LS15 8AA

Cross Gates & Whinmoor · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds East
Postcode district
LS15
Postcode sector
LS15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS15 4LZ 264 m
LS15 4LY 287 m
LS15 4LX 585 m
LS15 4DF 781 m
LS15 4DB 933 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS15 8AA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS15
Postcode sector
LS15 8
Latitude
53.817564
Longitude
-1.405853
British National Grid easting
439,215
British National Grid northing
435,860

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Leeds · E08000035
Parish or community
E43000294
Westminster constituency
Leeds East · E14001320
Output area
E00187078
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 057E · E01011410
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 057 · E02002386

Postcode source versions

Explore LS15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
28
Secondary
5
  1. Barwick-in-Elmet CofE Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  2. Scholes (Elmet) Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km
  3. John Smeaton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
70
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Burglary 9
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Public order 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LS15 8 residents
9,818

Age bands in LS15 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

1,389 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

773 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

2,384 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

2,654 residents

Age 65 and over
25.2%

2,422 residents

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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • MOORFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    11 WAKEFIELD ROAD, GARFORTH, LEEDS, LS25 1AN

    ODS code B86658

    2.6 km

  • WINDMILL HEALTH CENTRE

    83A WHINMOOR WAY, LEEDS, LS14 5BD

    ODS code B86007

    2.7 km

  • GARFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH LANE, GARFORTH, LEEDS, LS25 1HB

    ODS code B86048

    3.1 km

  • KEYSTONE GP PARTNERSHIP

    15 AUSTHORPE ROAD, CROSSGATES, LEEDS, LS15 8BA

    ODS code B86055

    3.1 km

  • FAMILY DOCTORS

    5 AUSTHORPE VIEW, HALTON, LEEDS, LS15 8NN

    ODS code B86648

    3.2 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    846 YORK ROAD, LEEDS, LS14 6DX

    ODS code B86062

    3.3 km

  • DR T P FOX & PARTNERS

    COLTON MILL MEDICAL CENTRE, STILE HILL WAY, COLTON, LEEDS, LS15 9JH

    ODS code B86075

    3.3 km

  • FOUNDRY LANE SURGERY

    95 MORESDALE LANE, LEEDS, LS14 6GG

    ODS code B86106

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Taylor Lane

    BCT · Scholes

    0.5 miles
  • Taylor Lane

    BCT · Scholes

    0.5 miles
  • Barley Grange

    BCT · Barwick-in-Elmet

    0.6 miles
  • Barley Grange

    BCT · Barwick-in-Elmet

    0.6 miles
  • Coronation Tree

    BCT · Scholes

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 057E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,958 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Barwick-in-Elmet CofE Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

70 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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