LS5 3BF

Kirkstall · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Leeds
Postcode district
LS5
Postcode sector
LS5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS5 3NE 328 m
LS5 3NB 335 m
LS5 3NA 349 m
LS5 3LN 361 m
LS5 3LW 404 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS5 3BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS5
Postcode sector
LS5 3
Latitude
53.825507
Longitude
-1.626159
British National Grid easting
424,706
British National Grid northing
436,645

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Leeds · E08000035
Electoral ward
Kirkstall · E05011402
Parish or community
E43000294
Output area
E00057054
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 046B · E01011325
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 046 · E02002375

Postcode source versions

Explore LS5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
65
Secondary
12
  1. Hawksworth Wood Primary School

    Community school

    767 m
  2. Whitecote Primary School

    Community school

    891 m
  3. The Froebelian School

    Other independent school

    999 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,030
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,377
  • Anti social behaviour 249
  • Criminal damage and arson 231
  • Public order 219
  • Vehicle crime 208

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LS5 3 residents
8,411

Age bands in LS5 3

Wider postcode sector
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

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

20

within 5 km

  • VESPER ROAD

    43 VESPER ROAD, LEEDS, LS5 3QT

    ODS code B86041

    742 m

  • MANOR PARK SURGERY

    BELLMOUNT CLOSE, BRAMLEY, LEEDS, LS13 2UP

    ODS code B86015

    1.3 km

  • ABBEY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B86068

    1.8 km

  • BRAMLEY VILLAGE HEALTH & WELLBEING CTR

    16 HIGHFIELD ROAD, BRAMLEY, LEEDS, LS13 2BL

    ODS code B86104

    2.0 km

  • KIRKSTALL LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 KIRKSTALL LANE, LEEDS, LS6 3DS

    ODS code B86109

    2.7 km

  • LAUREL BANK SURGERY

    216 KIRKSTALL LANE, LEEDS, LS6 3DS

    ODS code B86086

    2.7 km

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

    IVESON APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 6FR

    ODS code B86044

    2.8 km

  • BEECH TREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 HENCONNER LANE, BRAMLEY, LEEDS, LS13 4JH

    ODS code B86655

    3.2 km

  • DR S M CHEN & PARTNER

    THE GABLES SURGERY, 231 SWINNOW ROAD, SWINNOW GREEN, PUDSEY, LS28 9AW

    ODS code B86094

    3.2 km

  • BURTON CROFT SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86030

    3.3 km

  • WEST LODGE SURGERY

    NEW STREET, FARSLEY, PUDSEY, LS28 5DL

    ODS code B86050

    3.3 km

  • HIGHFIELD SURGERY

    HOLTDALE APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 7RX

    ODS code B86004

    3.6 km

  • BURLEY PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    273 BURLEY ROAD, LEEDS, LS4 2EL

    ODS code B86069

    3.7 km

  • DR G LEES & PARTNERS

    ARMLEY MOOR MEDICAL CENTRE, 95 TOWN STREET, LEEDS, LS12 3HD

    ODS code B86003

    3.9 km

  • MEANWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    548 MEANWOOD ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 4JN

    ODS code B86059

    4.0 km

  • ROBIN LANE HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

    ROBIN LANE, PUDSEY, LS28 7DE

    ODS code B86014

    4.1 km

  • MULBERRY STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    18 MULBERRY STREET, PUDSEY, LS28 7XP

    ODS code B86018

    4.2 km

  • HYDE PARK SURGERY

    WOODSLEY ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 1SG

    ODS code B86025

    4.4 km

  • HILLFOOT SURGERY

    126 OWLCOTES ROAD, PUDSEY, LS28 7QR

    ODS code B86011

    4.9 km

  • THORNTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEEDS COMMUNITY & MENTAL HEALTH SER, 15 GREEN LANE, LEEDS, LS12 1JE

    ODS code B86060

    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

  • Great Exhibition Way

    BCT · Hawksworth

    0.0 miles
  • Kirkstall Forge Rail Station

    RLY · Hawksworth

    0.2 miles
  • Vesper Road

    BCT · Hawksworth

    0.2 miles
  • Hawksworth Road

    BCT · Horsforth

    0.3 miles
  • Hawksworth Road

    BCT · Horsforth

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 046B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,979 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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
8
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

Schools

87 open schools are in scope, including 65 primary and 12 secondary schools. Hawksworth Wood Primary School is the nearest published school at 767 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,030 published events cover 12 months, averaging 252.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,377 events.

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