LS17 8AU

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 8AT 54 m
LS17 8AZ 69 m
LS17 8BB 89 m
LS17 8AX 112 m
LS17 9NJ 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS17 8AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS17
Postcode sector
LS17 8
Latitude
53.857780
Longitude
-1.499486
British National Grid easting
433,019
British National Grid northing
440,287

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
E04000199
Westminster constituency
Leeds North East · E14001321
Output area
E00058302
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 006A · E01011561
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 006 · E02002335

Postcode source versions

Explore LS17

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Braeside, Brandon Court, Leeds, LS17 8AU 19 September 2025 £825,000
Jefferson, Brandon Court, Leeds, LS17 8AU 19 September 2025 £1,200,000
Jefferson, Brandon Court, Leeds, LS17 8AU 1 April 2022 £865,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
31
Secondary
5
  1. Wigton Moor Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  2. The Grammar School At Leeds

    Other independent school

    1.5 km
  3. Shadwell Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
471
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 167
  • Burglary 58
  • Shoplifting 54
  • Vehicle crime 41
  • Public order 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.1% 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

10

within 5 km

  • THE STREET LANE PRACTICE

    12 DEVONSHIRE AVENUE, ROUNDHAY, LEEDS, LS8 1AY

    ODS code B86066

    1.9 km

  • THE NORTH LEEDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    355 HARROGATE ROAD, LEEDS, LS17 6PZ

    ODS code B86013

    2.8 km

  • ALWOODLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAXON MOUNT, MOORTOWN, LEEDS, LS17 5DT

    ODS code B86008

    3.6 km

  • PARK EDGE PRACTICE

    ASKET DRIVE, LEEDS, LS14 1HX

    ODS code B86093

    3.8 km

  • ALLERTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 MONTREAL AVENUE, LEEDS, LS7 4LF

    ODS code B86039

    4.1 km

  • OAKWOOD LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 AMBERTON TERRACE, LEEDS, LS8 3BZ

    ODS code B86022

    4.3 km

  • ST MARTINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B86100

    4.5 km

  • NEWTON SURGERY

    305 CHAPELTOWN ROAD, LEEDS, LS7 3JT

    ODS code B86666

    4.6 km

  • DIAMOND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B86019

    4.6 km

  • HAREHILLS CORNER SURGERY

    209 ROUNDHAY ROAD, LEEDS, LS8 4HQ

    ODS code B86061

    4.9 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

  • Wigton Ln Plantation Gardens

    BCT · Wigton Moor

    0.1 miles
  • Wigton Ln Plantation Gardens

    BCT · Wigton Moor

    0.1 miles
  • Slaid Hill

    BCT · Shadwell

    0.1 miles
  • Slaid Hill

    BCT · Shadwell

    0.1 miles
  • Rounday Park Lane

    BCT · Moortown

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 006A, 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

27,491 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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 £865,000 from 3 recorded sales in LS17 8AU. 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. Wigton Moor Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

471 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 167 events.

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