LS4
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Leeds, Burley and Headingley, in Leeds.
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 LS4 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in LS4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How LS4 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LS4 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LS4 at a rate of 125.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 121.1 per 1,000 people across the LS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 107 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LS4.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (386), other crime (298) and vehicle crime (129).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LS4 was 138.3 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 LS4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LS4 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in LS4
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds 045B | 1,639 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Leeds 056A | 1,769 | 84.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Leeds 056B | 1,521 | 43.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Leeds 056C | 1,812 | 119.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 84.8% |
| Leeds 056D | 1,737 | 255.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| Leeds 056E | 1,625 | 221.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
MPs for LS4
- Alex SobelLabour (Co-op)MP for Leeds Central and Headingley99% of LS4’s postcodes
- Rachel ReevesLabourMP for Leeds West and Pudsey1.0% of LS4’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in LS41
Postcode sectors in LS41
Council1
Towns in LS41
Postcode districts next to LS45
Nearest rail stations4
More in the LS postcode area2
LS4 in brief
LS4 is a postcode district covering Leeds, Burley and Headingley, in Leeds.
About 10,257 people lived in LS4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £220,000 in 2025 across 118 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 125.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LS4 was £220,000 in 2025.
LS4 had 9,455 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in LS4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LS4, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.