LS5 postcode area guide — Leeds
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LS5 postcode district in Leeds — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LS5
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
100%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
97.8%
Gigabit-capable
96.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the LS5 postcode district (Leeds) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 197 postcodes Ofcom measures in LS5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 100% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 96.4%.
Around 0% of premises in LS5 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 LS5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LS5 2AB | 100% | 100% |
| LS5 3AB | 100% | 100% |
| LS5 3AD | 100% | 100% |
| LS5 3AE | 100% | 100% |
| LS5 3AG | 100% | 100% |
| LS5 3AL | 100% | 100% |
| LS5 3AN | 100% | 100% |
| LS5 3AP | 100% | 58.8% |
| LS5 3AQ | 100% | 100% |
| LS5 3AR | 100% | 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 LS5
Police recorded 361 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LS5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 139 | 38.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 39 | 10.8% |
| Public order | 37 | 10.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 29 | 8.0% |
| Shoplifting | 26 | 7.2% |
| Burglary | 24 | 6.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 23 | 6.4% |
| Other theft | 15 | 4.2% |
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 LS5
Based on 81 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LS5 is £227,000, up 3.7% on the previous year (£219,000).
Detached
£295,000
5 sales
Semi-detached
£257,000
31 sales
Terraced
£205,000
30 sales
Flat / maisonette
£160,000
13 sales
Latest recorded sales in LS5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | £295,000 | Detached | Abbeydale Vale | LS5 3RD |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £211,250 | Terraced | Vesper Way | LS5 3LN |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £218,000 | Terraced | Norman View | LS5 3JJ |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Vesper Lane | LS5 3NR |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Norman Street | LS5 3JN |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Cragside Crescent | LS5 3LT |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £207,000 | Semi-detached | Vesper Gardens | LS5 3NS |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | Abbeydale Garth | LS5 3RQ |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced | De Lacy Mount | LS5 3JF |
| 24 Mar 2026 | £172,000 | Terraced | Vesper Road | LS5 3NA |
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 LS5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksworth Wood Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 341 | LS5 3QE |
| Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 201 | LS5 3JD |
| Hollybush Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 337 | LS13 2JJ |
| Leeds Beckett University | Not applicable | — | — | LS6 3QS |
| Beecroft Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 344 | LS4 2TF |
| Whitecote Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 429 | LS13 2LQ |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 179 | LS4 2TF |
| Abbey Grange Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,576 | LS16 5EA |
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 LS5
60 rated food businesses operate in LS5. 41 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbey Cafe, Aire View Care Home, Arcade Club, B And M Bargains, Barca-Leeds.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LS5
From a sample of 243 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 LS5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 59% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
58%
Band D
31%
Band E
9%
Band F
0%
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 LS5 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.