LS16 8BD

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 9LQ 77 m
LS21 1PY 519 m
LS16 8BG 606 m
LS16 9JN 732 m
LS16 8BB 738 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS16 8BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS16
Postcode sector
LS16 8
Latitude
53.881372
Longitude
-1.589321
British National Grid easting
427,095
British National Grid northing
442,874

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Leeds · E08000035
Parish or community
E04013102
Westminster constituency
Leeds North West · E14001322
Output area
E00170889
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 007F · E01032504
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 007 · E02002336

Postcode source versions

Explore LS16

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Breary Cottage, Arthington Road, Leeds, LS16 8BD 20 July 2018 £1,000,000
Breary Cottage, Arthington Road, Leeds, LS16 8BD 2 December 2003 £595,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Bramhope Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  2. Ralph Thoresby School

    Foundation school

    3.0 km
  3. Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
140
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 56
  • Public order 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Burglary 12
  • Shoplifting 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
5.0
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
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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

3

within 5 km

  • HIGHFIELD SURGERY

    HOLTDALE APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 7RX

    ODS code B86004

    3.1 km

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

    IVESON APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 6FR

    ODS code B86044

    4.0 km

  • ALWOODLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAXON MOUNT, MOORTOWN, LEEDS, LS17 5DT

    ODS code B86008

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

Nearby transport

  • Kings Road

    BCT · Bramhope

    0.6 miles
  • Kings Road

    BCT · Bramhope

    0.6 miles
  • Golden Acre Park

    BCT · Bramhope

    0.7 miles
  • The Poplars

    BCT · Bramhope

    0.7 miles
  • Golden Acre Park

    BCT · Bramhope

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 007F, 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

29,085 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Bramhope Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

140 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 56 events.

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