LS28 postcode area guide — Leeds
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LS28 postcode district in Leeds — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LS28
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
97.6%
Gigabit-capable
97.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the LS28 postcode district (Leeds) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,131 postcodes Ofcom measures in LS28, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 97.5%.
Around 0% of premises in LS28 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 LS28
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LS28 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| LS28 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| LS28 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| LS28 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| LS28 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| LS28 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| LS28 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| LS28 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LS28 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| LS28 5AN | 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 LS28
Police recorded 268 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LS28 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 85 | 31.7% |
| Public order | 33 | 12.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 26 | 9.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 21 | 7.8% |
| Other theft | 21 | 7.8% |
| Shoplifting | 21 | 7.8% |
| Burglary | 13 | 4.9% |
| Drugs | 13 | 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 LS28
Based on 539 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LS28 is £238,000, up 2.6% on the previous year (£232,000).
Detached
£400,000
74 sales
Semi-detached
£268,500
168 sales
Terraced
£215,000
223 sales
Flat / maisonette
£150,000
65 sales
Latest recorded sales in LS28
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Clarendon Terrace | LS28 8AE |
| 19 May 2026 | £242,000 | Terraced | Palmerston Close | LS28 6AD |
| 15 May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Roker Lane | LS28 9NB |
| 8 May 2026 | £227,360 | Terraced | Newlands | LS28 5BE |
| 8 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Fern Lea View | LS28 6JX |
| 8 May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Owlcotes Gardens | LS28 7PD |
| 5 May 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached | Smalewell Road | LS28 8JH |
| 1 May 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Littlemoor Road | LS28 9JD |
| 1 May 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced | Gladstone Street | LS28 5HZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £223,000 | Terraced | Melrose Place | LS28 8PZ |
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 LS28
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pudsey Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,358 | LS28 7ND |
| Crawshaw Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,052 | LS28 9HU |
| Co-op Academy Priesthorpe | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,013 | LS28 5SG |
| Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 470 | LS28 6AB |
| Southroyd Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 459 | LS28 8AT |
| Farsley Farfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 444 | LS28 5ED |
| Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 442 | LS28 8EP |
| Farsley Springbank Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 417 | LS28 5LE |
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 LS28
321 rated food businesses operate in LS28. 191 hold the top rating of 5, 63 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Acacia Court - HC-One, After The Bell, Airedale Care Home, All Stars Child Care, Altered Image Gymnasium.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LS28
From a sample of 199 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 LS28 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 51% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
11%
Band C
40%
Band D
43%
Band E
5%
Band F
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 LS28 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.