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LS88 area guide

Who lives in LS88, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
1,340 (2024)
At a glance

What LS88 is like

The LS88 postcode district in Leeds covers 32 live postcodes and is home to about 1,340 people in 600 households. 56.8% of households own their home, 18.2% rent privately and 24.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 56.5% of adults are in work. It ranks among the more deprived parts of England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How LS88 compares

Headline figures for LS88, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
3.0/ 10

More deprived than most. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
5/ 10

Around the middle: 21.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore
1.8/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 11 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
0

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore
£46,365

Average annual income before tax, higher than 31% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where LS88 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    More deprived than mostLook closer

    Scores 3.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (where 1 is most deprived). Yields can be higher, but check tenant demand street by street.

  2. 02
    A lot of social housingLook closer

    24.8% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.

Questions

LS88 FAQs

01
Is LS88 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 3.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 21.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10 (poor).
02
Is LS88 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around LS88, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
03
Who lives in LS88?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 8% of residents. 56.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (45.6%).
04
Which council covers LS88?

The local authority for LS88 is Leeds.

LS88 comes under Leeds in the Yorkshire and The Humber. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is LS88?

Connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10.

There are 11 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.8 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Woodlesford Rail Station, 2.4 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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