LS12 5LS

Farnley & Wortley · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leeds
Local authority
Leeds
Postcode district
LS12
Postcode sector
LS12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS12 5NS 72 m
LS12 5LU 96 m
LS12 5SZ 151 m
LS12 5NN 152 m
LS12 5NB 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS12 5LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS12
Postcode sector
LS12 5
Latitude
53.795641
Longitude
-1.626546
British National Grid easting
424,698
British National Grid northing
433,322

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Leeds · E08000035
Parish or community
E43000294
Output area
E00059180
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 080B · E01011727
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 080 · E02002409

Postcode source versions

Explore LS12

41 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Wood Lane, Farnley, Leeds, LS12 5LS 3 October 2025 £260,000
8, Wood Lane, Farnley, Leeds, LS12 5LS 18 May 2022 £180,000
27, Wood Lane, Farnley, Leeds, LS12 5LS 28 August 2020 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
80
Primary
59
Secondary
8
  1. Greenhill Primary School

    Community school

    470 m
  2. Ryecroft Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    685 m
  3. Park Spring Primary School

    Community school

    806 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,277
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,080
  • Criminal damage and arson 353
  • Shoplifting 323
  • Public order 310
  • Anti social behaviour 249

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
68

32 female, 36 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.4
LS12 5 residents
9,611

Age bands in LS12 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%

1,950 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,018 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

2,682 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

2,405 residents

Age 65 and over
16.1%

1,549 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LS12 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

22

within 5 km

  • BEECH TREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 HENCONNER LANE, BRAMLEY, LEEDS, LS13 4JH

    ODS code B86655

    375 m

  • BRAMLEY VILLAGE HEALTH & WELLBEING CTR

    16 HIGHFIELD ROAD, BRAMLEY, LEEDS, LS13 2BL

    ODS code B86104

    1.4 km

  • DR S M CHEN & PARTNER

    THE GABLES SURGERY, 231 SWINNOW ROAD, SWINNOW GREEN, PUDSEY, LS28 9AW

    ODS code B86094

    1.8 km

  • MANOR PARK SURGERY

    BELLMOUNT CLOSE, BRAMLEY, LEEDS, LS13 2UP

    ODS code B86015

    2.1 km

  • DR G LEES & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code B86003

    2.2 km

  • HAWTHORN SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86672

    2.2 km

  • WHITEHALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86071

    2.2 km

  • ROBIN LANE HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    ROBIN LANE, PUDSEY, LS28 7DE

    ODS code B86014

    2.3 km

  • MULBERRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    18 MULBERRY STREET, PUDSEY, LS28 7XP

    ODS code B86018

    2.5 km

  • ABBEY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B86068

    3.0 km

  • WEST LODGE SURGERY

    NEW STREET, FARSLEY, PUDSEY, LS28 5DL

    ODS code B86050

    3.3 km

  • THORNTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B86060

    3.3 km

  • BURLEY PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    273 BURLEY ROAD, LEEDS, LS4 2EL

    ODS code B86069

    3.4 km

  • PRIORY VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B86024

    3.4 km

  • KIRKSTALL LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 KIRKSTALL LANE, LEEDS, LS6 3DS

    ODS code B86109

    3.5 km

  • LAUREL BANK SURGERY

    216 KIRKSTALL LANE, LEEDS, LS6 3DS

    ODS code B86086

    3.5 km

  • VESPER ROAD

    43 VESPER ROAD, LEEDS, LS5 3QT

    ODS code B86041

    3.6 km

  • HILLFOOT SURGERY

    126 OWLCOTES ROAD, PUDSEY, LS28 7QR

    ODS code B86011

    4.0 km

  • HYDE PARK SURGERY

    WOODSLEY ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 1SG

    ODS code B86025

    4.1 km

  • BURTON CROFT SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86030

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Hare Farm Avenue

    BCT · Farnley

    0.1 miles
  • Hare Farm Avenue

    BCT · Farnley

    0.1 miles
  • Water Lane

    BCT · Farnley

    0.1 miles
  • Wood Lane

    BCT · Farnley

    0.1 miles
  • Water Lane Tong Court

    BCT · Gamble Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 080B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,823 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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

Property market

The five-year median is £220,000 from 2 recorded sales in LS12 5LS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Leeds is £249,394 in June 2026, up 5.9% year on year.

Schools

80 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 8 secondary schools. Greenhill Primary School is the nearest published school at 470 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,277 published events cover 12 months, averaging 356.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,080 events.

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