LS1 postcode area guide — Leeds
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LS1 postcode district in Leeds — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LS1
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
60.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
58.5%
Gigabit-capable
57.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the LS1 postcode district (Leeds) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 346 postcodes Ofcom measures in LS1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 60.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 57.5%.
Around 0% of premises in LS1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in LS1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LS1 1BA | 100% | 100% |
| LS1 1BN | 100% | 0% |
| LS1 1HT | 0% | 0% |
| LS1 1NS | 100% | 100% |
| LS1 1PJ | 0% | 0% |
| LS1 2AD | 52.9% | 52.9% |
| LS1 2AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LS1 2AY | 100% | 100% |
| LS1 2BA | 100% | 100% |
| LS1 2BH | 74.2% | 74.2% |
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Mobile signal around Leeds
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Leeds district (394,701 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
96.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
86.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in LS1
Police recorded 1,644 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LS1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 473 | 28.8% |
| Shoplifting | 264 | 16.1% |
| Public order | 155 | 9.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 143 | 8.7% |
| Other theft | 122 | 7.4% |
| Drugs | 99 | 6.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 83 | 5.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 80 | 4.9% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in LS1
Based on 58 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LS1 is £216,000, down 13.6% on the previous year (£250,000).
Flat / maisonette
£181,000
45 sales
Latest recorded sales in LS1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £120,000 | Flat | Wellington Street | LS1 4JL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £77,000 | Flat | Wellington Street | LS1 4JJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £60,000 | Flat | Bedford Street | LS1 5PZ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Flat | Wellington Street | LS1 4JF |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £129,000 | Flat | Great George Street | LS1 3DL |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £108,000 | Flat | York Place | LS1 2EU |
| 24 Mar 2026 | £247,500 | Other | Call Lane | LS1 6DN |
| 24 Mar 2026 | £275,831 | Flat | South Parade | LS1 5PQ |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £5,145,000 | Other | Wellington Street | LS1 4LT |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £40,000 | Flat | Little Neville Street | LS1 4ED |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Leeds demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Leeds district (811,953 residents, 341,466 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.9% |
| 15–29 | 28.9% |
| 30–44 | 19.4% |
| 45–64 | 17.2% |
| 65+ | 15.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 57% |
| Private rented | 22% |
| Social rented | 5.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around LS1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Mathematics School | 16 plus | 16–19 | 208 | LS1 5AS |
| Adel Beck | Not applicable | 10–17 | — | LS1 1UR |
| Swarthmore Education Centre | Not applicable | 16–25 | — | LS3 1AD |
| Luminate Education Group | 16 plus | 14–99 | — | LS3 1AA |
| Blenheim Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 464 | LS2 9EX |
| Rosebank Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 345 | LS3 1JP |
| University of Leeds | Not applicable | — | — | LS2 9JT |
| Leeds Arts University | Not applicable | 16–99 | — | LS2 9AQ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in LS1
586 rated food businesses operate in LS1. 386 hold the top rating of 5, 85 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 200 Degrees Coffee Shop, 360 Champagne And Cocktails, 92 Degrees, 92 Degrees, 92 Degrees.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LS1
From a sample of 213 Energy Performance Certificates across 5 LS1 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 92% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
84%
Band D
6%
Band E
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Leeds
Landlines around LS1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.