LS16 8BE

Adel & Wharfedale · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS16 9LQ 295 m
LS16 8BD 354 m
LS16 9JN 434 m
LS16 9JW 558 m
LS16 9JP 577 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS16 8BE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2008
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS16
Postcode sector
LS16 8
Latitude
53.880680
Longitude
-1.594576
British National Grid easting
426,750
British National Grid northing
442,795

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
14
Secondary
4
  1. Bramhope Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  2. Ralph Thoresby School

    Foundation school

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
155
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 61
  • Public order 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Burglary 14
  • Shoplifting 11

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • HIGHFIELD SURGERY

    HOLTDALE APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 7RX

    ODS code B86004

    2.9 km

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

    IVESON APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 6FR

    ODS code B86044

    3.8 km

  • ALWOODLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAXON MOUNT, MOORTOWN, LEEDS, LS17 5DT

    ODS code B86008

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Kings Road

    BCT · Bramhope

    0.4 miles
  • Kings Road

    BCT · Bramhope

    0.4 miles
  • The Poplars

    BCT · Bramhope

    0.5 miles
  • The Poplars

    BCT · Bramhope

    0.5 miles
  • Wynmore Avenue

    BCT · Bramhope

    0.6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 4 secondary schools. Bramhope 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

155 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 61 events.

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