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LS8 4JH

LS8 4JH is a postcode in Gipton & Harehills, Leeds. Within a 15-minute walk there are 218 everyday services. 16% of the land within 500 metres is green space, 16% below the Leeds average. Homes in the LS8 4 sector sold for a median of £275,000, 11% above the Leeds median.

Postcode report · 13 of 13 data blocks · Updated 24 October 2026
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Living here.

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

16%
green space within 500 m
218
everyday services within a 15-minute walk
£275k
median sale price, sector LS8 4
420 m
walk to Bankside Primary School
Primary, ages 2–11 · 329 m in a straight line
3.6 km
walk to the nearest tram or rail stop
3.2 km in a straight line · 45 stops within 800 m
15
properties in river or sea flood risk areas
High 0 · Medium 0 · Low 2
100%
of premises can get gigabit broadband
Superfast 100% · under 10 Mbit/s 0%

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 · Ofcom Connected Nations, Jul 2025. © Ofcom copyright

Safety.

In the 12 months to Aug 2026, police recorded 1,469 crimes and incidents within 500 metres of LS8 4JH; 46% were violence and sexual offences. This is above the average for postcodes in Leeds.

1,469crimes and incidents within 500 mSept 2025 – Aug 2026
259index, local postcode average = 100same 500 m measure
46%violence and sexual offenceslargest category
72burglarieswithin 500 m, 12 months
Last 12 monthsPrevious 12 months
087173Sept 2024Nov 2024Jan 2025Mar 2025May 2025Jul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026
087173Sept 2024Mar 2025Sept 2025Mar 2026
Violence and sexual offences671
Public order121
Drugs105
Anti-social behaviour101
Criminal damage and arson97
Other theft83
Burglary72
Other crime66
Vehicle crime64
Possession of weapons29
Robbery28
Theft from the person13
Bicycle theft11
Shoplifting8

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 4JH, 2021–2025.

139injury collisionswithin 500 m, five years
29with a serious injurymost severe casualty
1with a fatalityfive years
28a 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 4JH.

76rated food businesseswithin 500 m
79%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 4JH: 343 residents in 129 households.

14%
aged 0–14
32%
aged 15–29
8%
aged 65 and over
36%
owner-occupied homes
40%
privately rented
5%
flats in purpose-built blocks
1 of 10
neighbourhood deprivation decile
Income decile 1 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 4 and Leeds. 99 sales in the sector over 24 months, 0 of them in LS8 4JH. Individual sales are not shown.

Sector LS8 4Leeds
£108k£193k£277k£361k2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q12026 Q22026 Q3
£108k£193k£277k£361k2024 Q12025 Q12026 Q12026 Q3

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

Bankside Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 676 pupils329 m
Hillcrest AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 465 pupils514 m
Bracken Edge Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 362 pupils555 m
Hovingham Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 669 pupils738 m
Harehills Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 692 pupils741 m
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 435 pupils991 m

Within one kilometre

Supermarkets and convenience shops53
Pharmacies10
GP surgeries4
Dentists0
Cafés21
Restaurants15
Pubs and bars1
Parks7
Playgrounds10
Sports pitches11
Sports and fitness centres0
Libraries1
Nurseries6
Bus stops68
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.

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Gipton Wood (3555130868)
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Where it sits in Leeds.

LS8 4JH is one of 20,855 postcodes in Leeds. Explore Gipton & Harehills or all of Leeds.

Map of Leeds postcodes coloured by green space, with LS8 4JH marked LS8 4JH

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