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LS8

UK postcode district

Part of Leeds

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,453
Current units
934
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
6

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
Yorkshire and the Humber
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
519

Postcode sectors in LS8

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

6 sectors
23,164 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
20, Ravenscar Mount, Leeds, LS8 4AX 31 July 2026 £272,500
28, Norman Terrace, Leeds, LS8 2AP 27 July 2026 £270,000
232, Harehills Lane, Leeds, LS8 5DH 23 July 2026 £135,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
6,777
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,815
  • Public order 479
  • Vehicle crime 475
  • Burglary 467
  • Other theft 467

Census 2021

Population and age profile

LS8 usual residents
51,625
Age-profile population
52,246

Age bands in LS8

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
22.7%
11,885 residents
Age 15 to 24
13.2%
6,894 residents
Age 25 to 44
29.6%
15,462 residents
Age 45 to 64
22.4%
11,714 residents
Age 65 and over
12%
6,291 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 916 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, 895 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 856 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 1 postcode unit 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

5

in this district

  • CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    51-53 CONWAY PLACE, LEEDS, LS8 5DE

    ODS code B86103

  • HAREHILLS CORNER SURGERY

    209 ROUNDHAY ROAD, LEEDS, LS8 4HQ

    ODS code B86061

  • OAKWOOD LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 AMBERTON TERRACE, LEEDS, LS8 3BZ

    ODS code B86022

  • THE ROUNDHAY ROAD SURGERY

    171-173 ROUNDHAY ROAD, LEEDS, LS8 5AN

    ODS code B86643

  • THE STREET LANE PRACTICE

    12 DEVONSHIRE AVENUE, ROUNDHAY, LEEDS, LS8 1AY

    ODS code B86066

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £235,000 from 2,857 recorded sales in LS8. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 0 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

6,777 published events cover 12 months, averaging 565 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,815 events.

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