LS18 postcode area · Leeds

The LS18 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Leeds. Area Scores range from 15 to 98 across them. Every full LS18 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The LS18 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 — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £230,000 in Yeadon West to £417,500 in Horsforth West — a 1.8× gap within the LS18 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,301a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime87per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied67%

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 LS18 district

£305,000median home sold over the past year · +10.9% over 5 years · -3.9% over the year · 357 sales
Detached£510,000
Semi-detached£353,000
Terraced£270,000
Flat£158,975
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
Horsforth South & RawdonLeeds 43794 £359,500
Bramhope & Pool-in-WharfedaleLeeds 59491 £405,000
Horsforth EastLeeds 2,34266 £270,000
Lawnswood & Ireland WoodLeeds 3,88543 £263,500
TinshillLeeds 4,39936 £270,000
Yeadon WestLeeds 4,53634 £230,000
Hawksworth & West ParkLeeds 5,78416 £237,500

People living in LS18 Census 2021

Residents57,674
Median age (est.)40
Density1,197per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above42%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 20%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 14%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 6%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 87%Asian 6%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 42% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 LS18

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LS18 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LS18.

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.