LS16 8AJ

Alwoodley · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS17 7RN 438 m
LS16 8AH 442 m
LS16 8BF 491 m
LS17 5PS 513 m
LS16 8AQ 563 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS16 8AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS16
Postcode sector
LS16 8
Latitude
53.865331
Longitude
-1.576978
British National Grid easting
427,917
British National Grid northing
441,094

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Leeds · E08000035
Electoral ward
Alwoodley · E05012842
Parish or community
E04012760
Westminster constituency
Leeds North East · E14001321
Output area
E00058266
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 012A · E01011554
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 012 · E02002341

Postcode source versions

Explore LS16

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
High Leas The Bungalow, Eccup Lane, Leeds, LS16 8AJ 1 July 2016 £335,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
33
Secondary
8
  1. Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km
  2. Adel Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  3. St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
388
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 105
  • Shoplifting 102
  • Burglary 39
  • Public order 39
  • Anti social behaviour 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.3
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LS16 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
0%
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

  • HIGHFIELD SURGERY

    HOLTDALE APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 7RX

    ODS code B86004

    2.3 km

  • ALWOODLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAXON MOUNT, MOORTOWN, LEEDS, LS17 5DT

    ODS code B86008

    2.6 km

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

    IVESON APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 6FR

    ODS code B86044

    2.7 km

  • THE NORTH LEEDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    355 HARROGATE ROAD, LEEDS, LS17 6PZ

    ODS code B86013

    3.8 km

  • MEANWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    548 MEANWOOD ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 4JN

    ODS code B86059

    4.3 km

  • DIAMOND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B86019

    4.7 km

  • THE STREET LANE PRACTICE

    12 DEVONSHIRE AVENUE, ROUNDHAY, LEEDS, LS8 1AY

    ODS code B86066

    4.9 km

  • VESPER ROAD

    43 VESPER ROAD, LEEDS, LS5 3QT

    ODS code B86041

    4.9 km

  • BURTON CROFT SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86030

    5.0 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

  • Alwoodley Lane End

    BCT · Alwoodley

    0.5 miles
  • Alwoodley Lane End

    BCT · Alwoodley

    0.5 miles
  • Kingsley Drive

    BCT · Lawnswood

    0.7 miles
  • Parkway Hotel

    BCT · Adel

    0.7 miles
  • Kingsley Drive

    BCT · Adel

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 012A, 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

30,412 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 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

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 8 secondary schools. Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

388 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 105 events.

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