LS17 8AL

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS17 8BQ 103 m
LS17 8XT 146 m
LS17 8BH 196 m
LS17 8BG 201 m
LS17 8XS 212 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS17 8AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS17
Postcode sector
LS17 8
Latitude
53.852867
Longitude
-1.508863
British National Grid easting
432,406
British National Grid northing
439,736

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
E43000294
Westminster constituency
Leeds North East · E14001321
Output area
E00058721
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 020A · E01011650
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 020 · E02002349

Postcode source versions

Explore LS17

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ellies Court, 346, 4, Shadwell Lane, Leeds, LS17 8AL 3 December 2024 £222,000
Ellies Court, 346, 2, Shadwell Lane, Leeds, LS17 8AL 24 September 2021 £218,000
Blackwood Cottage, 3, Shadwell Lane, Leeds, LS17 8AL 10 January 2019 £125,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
40
Secondary
5
  1. Wigton Moor Primary School

    Community school

    637 m
  2. Highfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  3. Talbot Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
913
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 358
  • Burglary 111
  • Shoplifting 81
  • Vehicle crime 76
  • Public order 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

12 female, 14 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
1.6
LS17 8 residents
11,256

Age bands in LS17 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

2,044 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.4%

854 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

2,908 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

3,009 residents

Age 65 and over
23.2%

2,668 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LS17 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+
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
0%

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

16

within 5 km

  • THE STREET LANE PRACTICE

    12 DEVONSHIRE AVENUE, ROUNDHAY, LEEDS, LS8 1AY

    ODS code B86066

    1.1 km

  • THE NORTH LEEDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    355 HARROGATE ROAD, LEEDS, LS17 6PZ

    ODS code B86013

    2.0 km

  • ALWOODLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAXON MOUNT, MOORTOWN, LEEDS, LS17 5DT

    ODS code B86008

    2.9 km

  • ALLERTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 MONTREAL AVENUE, LEEDS, LS7 4LF

    ODS code B86039

    3.3 km

  • PARK EDGE PRACTICE

    ASKET DRIVE, LEEDS, LS14 1HX

    ODS code B86093

    3.5 km

  • ST MARTINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B86100

    3.7 km

  • DIAMOND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B86019

    3.8 km

  • NEWTON SURGERY

    305 CHAPELTOWN ROAD, LEEDS, LS7 3JT

    ODS code B86666

    3.8 km

  • OAKWOOD LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 AMBERTON TERRACE, LEEDS, LS8 3BZ

    ODS code B86022

    3.8 km

  • HAREHILLS CORNER SURGERY

    209 ROUNDHAY ROAD, LEEDS, LS8 4HQ

    ODS code B86061

    4.2 km

  • THE ROUNDHAY ROAD SURGERY

    171-173 ROUNDHAY ROAD, LEEDS, LS8 5AN

    ODS code B86643

    4.4 km

  • CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    51-53 CONWAY PLACE, LEEDS, LS8 5DE

    ODS code B86103

    4.7 km

  • MEANWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    548 MEANWOOD ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 4JN

    ODS code B86059

    4.7 km

  • CHAPELTOWN FAMILY SURGERY

    SPENCER PLACE, LEEDS, LS7 4BB

    ODS code B86108

    4.7 km

  • BELLBROOKE SURGERY

    BELLBROOKE AVENUE, HAREHILLS, LEEDS, LS9 6AU

    ODS code B86081

    4.9 km

  • CRAVEN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 CRAVEN ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 2RX

    ODS code B86017

    5.0 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

  • Elmhurst Close

    BCT · Moortown

    0.1 miles
  • Elmhurst Close

    BCT · Moortown

    0.1 miles
  • Darkwood Close

    BCT · Moortown

    0.1 miles
  • Birchwood Hill

    BCT · Moortown

    0.2 miles
  • Shadwell Grange

    BCT · Moortown

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 020A, 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

27,202 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Property market

The five-year median is £220,000 from 2 recorded sales in LS17 8AL. 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

54 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 5 secondary schools. Wigton Moor Primary School is the nearest published school at 637 m.

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

Recorded crime

913 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 358 events.

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