LS16 8AN

Alwoodley · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS16 8AR 167 m
LS16 8AW 172 m
LS16 8AS 289 m
LS16 8AT 437 m
LS16 8AP 448 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS16 8AN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS16
Postcode sector
LS16 8
Latitude
53.875223
Longitude
-1.563448
British National Grid easting
428,800
British National Grid northing
442,200

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
24
Secondary
6
  1. St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  2. Leeds Jewish Free School

    Free schools

    2.7 km
  3. Brodetsky Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 3
  • Public order 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Drugs 2
  • Robbery 2

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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALWOODLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAXON MOUNT, MOORTOWN, LEEDS, LS17 5DT

    ODS code B86008

    3.2 km

  • HIGHFIELD SURGERY

    HOLTDALE APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 7RX

    ODS code B86004

    3.6 km

  • THE NORTH LEEDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    355 HARROGATE ROAD, LEEDS, LS17 6PZ

    ODS code B86013

    4.1 km

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

    IVESON APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 6FR

    ODS code B86044

    4.2 km

  • THE STREET LANE PRACTICE

    12 DEVONSHIRE AVENUE, ROUNDHAY, LEEDS, LS8 1AY

    ODS code B86066

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Lakeland Crescent

    BCT · Alwoodley

    0.9 miles
  • Lakeland Crescent

    BCT · Alwoodley

    0.9 miles
  • Alwoodley Lane End

    BCT · Alwoodley

    0.9 miles
  • Alwoodley Lane End

    BCT · Alwoodley

    0.9 miles
  • Alwoodley Lane The Ave

    BCT · Alwoodley

    0.9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 3 events.

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