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LS8 5RU

Gipton & Harehills · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Gipton & Harehills
Local authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds East
Postcode district
LS8
Postcode sector
LS8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS8 5PL 17 m
LS8 5PP 50 m
LS8 5PU 55 m
LS8 5AN 67 m
LS8 5PW 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS8 5RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS8
Postcode sector
LS8 5
Latitude
53.813750
Longitude
-1.519738
British National Grid easting
431,720
British National Grid northing
435,379

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
E00057598
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 048D · E01011429
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 048 · E02002377

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
125
Primary
84
Secondary
14

  1. Bankside Primary School

    Foundation school

    195 m

  2. Harehills Primary School

    Community school

    447 m

  3. Hillcrest Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    462 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,900
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,472
  • Criminal damage and arson 731
  • Public order 717
  • Other theft 713
  • Vehicle crime 613

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

20 female, 19 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
1.1
LS8 5 residents
8,565

Age bands in LS8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
27%

2,413 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.1%

1,435 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.9%

2,932 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.4%

1,642 residents

Age 65 and over
5.6%

502 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LS8 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

42

within 5 km

  • THE ROUNDHAY ROAD SURGERY

    171-173 ROUNDHAY ROAD, LEEDS, LS8 5AN

    ODS code B86643

    67 m

  • HAREHILLS CORNER SURGERY

    209 ROUNDHAY ROAD, LEEDS, LS8 4HQ

    ODS code B86061

    226 m

  • CHAPELTOWN FAMILY SURGERY

    SPENCER PLACE, LEEDS, LS7 4BB

    ODS code B86108

    497 m

  • CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    51-53 CONWAY PLACE, LEEDS, LS8 5DE

    ODS code B86103

    505 m

  • BELLBROOKE SURGERY

    BELLBROOKE AVENUE, HAREHILLS, LEEDS, LS9 6AU

    ODS code B86081

    1.0 km

  • NEWTON SURGERY

    305 CHAPELTOWN ROAD, LEEDS, LS7 3JT

    ODS code B86666

    1.2 km

  • ST MARTINS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B86100

    1.2 km

  • LINCOLN GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B86675

    1.3 km

  • SHAKESPEARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02494

    1.3 km

  • ALLERTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 MONTREAL AVENUE, LEEDS, LS7 4LF

    ODS code B86039

    1.7 km

  • CRAVEN ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    60 CRAVEN ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 2RX

    ODS code B86017

    1.8 km

  • OAKWOOD LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 AMBERTON TERRACE, LEEDS, LS8 3BZ

    ODS code B86022

    1.8 km

  • WOODHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CAMBRIDGE ROAD, LEEDS, LS6 2SF

    ODS code B86049

    1.8 km

  • SHAFTESBURY MEDICAL CTR.

    78 OSMONDTHORPE LANE, LEEDS, LS9 9EF

    ODS code B86016

    2.1 km

  • THE GARDEN SURGERY

    78A OSMONDTHORPE LANE, LEEDS, LS9 9EF

    ODS code B86054

    2.1 km

  • LEEDS STUDENT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4 BLENHEIM COURT, LEEDS, LS2 9AE

    ODS code B86110

    2.1 km

  • YORK STREET HEALTH PRACTICE

    68 YORK STREET, LEEDS, LS9 8AA

    ODS code B86669

    2.1 km

  • ONE MEDICARE LLP-THE LIGHT

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

    ODS code Y02002

    2.3 km

  • DIAMOND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code B86019

    2.3 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B86043

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 42 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lascelles Terrace

    BCT · Harehills

    0.1 miles

  • Lascelles Terrace

    BCT · Harehills

    0.1 miles

  • Elford Place

    BCT · Harehills

    0.1 miles

  • Harehills Place

    BCT · Harehills

    0.1 miles

  • Elford Place

    BCT · Harehills

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 048D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

640 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

125 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 14 secondary schools. Bankside Primary School is the nearest published school at 195 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

9,900 published events cover 12 months, averaging 825 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,472 events.

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