LS16 8AA

Adel & Wharfedale · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leeds
Local authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds North West
Postcode district
LS16
Postcode sector
LS16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS16 8HY 28 m
LS16 8GH 73 m
LS16 8GG 119 m
LS16 8DX 134 m
LS16 8GD 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS16 8AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS16
Postcode sector
LS16 8
Latitude
53.848125
Longitude
-1.591515
British National Grid easting
426,972
British National Grid northing
439,174

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 North West · E14001322
Output area
E00057382
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 016D · E01011386
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 016 · E02002345

Postcode source versions

Explore LS16

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lawns Hall Cottage, Otley Road, Leeds, LS16 8AA 10 October 1997 £183,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
50
Secondary
9
  1. Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    856 m
  2. Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    874 m
  3. Ireland Wood Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,611
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 633
  • Shoplifting 165
  • Public order 137
  • Burglary 136
  • Vehicle crime 107

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LS16 8 residents
4,943

Age bands in LS16 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

841 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.4%

704 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,102 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

1,189 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

1,042 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
66.7%
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

20

within 5 km

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

    IVESON APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 6FR

    ODS code B86044

    838 m

  • HIGHFIELD SURGERY

    HOLTDALE APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 7RX

    ODS code B86004

    1.4 km

  • ALWOODLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAXON MOUNT, MOORTOWN, LEEDS, LS17 5DT

    ODS code B86008

    2.6 km

  • VESPER ROAD

    43 VESPER ROAD, LEEDS, LS5 3QT

    ODS code B86041

    2.8 km

  • MEANWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    548 MEANWOOD ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 4JN

    ODS code B86059

    2.9 km

  • BURTON CROFT SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86030

    3.2 km

  • ABBEY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B86068

    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

  • DIAMOND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B86019

    3.8 km

  • THE NORTH LEEDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    355 HARROGATE ROAD, LEEDS, LS17 6PZ

    ODS code B86013

    3.8 km

  • ALLERTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 MONTREAL AVENUE, LEEDS, LS7 4LF

    ODS code B86039

    4.5 km

  • MANOR PARK SURGERY

    BELLMOUNT CLOSE, BRAMLEY, LEEDS, LS13 2UP

    ODS code B86015

    4.5 km

  • BURLEY PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    273 BURLEY ROAD, LEEDS, LS4 2EL

    ODS code B86069

    4.6 km

  • CRAVEN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 CRAVEN ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 2RX

    ODS code B86017

    4.8 km

  • HYDE PARK SURGERY

    WOODSLEY ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 1SG

    ODS code B86025

    4.9 km

  • NEWTON SURGERY

    305 CHAPELTOWN ROAD, LEEDS, LS7 3JT

    ODS code B86666

    4.9 km

  • ST MARTINS PRACTICE

    ST. MARTINS SURGERY, 210 CHAPELTOWN ROAD, LEEDS, LS7 4HZ

    ODS code B86100

    4.9 km

  • WOODHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAMBRIDGE ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 2SF

    ODS code B86049

    4.9 km

  • BRAMLEY VILLAGE HEALTH & WELLBEING CTR

    16 HIGHFIELD ROAD, BRAMLEY, LEEDS, LS13 2BL

    ODS code B86104

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lawns Hall Close

    BCT · Lawnswood

    0.1 miles
  • St Helen's Lane

    BCT · Adel

    0.1 miles
  • Adel Lane St Helens Ln

    BCT · Adel

    0.1 miles
  • Adel Lane St Helens Ln

    BCT · Adel

    0.1 miles
  • St Helen's Lane

    BCT · Adel

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 016D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,107 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
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

72 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 9 secondary schools. Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 856 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,611 published events cover 12 months, averaging 134.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 633 events.

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