LS16 5EX postcode in Leeds, England

LS16 5EX is a postcode in Leeds, in the Kirkstall ward. It is in the Leeds Central and Headingley parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Leeds: 96% Typical price £230,000 Homes sold in LS16 5, last 12 months. ▲ 4.1% on the year before Nearest station Kirkstall Forge 1.2 km in a straight line

Where LS16 5EX is, and what is near it

Map of LS16 5EX and what is near it Map of LS16 5EX: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the LS16 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LS16 5AB: also in LS16 5LS16 5AG: also in LS16 5LS16 5AH: also in LS16 5LS16 5AJ: also in LS16 5LS16 5AL: also in LS16 5LS16 5AN: also in LS16 5LS16 5AP: also in LS16 5LS16 5AQ: also in LS16 5LS16 5AR: also in LS16 5LS16 5AS: also in LS16 5LS16 5AT: also in LS16 5LS16 5AW: also in LS16 5LS16 5AX: also in LS16 5LS16 5AY: also in LS16 5LS16 5AZ: also in LS16 5LS16 5BA: also in LS16 5LS16 5BB: also in LS16 5LS16 5BD: also in LS16 5LS16 5BF: also in LS16 5LS16 5BG: also in LS16 5LS16 5BH: also in LS16 5LS16 5BJ: also in LS16 5LS16 5BL: also in LS16 5LS16 5BN: also in LS16 5LS16 5BP: also in LS16 5LS16 5BQ: also in LS16 5LS16 5BR: also in LS16 5LS16 5BS: also in LS16 5LS16 5BT: also in LS16 5LS16 5BW: also in LS16 5LS16 5BY: also in LS16 5LS16 5BZ: also in LS16 5LS16 5DA: also in LS16 5LS16 5DB: also in LS16 5LS16 5DD: also in LS16 5LS16 5DE: also in LS16 5LS16 5DF: also in LS16 5LS16 5DG: also in LS16 5LS16 5DH: also in LS16 5LS16 5DJ: also in LS16 5LS16 5DL: also in LS16 5LS16 5DN: also in LS16 5LS16 5DP: also in LS16 5LS16 5DQ: also in LS16 5LS16 5DR: also in LS16 5LS16 5DS: also in LS16 5LS16 5DT: also in LS16 5LS16 5DU: also in LS16 5LS16 5DW: also in LS16 5LS16 5DX: also in LS16 5LS16 5DY: also in LS16 5LS16 5DZ: also in LS16 5LS16 5EA: also in LS16 5LS16 5EB: also in LS16 5LS16 5ED: also in LS16 5LS16 5EE: also in LS16 5LS16 5EF: also in LS16 5LS16 5EG: also in LS16 5LS16 5EH: also in LS16 5LS16 5EJ: also in LS16 5LS16 5EL: also in LS16 5LS16 5EN: also in LS16 5LS16 5EP: also in LS16 5LS16 5EQ: also in LS16 5LS16 5ER: also in LS16 5LS16 5ES: also in LS16 5LS16 5ET: also in LS16 5LS16 5EU: also in LS16 5LS16 5EW: also in LS16 5LS16 5EY: also in LS16 5LS16 5EZ: also in LS16 5LS16 5FA: also in LS16 5LS16 5FB: also in LS16 5LS16 5HA: also in LS16 5LS16 5HB: also in LS16 5LS16 5HD: also in LS16 5LS16 5HE: also in LS16 5LS16 5HF: also in LS16 5LS16 5HG: also in LS16 5LS16 5HH: also in LS16 5LS16 5HJ: also in LS16 5LS16 5HL: also in LS16 5LS16 5HN: also in LS16 5LS16 5HP: also in LS16 5LS16 5HQ: also in LS16 5LS16 5HR: also in LS16 5LS16 5HS: also in LS16 5LS16 5HT: also in LS16 5LS16 5HU: also in LS16 5LS16 5HX: also in LS16 5LS16 5HY: also in LS16 5LS16 5JA: also in LS16 5LS16 5JB: also in LS16 5LS16 5JD: also in LS16 5LS16 5JE: also in LS16 5LS16 5JF: also in LS16 5LS16 5LJ: also in LS16 5LS16 5LL: also in LS16 5LS16 5LN: also in LS16 5LS16 5LP: also in LS16 5LS16 5LR: also in LS16 5LS16 5LY: also in LS16 5LS16 5QB: also in LS16 5LS16 5QL: also in LS16 5LS16 5QN: also in LS16 5LS16 5QR: also in LS16 5 GP 1.4 kmGP 1.8 kmWeetwood LS16 5EX Map of LS16 5EX and what is near it Map of LS16 5EX: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the LS16 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.4 kmGP 1.8 kmWeetwood LS16 5EX
  • LS16 5EX
  • Other postcodes in LS16 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.8304, longitude -1.6087)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LS16 5EX?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LS16 5EX?

Every home and business at LS16 5EX can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Leeds: 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Leeds: 99%

The line marks the figure across Leeds.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at LS16 5EX?

BinDayBuddy does not read Leeds City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Leeds City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LS16 5EX at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LS16 5EX.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Leeds

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LS16 5EX: 10,439 properties in Leeds are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Leeds

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LS16 5EX is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LS16 5EX?

Homes in LS16 5 sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 75 sales, up 4.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£230,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£221,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £655,000 12 sales
  • Semi-detached £240,000 25 sales
  • Terraced £371,500 13 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £175,000 25 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LS16 district: a typical £340,000 from 456 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in LS16 5EX

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LS16 5EX from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LS16 5EX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around LS16 5EX. Over half of them (76%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (57%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LS16 5EX

Band D in Leeds for 2026‑27: £2,284. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,522 (band A) to £2,030 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,522.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 510 (76%)£1,522
Band Babout 140 (21%)£1,776
Band Cabout 20 (3%)£2,030
Band Dfewer than 5£2,284
Band Ewithheld£2,791
Band Ffewer than 5£3,299
Band Gfewer than 5£3,806
Band Hfewer than 5£4,567

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 37% 1919 to 1939
  4. 57% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Leeds before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LS16 5EX is in (ONS area E01011484), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LS16 5EX?

The nearest open schools to LS16 5EX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LS16 5EX, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to LS16 5EX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LS16 5EX is Kirkstall Forge Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Kirkstall Forge Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
  • Headingley Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Old Oak Drive, 270 m away.

More stations near LS16 5EX, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near LS16 5EX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LS16 5EX, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LS16 5EX?

0 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LS16 5EX, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • PodPoint Charging point · 2 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 1.7 kmCycle
  • EV Power MFG Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS · up to 50 kW 1.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LS16 5EX?

The nearest to the centre of LS16 5EX, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LS16 5EX?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LS16 5EX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LS16 5EX, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LS16 5EX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LS16 5EX, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LS16 5EX?

The nearest vets to the centre of LS16 5EX on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LS16 5EX in a conservation area?

The centre of LS16 5EX is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LS16 5EX?

Police.uk records 180 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LS16 5EX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences69 reports
Anti-social behaviour23 reports
Other theft17 reports
Other crime13 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Vehicle crime12 reports

Also: burglary 11, public order 10, shoplifting 4, drugs 4, possession of weapons 3, theft from the person 1, robbery 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for LS16 5EX

Ward
Kirkstall
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Leeds
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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LS16 5EY70 mLS16 5EU70 mLS16 5ET80 mLS16 5ES110 mLS16 5HF160 mLS5 3QW170 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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