 69.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.1% |
| [Leeds 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011655) | 1,478 | 97.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.4% |
| [Leeds 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011508) | 1,433 | 20.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Leeds 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011517) | 1,716 | 60.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011652) | 1,398 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.2% |
| [Leeds 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011654) | 1,473 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 032A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011504) | 1,564 | 122.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Leeds 032B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011641) | 1,612 | 81.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.8% |
| [Leeds 032C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011642) | 1,383 | 59.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| [Leeds 032D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011645) | 1,510 | 106.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.4% |
| [Leeds 037A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011643) | 1,520 | 66.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Leeds 037B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011644) | 1,339 | 109.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.1% |
| [Leeds 037C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011646) | 1,801 | 89.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.9% |
| [Leeds 037D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011647) | 1,880 | 101.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 037E](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011648) | 1,859 | 67.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 040A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011421) | 1,526 | 214.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 040B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011425) | 1,552 | 74.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 042C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011359) | 1,895 | 90.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.8% |
| [Leeds 047A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011423) | 1,735 | 112.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 047B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011424) | 1,938 | 76.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 047C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011427) | 2,045 | 141.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Leeds 047D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011431) | 2,097 | 162.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.0% |
| [Leeds 048A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011422) | 1,616 | 187.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.0% |
| [Leeds 048B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011426) | 1,698 | 107.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 048C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011428) | 2,138 | 198.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.7% |
| [Leeds 048D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011429) | 2,059 | 127.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.7% |
| [Leeds 053A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011430) | 1,732 | 157.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Leeds 053B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011432) | 1,736 | 158.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 053D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011434) | 1,805 | 177.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Leeds 064B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011673) | 1,862 | 199.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 064D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011677) | 1,624 | 195.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |

## Your MP

- [Leeds North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-north-east): Fabian Hamilton (Labour), MP since July 2024. 56% of the people here.
- [Leeds East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-east): Richard Burgon (Labour), MP since July 2024. 44% of the people here.
- [Leeds Central and Headingley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-central-and-headingley): Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 0.4% 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 LS8

[Gipton North](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/gipton-north), [Gledhow](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/gledhow), [Harehills North](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/harehills-north), [Harehills South](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/harehills-south), [Lady Wood & Oakwood](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/lady-wood-and-oakwood), [Roundhay Park & Slaid Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/roundhay-park-and-slaid-hill), [Roundhay West](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/roundhay-west)

## Postcode sectors in LS8

[LS8 1 (211 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls8-1), [LS8 2 (245 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls8-2), [LS8 3 (194 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls8-3), [LS8 4 (118 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls8-4), [LS8 5 (159 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls8-5), [LS8 9 (7 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls8-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in LS8

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

## Postcode districts next to LS8

[LS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls2), [LS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls7), [LS9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls9), [LS14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls14), [LS17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls17)

## Nearest rail stations

[Cross Gates (4.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4516,53.8049), [Leeds (5.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5480,53.7956), [Burley Park (5.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5778,53.8120)

## 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)

## LS8 in brief

LS8 is a postcode district covering Leeds, Harehills Corner and Lidgett Park, in Leeds.
About 54,530 people lived in LS8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £270,000 in 2025 across 471 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 122.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LS8 was £270,000 in 2025.
LS8 had 52,516 usual residents at the census.
About 90% of people in LS8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LS8, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LS8
- Postcode area: [LS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls)
- Constituency: [Leeds North East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-north-east)
- Council: [Leeds †](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)
- Area: 12.33 km²
- People, mid-2024: 54,530*
- Neighbourhoods: 32
- Output areas: 148

* 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

[LS17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls17), [LS9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls9), [LS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls7), [LS14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls14), [LS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls2)

## Latest updates for LS8

- 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/LS8

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls8#f-house-sales-median-price.

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