LS2 postcode area guide — Leeds
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LS2 postcode district in Leeds — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LS2
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
79.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
73.3%
Gigabit-capable
70.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the LS2 postcode district (Leeds) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 301 postcodes Ofcom measures in LS2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 79.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 70.3%.
Around 0% of premises in LS2 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 LS2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LS2 3AA | 100% | 100% |
| LS2 3AD | 100% | 100% |
| LS2 3AG | 100% | 100% |
| LS2 3AP | 100% | 100% |
| LS2 3AR | 100% | 100% |
| LS2 3AW | 100% | 100% |
| LS2 3AX | 50% | 50% |
| LS2 3BA | 100% | 100% |
| LS2 3ED | 100% | 100% |
| LS2 7AD | 0% | 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 LS2
Police recorded 1,688 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LS2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 510 | 30.2% |
| Shoplifting | 264 | 15.6% |
| Public order | 162 | 9.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 133 | 7.9% |
| Other theft | 132 | 7.8% |
| Drugs | 105 | 6.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 92 | 5.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 68 | 4.0% |
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 LS2
Based on 39 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LS2 is £182,000, up 7.1% on the previous year (£170,000).
Terraced
£320,000
5 sales
Flat / maisonette
£146,000
27 sales
Latest recorded sales in LS2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | Concord Street | LS2 7QS |
| 3 Mar 2026 | £900,000 | Other | Crown Street | LS2 7DA |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £146,000 | Flat | Elmwood Lane | LS2 8WH |
| 23 Feb 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | Elmwood Lane | LS2 8WF |
| 12 Feb 2026 | £38,000 | Flat | Leylands Road | LS2 7JT |
| 6 Feb 2026 | £40,000 | Flat | Regent Street | LS2 7JQ |
| 6 Feb 2026 | £115,000 | Flat | North Street | LS2 7PQ |
| 19 Dec 2025 | £220,000 | Flat | Langtons Wharf | LS2 7EF |
| 18 Dec 2025 | £251,000 | Flat | North Street | LS2 7PQ |
| 18 Dec 2025 | £210,000 | Flat | Langtons Wharf | LS2 7EF |
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 LS2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blenheim Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 464 | LS2 9EX |
| Leeds College of Building | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | LS2 7QT |
| Leeds College of Music | Not applicable | 16–99 | — | LS2 7PD |
| Leeds Arts University | Not applicable | 16–99 | — | LS2 9AQ |
| Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | — | LS2 9BL |
| University of Leeds | Not applicable | — | — | LS2 9JT |
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 LS2
352 rated food businesses operate in LS2. 214 hold the top rating of 5, 51 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1915, Affine, Age UK Leeds, Aire Bar, Akbars.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LS2
From a sample of 376 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 LS2 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 77% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
27%
Band C
50%
Band D
15%
Band E
3%
Band F
4%
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 LS2 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.