LS12 postcode area guide — Leeds
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LS12 postcode district in Leeds — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LS12
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
93.2%
Gigabit-capable
92.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the LS12 postcode district (Leeds) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,198 postcodes Ofcom measures in LS12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.5%.
Around 0% of premises in LS12 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 LS12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LS12 1AA | 100% | 20% |
| LS12 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| LS12 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| LS12 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| LS12 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| LS12 1AH | 100% | 70% |
| LS12 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| LS12 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| LS12 1AP | 100% | 0% |
| LS12 1AQ | 100% | 0% |
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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 LS12
Police recorded 592 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LS12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 222 | 37.5% |
| Public order | 55 | 9.3% |
| Burglary | 54 | 9.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 43 | 7.3% |
| Other theft | 43 | 7.3% |
| Shoplifting | 39 | 6.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 38 | 6.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 29 | 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 LS12
Based on 474 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LS12 is £170,000, down 5.6% on the previous year (£180,000).
Detached
£282,000
35 sales
Semi-detached
£210,000
135 sales
Terraced
£149,000
212 sales
Flat / maisonette
£112,000
80 sales
Latest recorded sales in LS12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £149,500 | Terraced | Whitehall Green | LS12 5LT |
| 13 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Chestnut Gardens | LS12 4LP |
| 13 May 2026 | £201,500 | Semi-detached | Kirkdale Crescent | LS12 6AS |
| 11 May 2026 | £232,000 | Semi-detached | Cockshott Close | LS12 2RJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced | Raynville Way | LS12 2JZ |
| 8 May 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Edward Way | LS12 5FB |
| 7 May 2026 | £112,000 | Flat | Gotts Road | LS12 1DP |
| 7 May 2026 | £45,000 | Flat | Athlone Grove | LS12 1SY |
| 6 May 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Lawns Dene | LS12 5RP |
| 6 May 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | Forge Row | LS12 5DN |
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 LS12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Farnley Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,492 | LS12 5EU |
| Dixons Unity Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 907 | LS12 3DS |
| St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 497 | LS12 1SF |
| Castleton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 469 | LS12 1JZ |
| Whingate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 464 | LS12 3DS |
| Five Lanes Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 450 | LS12 4NB |
| Ryecroft Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 350 | LS12 5AW |
| Lower Wortley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 331 | LS12 4PX |
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 LS12
311 rated food businesses operate in LS12. 176 hold the top rating of 5, 68 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Acre Wood Nursery, Alcohol Affair, Aldi, Amalfi, Armley Conservative Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LS12
From a sample of 410 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 LS12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 24% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
22%
Band D
49%
Band E
20%
Band F
6%
Band G
2%
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 LS12 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.