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LS6 postcode area · Leeds

The LS6 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Leeds. Area Scores range from 10 to 94 across them. Every full LS6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LS6 district: Far Headingley & Weetwood scores 94 out of 100 (#396 of 6,856 nationally) while Meanwood South & Sugarwell sits at 11 — neighbours on the map, 84 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 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 £126,500 in University & Little Woodhouse to £355,250 in Carr Manor — a 2.8× gap within the LS6 district. (1 neighbourhood had too few sales to report reliably.)

Living here

Typical net household income£38,818a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime100per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)26
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 LS6 district

£275,500median home sold over the past year · +22.4% over 5 years · -1.4% over the year · 328 sales
Detached£425,000
Semi-detached£325,000
Terraced£265,000
Flat£183,000
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
Far Headingley & WeetwoodLeeds 39694 £306,758
MeanwoodLeeds 2,17168 £315,000
HeadingleyLeeds 2,32966 £323,750
Hyde Park Corner & Woodhouse CliffLeeds 2,58962 £221,000
Carr ManorLeeds 2,93957 £355,250
University & Little WoodhouseLeeds 3,22053 £126,500
Hyde ParkLeeds 4,38536 —
KirkstallLeeds 4,46135 £248,625
BurleyLeeds 5,06426 £209,500
Woodhouse & Little LondonLeeds 5,17424 £145,000
Hawksworth & West ParkLeeds 5,78416 £237,500
Meanwood South & SugarwellLeeds 6,12611 £276,000

People living in LS6 Census 2021

Residents109,486
Median age (est.)26
Density5,108per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above40%
No car or van39%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 37%25–44 28%45–64 14%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 41%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 23%Private rent 41%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 9%Other: 26%
One person 35%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 9%Other 26%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 15% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional15%
Elementary12%
Sales & customer service11%
Caring & leisure9%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 70%Asian: 14%Black: 7%Mixed: 5%Other: 4%
White 70%Asian 14%Black 7%Mixed 5%Other 4%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 30% · Muslim 10%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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 LS6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LS6 district.

Hyde Park Meanwood

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LS6.

LS7 LS5 LS4 LS3 LS1 LS2 LS12 LS16

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.