LS3 postcode area guide — Leeds
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LS3 postcode district in Leeds — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LS3
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91.6%
Gigabit-capable
82.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the LS3 postcode district (Leeds) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 115 postcodes Ofcom measures in LS3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.7%.
Around 0% of premises in LS3 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 LS3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LS3 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| LS3 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| LS3 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| LS3 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| LS3 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| LS3 1AH | 100% | 50% |
| LS3 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LS3 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| LS3 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
| LS3 1AR | 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 LS3
Police recorded 1,441 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LS3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 443 | 30.7% |
| Shoplifting | 207 | 14.4% |
| Public order | 138 | 9.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 127 | 8.8% |
| Other theft | 112 | 7.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 78 | 5.4% |
| Drugs | 68 | 4.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 62 | 4.3% |
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 LS3
Based on 12 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LS3 is £150,000, down 30.2% on the previous year (£215,000).
Terraced
£215,000
4 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in LS3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2026 | £90,000 | Flat | Westfield Road | LS3 1DL |
| 12 Jan 2026 | £50,000 | Other | Kirkstall Road | LS3 1HS |
| 19 Dec 2025 | £73,500 | Flat | Kendal Bank | LS3 1NR |
| 3 Dec 2025 | £335,000 | Terraced | Hanover Square | LS3 1BW |
| 21 Nov 2025 | £241,590 | Semi-detached | Consort Walk | LS3 1NU |
| 7 Nov 2025 | £120,000 | Flat | Belle Vue Road | LS3 1HG |
| 24 Oct 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced | Consort Walk | LS3 1NU |
| 19 Sep 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced | Westfield Road | LS3 1DF |
| 22 Aug 2025 | £190,000 | Flat | Hanover Square | LS3 1BW |
| 7 Aug 2025 | £117,500 | Other | St Andrews Court | LS3 1JY |
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 LS3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebank Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 345 | LS3 1JP |
| Luminate Education Group | 16 plus | 14–99 | — | LS3 1AA |
| Swarthmore Education Centre | Not applicable | 16–25 | — | LS3 1AD |
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 LS3
56 rated food businesses operate in LS3. 31 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Archive, Blend., Cafe No 5, Candlelighters, Co-op.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LS3
From a sample of 160 Energy Performance Certificates across 4 LS3 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 61% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
56%
Band D
33%
Band E
4%
Band F
2%
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
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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.