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LS8 postcode area · Leeds

The LS8 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Leeds. Area Scores range from 0 to 90 across them. Every full LS8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LS8 district: Roundhay West scores 91 out of 100 (#629 of 6,856 nationally) while Harehills South sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 91 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 8 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £120,500 in Lincoln Green & St James to £430,000 in Roundhay West — a 3.6× gap within the LS8 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,848a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime127per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)34
Owner-occupied46%

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 LS8 district

£268,000median home sold over the past year · +24.7% over 5 years · +7.2% over the year · 423 sales
Detached£553,500
Semi-detached£345,050
Terraced£182,000
Flat£160,000
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
Roundhay WestLeeds 62991 £430,000
MoortownLeeds 65690 £385,000
Chapel Allerton NorthLeeds 95186 £291,750
Roundhay Park & Slaid HillLeeds 1,08884 £337,000
Lady Wood & OakwoodLeeds 3,11754 £346,000
GledhowLeeds 3,22053 £332,000
Woodhouse & Little LondonLeeds 5,17424 £145,000
Chapel Allerton South & ChapeltownLeeds 6,02412 £250,000
Gipton South & Killingbeck ParkLeeds 6,2708 £190,000
Hollin Park & FearnvilleLeeds 6,2708 £247,500
Gipton NorthLeeds 6,4766 £212,500
Lincoln Green & St JamesLeeds 6,6064 £120,500
Harehills NorthLeeds 6,7781 £165,000
Harehills SouthLeeds 6,8460 £124,225

People living in LS8 Census 2021

Residents111,354
Median age (est.)34
Density4,627per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above38%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 15%25–44 31%45–64 22%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 28%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 34%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative8%
Process & plant7%
Skilled trades7%

Ethnic group

White: 51%Asian: 24%Black: 14%Mixed: 5%Other: 5%
White 51%Asian 24%Black 14%Mixed 5%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · No religion 29% · Muslim 23%

Born outside the UK: 31%

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 LS8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LS8 district.

Chapel Allerton Gipton Harehills Roundhay

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LS8.

LS7 LS9 LS2 LS1 LS14 LS6 LS3 LS15

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.