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LS5

UK postcode district

Part of Leeds

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
286
Current units
212
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
5

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
Yorkshire and the Humber
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
74

Postcode sectors in LS5

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

2 sectors
4,628 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Vesper Way, Leeds, LS5 3LW 27 July 2026 £240,000
79, Vesper Road, Leeds, LS5 3QT 24 July 2026 £274,000
26, Abbeydale Gardens, Leeds, LS5 3RG 14 July 2026 £209,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,175
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 426
  • Shoplifting 204
  • Vehicle crime 101
  • Anti social behaviour 85
  • Public order 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

LS5 usual residents
8,441
Age-profile population
8,988

Age bands in LS5

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
15.3%
1,374 residents
Age 15 to 24
17.1%
1,535 residents
Age 25 to 44
36.4%
3,270 residents
Age 45 to 64
19.6%
1,762 residents
Age 65 and over
11.6%
1,047 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 204 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 202 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 193 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

in this district

  • ABBEY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE, NORMAN STREET, LEEDS, LS5 3JN

    ODS code B86068

  • VESPER ROAD

    43 VESPER ROAD, LEEDS, LS5 3QT

    ODS code B86041

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £212,750 from 656 recorded sales in LS5. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

1,175 published events cover 12 months, averaging 98 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 426 events.

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