LS1 postcode area · Leeds

The LS1 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Leeds. Area Scores range from 0 to 53 across them. Every full LS1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The LS1 district contains both ends of the scale: University & Little Woodhouse at 53 out of 100 (#3,220 of 6,856 in England) against Burmantofts at 1, a 52-point gap between neighbouring areas. 9 of the 12 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £115,000 in Burmantofts to £248,625 in Kirkstall — a 2.2× gap within the LS1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,742a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime255per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)29
Owner-occupied28%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LS1 district

£207,500median home sold over the past year · -1.5% over 5 years · -5.2% over the year · 45 sales
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat£207,500
Leeds£246,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
University & Little WoodhouseLeeds 3,22053 £126,500
Leeds City CentreLeeds 4,00142 £187,500
KirkstallLeeds 4,46135 £248,625
Leeds Dock, Hunslet & StourtonLeeds 4,93428 £170,000
BurleyLeeds 5,06426 £209,500
Woodhouse & Little LondonLeeds 5,17424 £145,000
Hawksworth & West ParkLeeds 5,78416 £237,500
Beeston West & CottingleyLeeds 6,05812 £169,000
HolbeckLeeds 6,14710 £141,000
SwarcliffeLeeds 6,20210 £185,000
Armley & New WortleyLeeds 6,6203 £136,000
BurmantoftsLeeds 6,8051 £115,000

People living in LS1 Census 2021

Residents105,263
Median age (est.)29
Density3,856per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above36%
No car or van50%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 27%25–44 34%45–64 16%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 12%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 40%
Own outright 12%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 31%Private rent 40%

Households

One person: 41%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 41%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Elementary15%
Associate professional14%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades7%
Managers & directors7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 14%Black: 11%Mixed: 5%Other: 5%
White 66%Asian 14%Black 11%Mixed 5%Other 5%

Religion & identity

No religion 42% · Christian 35% · Muslim 12%

Born outside the UK: 29%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in LS1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LS1 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LS1.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.