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LS15 postcode area · Leeds

The LS15 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Leeds. Area Scores range from 3 to 96 across them. Every full LS15 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LS15 district: Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk scores 96 out of 100 (#272 of 6,856 nationally) while Halton Moor sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 93 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £185,000 in Swarcliffe to £398,000 in Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes — a 2.2× gap within the LS15 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,997a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime106per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied68%

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 LS15 district

£265,000median home sold over the past year · +17.8% over 5 years · +6.0% over the year · 485 sales
Detached£385,000
Semi-detached£255,000
Terraced£215,000
Flat£130,000
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
Colton, Austhorpe & WhitkirkLeeds 27296 £340,000
Scarcroft, Shadwell & ScholesLeeds 47893 £398,000
Aberford, Barwick & ThornerLeeds 1,17783 £350,000
Cross Gates East & ManstonLeeds 1,54777 £250,000
Temple Newsam & GraveleythorpeLeeds 1,84973 £265,000
Garforth South, Swillington & Little PrestonLeeds 3,57048 £256,250
WhinmoorLeeds 4,11140 £270,000
Cross Gates West & KillingbeckLeeds 4,68032 £238,000
SwarcliffeLeeds 6,20210 £185,000
Seacroft SouthLeeds 6,5315 £210,000
Halton MoorLeeds 6,6273 £206,498

People living in LS15 Census 2021

Residents77,073
Median age (est.)42
Density713per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above29%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 20%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative11%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 4%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 90%Asian 4%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 40% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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 LS15

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LS15 district.

Cross Gates Garforth Seacroft

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LS15.

LS14 LS9 LS8 LS25 LS26 LS7 LS10 LS2

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.