LS
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Leeds, with 32 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 95% of people in LS live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How LS compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
Is LS safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LS at a rate of 121.1 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 8,818 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LS.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (39,519), other crime (20,091) and shoplifting (10,244).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LS was 126.1 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.
Postcode districts in LS
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LS1Leeds, New Wortley | 5,418 | £201,250 | 1,071.4 per 1,000 |
| LS2Leeds, The Leylands | 11,218 | £150,000 | 387.7 per 1,000 |
| LS3Leeds, Woodhouse | 6,180 | £170,000 | 184.2 per 1,000 |
| LS4Leeds, Burley | 9,455 | £220,000 | 125.6 per 1,000 |
| LS5Leeds, Kirkstall | 9,059 | £235,000 | 139.6 per 1,000 |
| LS6Leeds, Headingley | 49,999 | £278,000 | 80.9 per 1,000 |
| LS7Leeds, Chapel Allerton | 30,165 | £280,000 | 123.5 per 1,000 |
| LS8Leeds, Harehills Corner | 52,516 | £270,000 | 122.9 per 1,000 |
| LS9Leeds, Harehills | 42,615 | £165,000 | 167.9 per 1,000 |
| LS10Leeds, Middleton | 39,613 | £182,000 | 157.3 per 1,000 |
| LS11Leeds, Beeston Hill | 39,728 | £155,500 | 156.2 per 1,000 |
| LS12Leeds, Carr Crofts | 43,850 | £185,000 | 189.8 per 1,000 |
| LS13Leeds, Bramley | 37,476 | £195,000 | 119.0 per 1,000 |
| LS14Leeds, Whinmoor | 39,945 | £238,000 | 149.1 per 1,000 |
| LS15Leeds | 34,981 | £265,000 | 94.2 per 1,000 |
| LS16Leeds, Bramhope | 38,240 | £335,000 | 79.6 per 1,000 |
| LS17Leeds, Moortown | 45,165 | £387,250 | 61.1 per 1,000 |
| LS18Horsforth, Troy | 21,513 | £308,500 | 69.0 per 1,000 |
| LS19Yeadon, Rawdon | 20,748 | £255,000 | 102.8 per 1,000 |
| LS20Guiseley, Greenbottom | 13,288 | £318,000 | 66.4 per 1,000 |
| LS21Otley, Newall | 18,640 | £306,250 | 61.6 per 1,000 |
| LS22Wetherby, Raby Park | 16,603 | £434,995 | 64.6 per 1,000 |
| LS23Boston Spa, Bramham | 9,904 | £389,000 | 70.2 per 1,000 |
| LS24Tadcaster, Church Fenton | 12,439 | £315,000 | 45.4 per 1,000 |
| LS25Sherburn in Elmet, Garforth | 43,082 | £270,000 | 59.6 per 1,000 |
| LS26Rothwell, Woodlesford | 31,712 | £245,000 | 84.3 per 1,000 |
| LS27Morley, Birks | 38,533 | £232,000 | 127.4 per 1,000 |
| LS28Pudsey, Farsley | 40,729 | £237,200 | 87.5 per 1,000 |
| LS29Ilkley, Burley in Wharfedale | 32,592 | £410,000 | 40.9 per 1,000 |
| LS88Stourton | 313 | No figure | 154.3 per 1,000 |
| LS98Thwaite Gate | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| LS99Stourton | No figure | No figure | No figure |
LS in brief
The LS postcode area, named after Leeds, has 32 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in LS was £257,500 in 2025.
LS had 835,719 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in LS live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LS, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.