LS21 1LW

Adel & Wharfedale · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Otley
Local authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds North West
Postcode district
LS21
Postcode sector
LS21 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS21 1LN 38 m
LS21 1LP 123 m
LS21 1GN 127 m
LS21 1QU 131 m
LS21 1LH 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS21 1LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS21
Postcode sector
LS21 1
Latitude
53.901440
Longitude
-1.630247
British National Grid easting
424,393
British National Grid northing
445,092

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Leeds · E08000035
Parish or community
E04013104
Westminster constituency
Leeds North West · E14001322
Output area
E00058382
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 007A · E01011570
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 007 · E02002336

Postcode source versions

Explore LS21

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
73, Church Close, Pool In Wharfedale, Otley, LS21 1LW 30 September 2025 £277,000
61, Church Close, Pool In Wharfedale, Otley, LS21 1LW 28 March 2025 £345,000
64, Church Close, Pool In Wharfedale, Otley, LS21 1LW 28 November 2024 £255,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    476 m
  2. Bramhope Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km
  3. Otley All Saints CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
73
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 24
  • Burglary 14
  • Other theft 11
  • Vehicle crime 8
  • Shoplifting 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
63

29 female, 34 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.6
LS21 1 residents
6,416

Age bands in LS21 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,085 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

532 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

1,506 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

1,886 residents

Age 65 and over
23.1%

1,501 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LS21 1 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+
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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHEVIN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 BRIDGE STREET, OTLEY, LS21 1BQ

    ODS code B86032

    4.2 km

  • WESTGATE SURGERY

    WESTGATE, OTLEY, LS21 3HD

    ODS code B86029

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Arthington Lane

    BCT · Pool

    0.1 miles
  • Arthington Lane

    BCT · Pool

    0.1 miles
  • Main Street

    BCT · Pool

    0.1 miles
  • Main Street

    BCT · Pool

    0.1 miles
  • Pool Bridge

    BCT · Pool

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 007A, 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

27,246 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 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 £270,250 from 8 recorded sales in LS21 1LW. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 476 m.

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

Recorded crime

73 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 24 events.

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