LS5 postcode area · Leeds

The LS5 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Leeds. Area Scores range from 3 to 41 across them. Every full LS5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the LS5 district's neighbourhoods is Leeds City Centre (42 out of 100, #4,001 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Armley & New Wortley (3). 4 of the 6 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 £136,000 in Armley & New Wortley to £248,625 in Kirkstall — a 1.8× gap within the LS5 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,421a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime352per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)32

Owner-occupied36%

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 LS5 district

£235,000median home sold over the past year · +24.7% over 5 years · +9.3% over the year · 101 sales

Detached£237,500

Semi-detached£269,000

Terraced£227,250

Flat£155,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Leeds City CentreLeeds	4,001	42	£187,500
KirkstallLeeds	4,461	35	£248,625
Bramley EastLeeds	5,770	16	£191,000
Hawksworth & West ParkLeeds	5,784	16	£237,500
Bramley FallLeeds	6,126	11	£207,500
Armley & New WortleyLeeds	6,620	3	£136,000

People living in LS5 Census 2021

Residents49,031

Median age (est.)32

Density3,610per km²

No qualifications18%

Degree or above36%

No car or van45%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 22%25–44 35%45–64 18%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 31%Private rent 32%

Households

One person 40%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 16%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 15% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups

Professional	23%
Associate professional	15%
Elementary	13%
Caring & leisure	10%
Sales & customer service	9%
Administrative	8%
Managers & directors	8%
Skilled trades	8%
Process & plant	6%

Ethnic group

White 75%Asian 11%Black 6%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 35% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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 LS5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LS5 district.

Bramley Leeds

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LS5.

LS4 LS6 LS3 LS12 LS99 LS13 LS1 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.