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LS16 8AY

Alwoodley · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS16 8AX 115 m
LS21 1PX 434 m
LS16 8AU 546 m
LS21 1PT 657 m
LS16 8AT 906 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS16 8AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS16
Postcode sector
LS16 8
Latitude
53.886791
Longitude
-1.561092
British National Grid easting
428,947
British National Grid northing
443,488

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
19
Primary
14
Secondary
3

  1. Gateways School

    Other independent school

    3.6 km

  2. Harewood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.6 km

  3. The Grammar School At Leeds

    Other independent school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Robbery 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

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

2

within 5 km

  • ALWOODLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAXON MOUNT, MOORTOWN, LEEDS, LS17 5DT

    ODS code B86008

    4.5 km

  • HIGHFIELD SURGERY

    HOLTDALE APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 7RX

    ODS code B86004

    4.6 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

  • Weardley Lane

    BCT · Weardley

    0.9 miles

  • Weardley Lane

    BCT · Weardley

    0.9 miles

  • Ingfield Farm

    BCT · Arthington

    0.9 miles

  • Ingfield Farm

    BCT · Arthington

    0.9 miles

  • Grange Farm

    BCT · Arthington

    1.2 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Gateways School is the nearest published school at 2.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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