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LS8 2WX

Gipton & Harehills · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Gipton & Harehills
Local authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds East
Postcode district
LS8
Postcode sector
LS8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS8 1WY 0 m
LS8 2UY 0 m
LS8 2XW 0 m
LS8 4XA 0 m
LS8 5FF 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS8 2WX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS8
Postcode sector
LS8 2
Latitude
53.807379
Longitude
-1.524791
British National Grid easting
431,392
British National Grid northing
434,668

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Leeds · E08000035
Electoral ward
Gipton & Harehills · E05011394
Parish or community
E43000294
Westminster constituency
Leeds East · E14001320
Output area
E00187030
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 064E · E01033031
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 064 · E02002393

Postcode source versions

Explore LS8

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
119
Primary
79
Secondary
13

  1. Shakespeare Primary School

    Community school

    292 m

  2. Co-op Academy Leeds

    Academy sponsor led

    559 m

  3. Co-op Academy Nightingale

    Academy sponsor led

    653 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,565
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,979
  • Shoplifting 1,686
  • Public order 1,292
  • Other theft 1,169
  • Criminal damage and arson 975

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LS8 2 residents
13,007

Age bands in LS8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%
2,438 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.6%
1,470 residents
Age 25 to 44
28.8%
3,653 residents
Age 45 to 64
23.4%
2,973 residents
Age 65 and over
17.1%
2,172 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.

GP practices

43

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHAPELTOWN FAMILY SURGERY

    SPENCER PLACE, LEEDS, LS7 4BB

    ODS code B86108

    462 m

  • LINCOLN GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURMANTOFTS HEALTH CENTRE, CROMWELL MOUNT, LEEDS, LS9 7TA

    ODS code B86675

    587 m

  • SHAKESPEARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BURMANTOFTS HEALTH CENTRE, CROMWELL MOUNT, LEEDS, LS9 7TA

    ODS code Y02494

    587 m

  • THE ROUNDHAY ROAD SURGERY

    171-173 ROUNDHAY ROAD, LEEDS, LS8 5AN

    ODS code B86643

    777 m

  • CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    51-53 CONWAY PLACE, LEEDS, LS8 5DE

    ODS code B86103

    854 m

  • HAREHILLS CORNER SURGERY

    209 ROUNDHAY ROAD, LEEDS, LS8 4HQ

    ODS code B86061

    1.0 km

  • BELLBROOKE SURGERY

    BELLBROOKE AVENUE, HAREHILLS, LEEDS, LS9 6AU

    ODS code B86081

    1.2 km

  • YORK STREET HEALTH PRACTICE

    68 YORK STREET, LEEDS, LS9 8AA

    ODS code B86669

    1.3 km

  • ONE MEDICARE LLP-THE LIGHT

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

    ODS code Y02002

    1.6 km

  • WOODHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAMBRIDGE ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 2SF

    ODS code B86049

    1.6 km

  • LEEDS STUDENT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 BLENHEIM COURT, LEEDS, LS2 9AE

    ODS code B86110

    1.7 km

  • CRAVEN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 CRAVEN ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 2RX

    ODS code B86017

    1.7 km

  • NEWTON SURGERY

    305 CHAPELTOWN ROAD, LEEDS, LS7 3JT

    ODS code B86666

    1.7 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    5-7 EAST PARK ROAD, LEEDS, LS9 9JD

    ODS code B86043

    1.7 km

  • ST MARTINS PRACTICE

    ST. MARTINS SURGERY, 210 CHAPELTOWN ROAD, LEEDS, LS7 4HZ

    ODS code B86100

    1.7 km

  • SHAFTESBURY MEDICAL CTR.

    78 OSMONDTHORPE LANE, LEEDS, LS9 9EF

    ODS code B86016

    1.9 km

  • THE GARDEN SURGERY

    78A OSMONDTHORPE LANE, LEEDS, LS9 9EF

    ODS code B86054

    1.9 km

  • ALLERTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 MONTREAL AVENUE, LEEDS, LS7 4LF

    ODS code B86039

    2.3 km

  • OAKWOOD LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 AMBERTON TERRACE, LEEDS, LS8 3BZ

    ODS code B86022

    2.4 km

  • DIAMOND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B86019

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 43 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Grant Avenue

    BCT · Harehills

    191 m

  • Grant Avenue

    BCT · Harehills

    212 m

  • Bexley Wing

    BCT · St Jamess Hospital

    319 m

  • St James Hospital

    BCT · St Jamess Hospital

    333 m

  • St James's Hospital

    BCT · St Jamess Hospital

    336 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 064E, 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

7,000 of 33,755

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

119 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 13 secondary schools. Shakespeare Primary School is the nearest published school at 292 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,565 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,297 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,979 events.

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