LS16 5BU

Weetwood · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Leeds
Postcode district
LS16
Postcode sector
LS16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS16 5QB 36 m
LS16 5AY 74 m
LS16 5AX 80 m
LS16 5AS 96 m
LS16 5AR 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS16 5BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2010
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS16
Postcode sector
LS16 5
Latitude
53.834428
Longitude
-1.599716
British National Grid easting
426,441
British National Grid northing
437,647

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Leeds · E08000035
Electoral ward
Weetwood · E05011413
Parish or community
E43000294
Output area
E00058902
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 109B · E01011687
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 109 · E02006852

Postcode source versions

Explore LS16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
92
Primary
62
Secondary
10
  1. St Chad's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    223 m
  2. Lawnswood School

    Community school

    345 m
  3. Abbey Grange Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    576 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,178
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 933
  • Vehicle crime 180
  • Public order 174
  • Criminal damage and arson 170
  • Anti social behaviour 164

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LS16 5 residents
7,428

Age bands in LS16 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,103 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

871 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.1%

2,092 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.1%

1,672 residents

Age 65 and over
17.4%

1,211 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

24

within 5 km straight-line

  • VESPER ROAD

    43 VESPER ROAD, LEEDS, LS5 3QT

    ODS code B86041

    1.3 km

  • DR S HUTCHINSON & PARTNERS, IW&H M PRAC

    IVESON APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 6FR

    ODS code B86044

    1.4 km

  • ABBEY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B86068

    1.8 km

  • KIRKSTALL LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 KIRKSTALL LANE, LEEDS, LS6 3DS

    ODS code B86109

    2.1 km

  • LAUREL BANK SURGERY

    216 KIRKSTALL LANE, LEEDS, LS6 3DS

    ODS code B86086

    2.1 km

  • BURTON CROFT SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86030

    2.1 km

  • MEANWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    548 MEANWOOD ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 4JN

    ODS code B86059

    2.4 km

  • HIGHFIELD SURGERY

    HOLTDALE APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 7RX

    ODS code B86004

    2.4 km

  • MANOR PARK SURGERY

    BELLMOUNT CLOSE, BRAMLEY, LEEDS, LS13 2UP

    ODS code B86015

    3.0 km

  • BURLEY PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    273 BURLEY ROAD, LEEDS, LS4 2EL

    ODS code B86069

    3.3 km

  • BRAMLEY VILLAGE HEALTH & WELLBEING CTR

    16 HIGHFIELD ROAD, BRAMLEY, LEEDS, LS13 2BL

    ODS code B86104

    3.3 km

  • ALWOODLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAXON MOUNT, MOORTOWN, LEEDS, LS17 5DT

    ODS code B86008

    3.5 km

  • DIAMOND MEDICAL GROUP

    RUTLAND LODGE, SCOTT HALL ROAD, LEEDS, LS7 3RA

    ODS code B86019

    3.6 km

  • HYDE PARK SURGERY

    WOODSLEY ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 1SG

    ODS code B86025

    3.7 km

  • CRAVEN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 CRAVEN ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 2RX

    ODS code B86017

    4.1 km

  • WOODHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAMBRIDGE ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 2SF

    ODS code B86049

    4.2 km

  • DR G LEES & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code B86003

    4.2 km

  • BEECH TREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 HENCONNER LANE, BRAMLEY, LEEDS, LS13 4JH

    ODS code B86655

    4.4 km

  • ALLERTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 MONTREAL AVENUE, LEEDS, LS7 4LF

    ODS code B86039

    4.4 km

  • LEEDS STUDENT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 BLENHEIM COURT, LEEDS, LS2 9AE

    ODS code B86110

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Spen Road

    BCT · West Park

    0.1 miles
  • Spen Road

    BCT · West Park

    0.1 miles
  • West Parade

    BCT · West Park

    0.1 miles
  • West Parade

    BCT · West Park

    0.1 miles
  • Butcher Hill

    BCT · West Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 109B, 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

27,658 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

92 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Chad's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 223 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,178 published events cover 12 months, averaging 181.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 933 events.

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