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LS5 3LB

Kirkstall · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Kirkstall
Local authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley
Postcode district
LS5
Postcode sector
LS5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS5 3GY 20 m
LS5 3LA 21 m
LS5 3GZ 38 m
LS5 3RY 74 m
LS5 3RL 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS5 3LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS5
Postcode sector
LS5 3
Latitude
53.817381
Longitude
-1.595352
British National Grid easting
426,739
British National Grid northing
435,752

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
Westminster constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley · E14001319
Output area
E00057879
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 045D · E01011489
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 045 · E02002374

Postcode source versions

Explore LS5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
114
Primary
75
Secondary
13

  1. Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    312 m

  2. Beecroft Primary School

    Community school

    528 m

  3. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    602 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,353
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,543
  • Vehicle crime 494
  • Shoplifting 437
  • Public order 311
  • Anti social behaviour 299

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LS5 3 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

35

within 5 km

  • ABBEY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B86068

    424 m

  • KIRKSTALL LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 KIRKSTALL LANE, LEEDS, LS6 3DS

    ODS code B86109

    530 m

  • LAUREL BANK SURGERY

    216 KIRKSTALL LANE, LEEDS, LS6 3DS

    ODS code B86086

    530 m

  • BURTON CROFT SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86030

    1.3 km

  • BURLEY PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    273 BURLEY ROAD, LEEDS, LS4 2EL

    ODS code B86069

    1.5 km

  • VESPER ROAD

    43 VESPER ROAD, LEEDS, LS5 3QT

    ODS code B86041

    1.7 km

  • BRAMLEY VILLAGE HEALTH & WELLBEING CTR

    16 HIGHFIELD ROAD, BRAMLEY, LEEDS, LS13 2BL

    ODS code B86104

    2.1 km

  • HYDE PARK SURGERY

    WOODSLEY ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 1SG

    ODS code B86025

    2.2 km

  • MEANWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    548 MEANWOOD ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 4JN

    ODS code B86059

    2.2 km

  • MANOR PARK SURGERY

    BELLMOUNT CLOSE, BRAMLEY, LEEDS, LS13 2UP

    ODS code B86015

    2.2 km

  • DR G LEES & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code B86003

    2.3 km

  • BEECH TREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    178 HENCONNER LANE, BRAMLEY, LEEDS, LS13 4JH

    ODS code B86655

    2.8 km

  • THORNTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B86060

    3.1 km

  • PRIORY VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A GREEN LANE, NEW WORTLEY, LEEDS, LS12 1HU

    ODS code B86024

    3.2 km

  • LEEDS STUDENT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 BLENHEIM COURT, LEEDS, LS2 9AE

    ODS code B86110

    3.2 km

  • CRAVEN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 CRAVEN ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 2RX

    ODS code B86017

    3.2 km

  • WOODHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAMBRIDGE ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 2SF

    ODS code B86049

    3.2 km

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

    IVESON APPROACH, LEEDS, LS16 6FR

    ODS code B86044

    3.3 km

  • DIAMOND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B86019

    3.4 km

  • ONE MEDICARE LLP-THE LIGHT

    ONE MEDICARE LLP, BALCONY, LEVEL 7, THE LIGHT, THE HEADROW, LEEDS, LS1 8TL

    ODS code Y02002

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 35 matching practices.

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Headingley Station

    BCT · Kirkstall

    0.0 miles

  • Headingley Station

    BCT · Kirkstall

    0.0 miles

  • Headingley Rail Station

    RSE · Headingley

    0.1 miles

  • Headingley Rail Station

    RLY · Headingley

    0.1 miles

  • Headingley Rail Station

    RSE · Headingley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 045D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,338 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

Schools

114 open schools are in scope, including 75 primary and 13 secondary schools. Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School is the nearest published school at 312 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,353 published events cover 12 months, averaging 362.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,543 events.

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