LS18 postcode area guide — Leeds
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LS18 postcode district in Leeds — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LS18
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91.7%
Gigabit-capable
91.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the LS18 postcode district (Leeds) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 520 postcodes Ofcom measures in LS18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91.7%.
Around 0% of premises in LS18 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 LS18
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LS18 4AA | 100% | 50% |
| LS18 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| LS18 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| LS18 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| LS18 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| LS18 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| LS18 4AH | 100% | 94.4% |
| LS18 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LS18 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| LS18 4AN | 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 LS18
Police recorded 147 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LS18 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 56 | 38.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 | 12.9% |
| Shoplifting | 16 | 10.9% |
| Public order | 13 | 8.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 9 | 6.1% |
| Other crime | 7 | 4.8% |
| Other theft | 6 | 4.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 5 | 3.4% |
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 LS18
Based on 282 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LS18 is £300,000, down 1.6% on the previous year (£305,000).
Detached
£510,000
44 sales
Semi-detached
£370,000
97 sales
Terraced
£265,150
101 sales
Flat / maisonette
£179,995
35 sales
Latest recorded sales in LS18
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced | Sunnybank Avenue | LS18 4LZ |
| 19 May 2026 | £1,650 | Other | Newlaithes Road | LS18 4SX |
| 8 May 2026 | £425,000 | Terraced | Dean Lane | LS18 5HX |
| 8 May 2026 | £175,000 | Flat | Town Square | LS18 4TR |
| 8 May 2026 | £415,000 | Semi-detached | Bletchley Court | LS18 4FE |
| 7 May 2026 | £730,000 | Detached | Greenbanks Drive | LS18 5BH |
| 7 May 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Long Row | LS18 5AT |
| 5 May 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Low Lane | LS18 5DE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Woodville Crescent | LS18 5DQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £388,000 | Semi-detached | The Grove | LS18 4BB |
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 LS18
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horsforth School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,837 | LS18 5RF |
| Broadgate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 421 | LS18 5AF |
| Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 416 | LS18 4PT |
| St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 401 | LS18 5BL |
| West End Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 274 | LS18 5JP |
| Westbrook Lane Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 212 | LS18 5AH |
| Horsforth Featherbank Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 211 | LS18 4QP |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth | Primary | 5–11 | 210 | LS18 5AB |
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 LS18
158 rated food businesses operate in LS18. 104 hold the top rating of 5, 32 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: AGORA, Aramark @ Leeds Trinity University Main, Arya's Patisserie Ltd, Bavette, Bizzykidz.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LS18
From a sample of 171 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 LS18 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
12%
Band C
41%
Band D
35%
Band E
9%
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 LS18 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.