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LS12 1SW

Armley · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Armley
Local authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds West and Pudsey
Postcode district
LS12
Postcode sector
LS12 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS12 1ST 16 m
LS12 1SN 53 m
LS12 1QJ 65 m
LS12 1SJ 70 m
LS12 1FW 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS12 1SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS12
Postcode sector
LS12 1
Latitude
53.793448
Longitude
-1.588053
British National Grid easting
427,235
British National Grid northing
433,092

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Leeds · E08000035
Electoral ward
Armley · E05011385
Parish or community
E43000294
Westminster constituency
Leeds West and Pudsey · E14001325
Output area
E00056900
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 071B · E01011292
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 071 · E02002400

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
111
Primary
71
Secondary
15

  1. St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    114 m

  2. Five Lanes Primary School

    Community school

    342 m

  3. Holy Family Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    571 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,954
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,459
  • Shoplifting 452
  • Public order 439
  • Other theft 400
  • Vehicle crime 395

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

0 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.0
LS12 1 residents
5,709

Age bands in LS12 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

1,072 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.7%

798 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.8%

2,054 residents

Age 45 to 64
19%

1,031 residents

Age 65 and over
8.9%

483 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LS12 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

39

within 5 km

  • DR G LEES & PARTNERS

    ARMLEY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE, 95 TOWN STREET, LEEDS, LS12 3HD

    ODS code B86003

    487 m

  • THORNTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEEDS COMMUNITY & MENTAL HEALTH SER, 15 GREEN LANE, LEEDS, LS12 1JE

    ODS code B86060

    799 m

  • PRIORY VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A GREEN LANE, NEW WORTLEY, LEEDS, LS12 1HU

    ODS code B86024

    873 m

  • HAWTHORN SURGERY

    WORTLEY BECK HC, RING RD, LOWER WORTLEY, LEEDS, LS12 5SG

    ODS code B86672

    1.5 km

  • WHITEHALL SURGERY

    WORTLEY BECK HEALTH CTR, RING RD, LOWER WORTLEY, LEEDS, LS12 5SG

    ODS code B86071

    1.5 km

  • BURLEY PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    273 BURLEY ROAD, LEEDS, LS4 2EL

    ODS code B86069

    1.7 km

  • HYDE PARK SURGERY

    WOODSLEY ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 1SG

    ODS code B86025

    2.0 km

  • BEECH TREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 HENCONNER LANE, BRAMLEY, LEEDS, LS13 4JH

    ODS code B86655

    2.2 km

  • KIRKSTALL LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 KIRKSTALL LANE, LEEDS, LS6 3DS

    ODS code B86109

    2.6 km

  • LAUREL BANK SURGERY

    216 KIRKSTALL LANE, LEEDS, LS6 3DS

    ODS code B86086

    2.6 km

  • BEESTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    6B TOWN STREET, BEESTON, LEEDS, LS11 8PN

    ODS code B86667

    2.6 km

  • CITY VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEESTON HILL COMMUNITY HEALTH CTR, 123 CEMETERY ROAD, BEESTON, LEEDS, LS11 8LH

    ODS code B86002

    2.7 km

  • LEEDS CITY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    123 CEMETERY ROAD, BEESTON, LEEDS, LS11 8LH

    ODS code B86012

    2.7 km

  • BRAMLEY VILLAGE HEALTH & WELLBEING CTR

    16 HIGHFIELD ROAD, BRAMLEY, LEEDS, LS13 2BL

    ODS code B86104

    2.8 km

  • ONE MEDICARE LLP-THE LIGHT

    ONE MEDICARE LLP, BALCONY, LEVEL 7, THE LIGHT, THE HEADROW, LEEDS, LS1 8TL

    ODS code Y02002

    2.9 km

  • ABBEY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE, NORMAN STREET, LEEDS, LS5 3JN

    ODS code B86068

    2.9 km

  • LEEDS STUDENT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 BLENHEIM COURT, LEEDS, LS2 9AE

    ODS code B86110

    3.0 km

  • BURTON CROFT SURGERY

    1 SHIRE OAK STREET, HEADINGLEY, LEEDS, LS6 2AF

    ODS code B86030

    3.1 km

  • WOODHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAMBRIDGE ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 2SF

    ODS code B86049

    3.4 km

  • DR N DUMPHY & PARTNERS

    12 OAKLEY TERRACE, BEESTON, LEEDS, LS11 5HT

    ODS code B86005

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Thornhill Road

    BCT · Armley

    0.1 miles

  • Amberley Road

    BCT · Armley

    0.1 miles

  • Thornhill Road

    BCT · Armley

    0.1 miles

  • Amberley Road

    BCT · Armley

    0.1 miles

  • Brooklyn Street

    BCT · Armley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 071B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,178 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

111 open schools are in scope, including 71 primary and 15 secondary schools. St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 114 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,954 published events cover 12 months, averaging 496.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,459 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.