LS20 postcode area guide — Leeds
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LS20 postcode district in Leeds — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LS20
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
81.7%
Gigabit-capable
79.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the LS20 postcode district (Leeds) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 352 postcodes Ofcom measures in LS20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.6%.
Around 0.1% of premises in LS20 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 LS20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LS20 8AB | 100% | 66.7% |
| LS20 8AE | 100% | 0% |
| LS20 8AF | 100% | 100% |
| LS20 8AG | 100% | 75% |
| LS20 8AH | 100% | 11.1% |
| LS20 8AL | 100% | 22.2% |
| LS20 8AQ | 100% | 100% |
| LS20 8AR | 100% | 100% |
| LS20 8AS | 100% | 100% |
| LS20 8AT | 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 LS20
Police recorded 104 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LS20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 33 | 31.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 | 16.3% |
| Shoplifting | 16 | 15.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 11 | 10.6% |
| Other theft | 8 | 7.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 4.8% |
| Public order | 4 | 3.8% |
| Robbery | 3 | 2.9% |
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 LS20
Based on 160 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LS20 is £300,000, down 3.2% on the previous year (£310,000).
Detached
£600,000
24 sales
Semi-detached
£330,000
55 sales
Terraced
£270,000
57 sales
Flat / maisonette
£165,000
20 sales
Latest recorded sales in LS20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | Latimer Close | LS20 9PT |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £296,000 | Semi-detached | The Poplars | LS20 9PF |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £169,950 | Flat | Shires Road | LS20 8EU |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £455,000 | Semi-detached | Otley Road | LS20 8LZ |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £600,000 | Detached | Renton Drive | LS20 8LW |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £475,000 | Terraced | Jacquard Gardens | LS20 9FP |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £277,000 | Terraced | Fieldhead Road | LS20 8DU |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £337,500 | Terraced | Wells Road | LS20 9AE |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £500,000 | Semi-detached | Town Street | LS20 9DT |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £208,000 | Terraced | Morton Terrace | LS20 8BU |
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 LS20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guiseley School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,431 | LS20 8DT |
| Guiseley Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 376 | LS20 9DA |
| Tranmere Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 343 | LS20 8JJ |
| Green Meadows Academy | Not applicable | 2–19 | 225 | LS20 8LS |
| Hawksworth Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 82 | LS20 8NX |
| St. Oswald's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | — | LS20 9BT |
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 LS20
91 rated food businesses operate in LS20. 68 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi Stores Ltd, Asda Living, Asda Living Cafe, Barrett's Guiseley Theatre, Boots UK (Guiseley).
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LS20
From a sample of 164 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 LS20 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 54% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
8%
Band C
46%
Band D
36%
Band E
8%
Band F
1%
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 LS20 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.