LS16 postcode area guide — Leeds
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LS16 postcode district in Leeds — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LS16
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.6%
Gigabit-capable
84.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the LS16 postcode district (Leeds) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 992 postcodes Ofcom measures in LS16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.6%.
Around 0.1% of premises in LS16 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 LS16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LS16 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| LS16 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| LS16 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| LS16 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| LS16 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| LS16 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| LS16 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LS16 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| LS16 5AN | 100% | 100% |
| LS16 5AP | 100% | 100% |
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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 LS16
Police recorded 164 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LS16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 75 | 45.7% |
| Shoplifting | 21 | 12.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 | 7.3% |
| Other theft | 12 | 7.3% |
| Public order | 12 | 7.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 10 | 6.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 7 | 4.3% |
| Burglary | 6 | 3.7% |
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 LS16
Based on 434 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LS16 is £310,000, up 3.3% on the previous year (£299,995).
Detached
£520,000
113 sales
Semi-detached
£293,000
192 sales
Terraced
£242,500
56 sales
Flat / maisonette
£163,950
71 sales
Latest recorded sales in LS16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £228,500 | Terraced | Butcher Hill | LS16 5EA |
| 8 May 2026 | £467,500 | Detached | Spring Wood Crescent | LS16 9GF |
| 6 May 2026 | £525,000 | Detached | Adel Park Gardens | LS16 8BN |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £175,000 | Flat | Arncliffe Road | LS16 5JE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Flat | Lawns Hall Close | LS16 8HY |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Copper Beech Court | LS16 6FW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £258,500 | Semi-detached | Spen Lane | LS16 6HL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Holtdale Green | LS16 7RR |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Moseley Wood Walk | LS16 7HQ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £251,000 | Terraced | Copper Beech Court | LS16 6FW |
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 LS16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Grange Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,576 | LS16 5EA |
| Lawnswood School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,307 | LS16 5AG |
| Ralph Thoresby School | Secondary | 11–18 | 987 | LS16 7RX |
| Bramhope Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 431 | LS16 9AL |
| Ireland Wood Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 386 | LS16 6BW |
| Cookridge Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 381 | LS16 7EZ |
| Iveson Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 379 | LS16 6LW |
| Cookridge Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 314 | LS16 7DH |
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 LS16
156 rated food businesses operate in LS16. 114 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adel Manor Care Centre, Adel War Memorial Association Ltd, ALEXANDER'S, Alexandra Court, Amorino Italian Cafe & Kitchen.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LS16
From a sample of 168 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 LS16 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 59% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
55%
Band D
29%
Band E
8%
Band F
2%
Band G
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 LS16 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.