LS8 2WX

Name: LS8 2WX, Leeds
Address: Leeds, LS8 2WX, GB

LS8 2WX is a postcode in Gipton & Harehills, Leeds. Within a 15-minute walk there are 287 everyday services. 12% of the land within 500 metres is green space, 34% below the Leeds average. Homes in the LS8 2 sector sold for a median of £360,000, 45% above the Leeds median.

Postcode report · 12 of 13 data blocks · Updated 24 October 2026

Within one kilometrePostcodes coloured by green space · dashed ring 500 m

School Tram stop Rail station Supermarket Pharmacy © OpenStreetMap contributors · DfE Get Information About Schools

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Living here.

The figures that matter most, next to the Leeds average.

12%

green space within 500 m

287

everyday services within a 15-minute walk

£360k

median sale price, sector LS8 2

519 m

walk to Shakespeare Primary School

Primary, ages 2–11 · 292 m in a straight line

2.5 km

walk to the nearest tram or rail stop

2.1 km in a straight line · 61 stops within 800 m

None

properties in river or sea flood risk areas

Environment Agency model

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors, 23 Oct 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · DfE Get Information About Schools, 22 Oct 2026 · Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Jun 2026

Safety.

In the 12 months to Aug 2026, police recorded 1,304 crimes and incidents within 500 metres of LS8 2WX; 44% were violence and sexual offences. This is above the average for postcodes in Leeds.

1,304crimes and incidents within 500 mSept 2025 – Aug 2026

230index, local postcode average = 100same 500 m measure

44%violence and sexual offenceslargest category

58burglarieswithin 500 m, 12 months

Last 12 monthsPrevious 12 months

Violence and sexual offences571

Criminal damage and arson121

Public order116

Other theft105

Vehicle crime85

Burglary58

Shoplifting58

Drugs56

Anti-social behaviour35

Robbery34

Other crime27

Theft from the person17

Possession of weapons12

Bicycle theft9

Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, West Yorkshire Police, Sept 2025 – Aug 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police within 500 m of LS8 2WX, 2021–2025.

121injury collisionswithin 500 m, five years

23with a serious injurymost severe casualty

0with a fatalityfive years

24a year on average2021–2025

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses with a published hygiene rating within 500 m of LS8 2WX.

54rated food businesseswithin 500 m

85%rated good or very good (4 or 5)Leeds: 94%

5rated 2 or belowlatest inspection

Council food safety officers rate businesses from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) for hygiene, the state of the premises and how food safety is managed. A rating reflects the standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

People and homes.

The census output area around LS8 2WX: 378 residents in 220 households.

10%

aged 0–14

54%

aged 15–29

aged 65 and over

owner-occupied homes

80%

privately rented

84%

flats in purpose-built blocks

3 of 10

neighbourhood deprivation decile

Income decile 3 of 10. 1 = most deprived 10% in England.

The English Indices of Deprivation rank 33,755 small areas from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). They describe areas relative to each other, not every household in them.

Sources: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics · English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG

Prices.

Quarterly median of standard sales in sector LS8 2 and Leeds. 246 sales in the sector over 24 months, 0 of them in LS8 2WX. Individual sales are not shown.

Sector LS8 2Leeds

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026

Schools and everyday places.

The nearest schools by straight-line distance, and what is within one kilometre.

Nearest schools

Shakespeare Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 732 pupils291 m

Co-op Academy LeedsSecondary · ages 11–18 · 974 pupils559 m

Co-op Academy NightingalePrimary · ages 4–11 · 395 pupils652 m

Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 207 pupils750 m

Dixons Trinity ChapeltownAll-through · ages 4–16 · 960 pupils755 m

Hillcrest AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 465 pupils826 m

Within one kilometre

Supermarkets and convenience shops45

Pharmacies7

GP surgeries2

Dentists2

Cafés35

Restaurants26

Pubs and bars7

Parks9

Playgrounds11

Sports pitches23

Sports and fitness centres6

Libraries1

Nurseries4

Bus stops89

Tram stops0

Rail stations0

Sources: DfE Get Information About Schools, 22 Oct 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, 23 Oct 2026. Admission depends on each school's own criteria.

Around here.

Photographs taken near the LS8 postcode district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Where it sits in Leeds.

LS8 2WX is one of 20,855 postcodes in Leeds. Explore Gipton & Harehills or all of Leeds.

LS8 2WX