LS17 7RU

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
LS17
Postcode sector
LS17 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS17 7SY 53 m
LS17 7TA 62 m
LS17 7SX 96 m
LS17 7SU 114 m
LS17 7SP 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS17 7RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS17
Postcode sector
LS17 7
Latitude
53.853097
Longitude
-1.551684
British National Grid easting
429,589
British National Grid northing
439,743

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
E00058251
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 018A · E01011555
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 018 · E02002347

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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96 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
40, Birkdale Drive, Leeds, LS17 7RU 26 May 2026 £335,000
42, Birkdale Drive, Leeds, LS17 7RU 30 June 2025 £458,000
94, Birkdale Drive, Leeds, LS17 7RU 20 June 2025 £299,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
38
Secondary
8
  1. Allerton High School

    Community school

    304 m
  2. Alwoodley Primary School

    Community school

    390 m
  3. St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    395 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,655
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 647
  • Shoplifting 181
  • Other theft 151
  • Anti social behaviour 120
  • Burglary 113

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
149

83 female, 66 male

Postcode households
61
Residents per household
2.4
LS17 7 residents
9,615

Age bands in LS17 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.8%

1,922 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

789 residents

Age 25 to 44
24%

2,214 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

2,403 residents

Age 65 and over
20.6%

1,905 residents

This postcode contained 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LS17 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
4.8%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • ALWOODLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAXON MOUNT, MOORTOWN, LEEDS, LS17 5DT

    ODS code B86008

    674 m

  • THE NORTH LEEDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    355 HARROGATE ROAD, LEEDS, LS17 6PZ

    ODS code B86013

    1.6 km

  • THE STREET LANE PRACTICE

    12 DEVONSHIRE AVENUE, ROUNDHAY, LEEDS, LS8 1AY

    ODS code B86066

    2.8 km

  • DIAMOND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B86019

    2.9 km

  • MEANWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    548 MEANWOOD ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 4JN

    ODS code B86059

    3.0 km

  • ALLERTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 MONTREAL AVENUE, LEEDS, LS7 4LF

    ODS code B86039

    3.1 km

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

    IVESON APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 6FR

    ODS code B86044

    3.5 km

  • ST MARTINS PRACTICE

    ST. MARTINS SURGERY, 210 CHAPELTOWN ROAD, LEEDS, LS7 4HZ

    ODS code B86100

    3.7 km

  • HIGHFIELD SURGERY

    HOLTDALE APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 7RX

    ODS code B86004

    3.7 km

  • NEWTON SURGERY

    305 CHAPELTOWN ROAD, LEEDS, LS7 3JT

    ODS code B86666

    3.7 km

  • BURTON CROFT SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86030

    4.0 km

  • CRAVEN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 CRAVEN ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 2RX

    ODS code B86017

    4.3 km

  • WOODHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAMBRIDGE ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 2SF

    ODS code B86049

    4.5 km

  • KIRKSTALL LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 KIRKSTALL LANE, LEEDS, LS6 3DS

    ODS code B86109

    4.7 km

  • LAUREL BANK SURGERY

    216 KIRKSTALL LANE, LEEDS, LS6 3DS

    ODS code B86086

    4.7 km

  • HAREHILLS CORNER SURGERY

    209 ROUNDHAY ROAD, LEEDS, LS8 4HQ

    ODS code B86061

    4.7 km

  • THE ROUNDHAY ROAD SURGERY

    171-173 ROUNDHAY ROAD, LEEDS, LS8 5AN

    ODS code B86643

    4.8 km

  • CHAPELTOWN FAMILY SURGERY

    SPENCER PLACE, LEEDS, LS7 4BB

    ODS code B86108

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Nursery Lane

    BCT · Moortown

    0.2 miles
  • Nursery Lane

    BCT · Moortown

    0.2 miles
  • Allerton High School

    BCT · Moortown

    0.2 miles
  • Lingfield Hill

    BCT · Moortown

    0.3 miles
  • Lingfield Hill

    BCT · Moortown

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 018A, 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

32,564 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 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
5
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
10
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £319,500 from 12 recorded sales in LS17 7RU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Leeds is £249,394 in June 2026, up 5.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

62 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 8 secondary schools. Allerton High School is the nearest published school at 304 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,655 published events cover 12 months, averaging 137.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 647 events.

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