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LS16 postcode area · Leeds

The LS16 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Leeds. Area Scores range from 15 to 98 across them. Every full LS16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The LS16 district contains both ends of the scale: Horsforth West at 99 out of 100 (#80 of 6,856 in England) against Hawksworth & West Park at 16, an 83-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £237,500 in Hawksworth & West Park to £435,000 in Alwoodley — a 1.8× gap within the LS16 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,173a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime75per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
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 LS16 district

£325,000median home sold over the past year · +7.1% over 5 years · +1.6% over the year · 536 sales
Detached£532,500
Semi-detached£315,000
Terraced£260,000
Flat£162,000
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
Horsforth WestLeeds 8099 £417,500
AlwoodleyLeeds 10198 £435,000
AdelLeeds 16998 £425,000
Far Headingley & WeetwoodLeeds 39694 £306,758
Bramhope & Pool-in-WharfedaleLeeds 59491 £405,000
MeanwoodLeeds 2,17168 £315,000
Cookridge & Holt ParkLeeds 2,20568 £337,000
Lawnswood & Ireland WoodLeeds 3,88543 £263,500
TinshillLeeds 4,39936 £270,000
Moor AllertonLeeds 5,42721 £269,500
Hawksworth & West ParkLeeds 5,78416 £237,500

People living in LS16 Census 2021

Residents79,348
Median age (est.)40
Density1,153per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above46%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 17%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors15%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 10%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 80%Asian 10%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 37% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 LS16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LS16 district.

Horsforth Meanwood

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LS16.

LS18 LS6 LS5 LS7 LS17 LS4 LS13 LS19

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.