LS15 8AB

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 8AD 677 m
LS25 1NF 846 m
LS15 8GN 875 m
LS15 8AE 950 m
LS15 8GP 950 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS15 8AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS15
Postcode sector
LS15 8
Latitude
53.804825
Longitude
-1.410770
British National Grid easting
438,903
British National Grid northing
434,440

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
38
Primary
29
Secondary
6
  1. Austhorpe Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  2. John Smeaton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km
  3. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
313
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 125
  • Violence and sexual offences 58
  • Anti social behaviour 38
  • Other theft 20
  • Public order 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LS15 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
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

9

within 5 km

  • MOORFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    11 WAKEFIELD ROAD, GARFORTH, LEEDS, LS25 1AN

    ODS code B86658

    1.7 km

  • DR T P FOX & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code B86075

    2.0 km

  • GARFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH LANE, GARFORTH, LEEDS, LS25 1HB

    ODS code B86048

    2.1 km

  • FAMILY DOCTORS

    5 AUSTHORPE VIEW, HALTON, LEEDS, LS15 8NN

    ODS code B86648

    2.1 km

  • KEYSTONE GP PARTNERSHIP

    15 AUSTHORPE ROAD, CROSSGATES, LEEDS, LS15 8BA

    ODS code B86055

    2.6 km

  • WINDMILL HEALTH CENTRE

    83A WHINMOOR WAY, LEEDS, LS14 5BD

    ODS code B86007

    3.0 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    846 YORK ROAD, LEEDS, LS14 6DX

    ODS code B86062

    3.1 km

  • FOUNDRY LANE SURGERY

    95 MORESDALE LANE, LEEDS, LS14 6GG

    ODS code B86106

    4.1 km

  • GIBSON LANE PRACTICE

    GIBSON LANE, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7JN

    ODS code B86036

    4.7 km

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Thorpe Pk Approach

    BCT · Thorpe Park

    0.6 miles
  • Thorpe Pk Approach

    BCT · Thorpe Park

    0.6 miles
  • The Springs B

    BCT · Thorpe Park

    0.7 miles
  • The Springs A

    BCT · Thorpe Park

    0.7 miles
  • Manston Lane

    BCT · Thorpe Park

    0.7 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.

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

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. Austhorpe Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

313 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 125 events.

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