Living in LS8, Leeds
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around LS8 in Leeds. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- Homes on the streets around central LS8 sold at a median of £332,500 across 116 recorded sales, above the England average of £290,000 (HM Land Registry).
- Prices across Leeds are up 3.8% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
- Of the 67 schools within about 3 miles, 85% are rated Good or Outstanding, against 90% of state schools in England (Ofsted).
- The centre of LS8 is in flood zone 1 (low probability), on the Environment Agency flood map for planning.
- A Band D household in Leeds pays £2,284 in council tax for 2026-27, every precept included (MHCLG).
- Police recorded 494 crimes within roughly a mile of the centre in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Figures gathered 16 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.
House prices
Average price in Leeds: £247,695, up 3.8% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider Yorkshire and The Humber average is £209,116.
Check sold prices for a specific address in LS8 →
See where LS8 ranks across Yorkshire and The Humber →
Council tax at Band D in Leeds: £2,284 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →
Compare LS8 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for LS8 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around LS8
116 recorded home sales on the streets around central LS8 in the last 2 years, with a median of £332,500 and a range from £45,000 to £1,670,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oakwood Avenue, LS8 2HZ | Semi-detached | £635,000 | 20 Aug 2026 |
| 21 Nicholson Court, LS8 4AP | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | 7 Aug 2026 |
| 20 Ravenscar Mount, LS8 4AX | Terraced | £272,500 | 31 Jul 2026 |
| 9 Astoria Court Gledhow Valley Road, LS8 4DP | Flat or maisonette | £177,500 | 6 Jul 2026 |
| 11 Ridgeway, LS8 4DD | Semi-detached | £363,000 | 22 Jun 2026 |
| 19A Oakwood Drive, LS8 2JB | Flat or maisonette | £331,000 | 1 Jun 2026 |
How to read this
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Schools nearby
67 schools within 3 miles , of which 85% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
| Nearest well-rated schools | Stage | Ofsted | Distance | Admitted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roundhay School | Secondary | Outstanding | 0.4 mi away | 0.47 mi 2024/25 |
| Talbot Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 1.2 mi away | 0.39 mi 2024/25 |
| Dixons Trinity Chapeltown | Secondary | Outstanding | 1.3 mi away | no figure |
| Moortown Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 1.7 mi away | 0.47 mi 2024/25 |
| Trinity Academy Leeds | Secondary | Outstanding | 1.7 mi away | no figure |
| Ebor Gardens Primary Academy | Primary | Outstanding | 1.8 mi away | no figure |
Schools in LS8 with a published admission distance
How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.
| School | Stage | Admitted from | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.38 mi | 2024/25 |
| Talbot Primary School | Primary | 0.39 mi | 2024/25 |
| Roundhay School | Secondary | 0.47 mi | 2024/25 |
| Kerr Mackie Primary School | Primary | 1.46 mi | 2024/25 |
Will an address here get a place? How far Leeds schools admitted from, school by school →
45 state primary and 14 state secondary schools within range, plus 4 fee-paying schools.
Private schools
4 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Al Kauthar Girls Academy, LS-TEN, Leeds Menorah School, The Grammar School At Leeds.
All 4 fee-paying schools near LS8, with ages and admissions →
Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.
Universities
3 higher education institutions within 3 miles: Leeds Arts University, Leeds College of Music, University of Leeds.
Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.
What people here do for work
The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.
| Occupation group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 40.8% |
| Associate professional and technical | 16.2% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 15.6% |
| Administrative and secretarial | 7.3% |
| Skilled trades | 5.0% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
How LS8 has changed since 2011
The biggest move: owner-occupiers, up 6.7 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.
How to read this
The census neighbourhood at the centre of LS8 (E01011645, 1,507 residents in 2021, up 2.4% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: owner-occupiers, up 6.7 points.
| Measure | 2011 | 2021 | Change | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64.1% | 70.8% | +6.7 pts | -2.0 pts |
| Households renting privately | 28.6% | 24.1% | -4.5 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Households renting socially | 6.1% | 3.7% | -2.4 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Residents under 15 | 19.5% | 18.8% | -0.7 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Residents 65 and over | 13.6% | 15.5% | +1.9 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Adults with a degree or equivalent | 55.6% | 59.8% | +4.2 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Residents born outside the UK | 15.1% | 15.4% | +0.3 pts | +3.6 pts |
| Residents in good or very good health | 84.0% | 87.1% | +3.1 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Residents in a white ethnic group | 75.6% | 76.1% | +0.5 pts | -4.4 pts |
Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.
Crime
494 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central LS8 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.
Deprivation
This area falls in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Leeds's figures.
Getting around & nearby essentials
8 supermarkets, 13 pharmacies, 79 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs, 8 hospitals within a mile of central LS8, hospitals within three miles.
Buses from the centre of LS8
Best-served stop: Ravenscar Avenue, with 10.7 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of LS8 is Ravenscar Avenue: 10.7 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 5.2 in the evening and 5.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 04:46, last 23:53. Routes there: 12, 13, 13A, X98, X99, 2. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.
Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)
GP practices and A&E
3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of LS8. The nearest, Oakwood Lane Medical Practice, has 13,919 registered patients and 1,836 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.
| Practice | From the centre | Patients | Per qualified GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Lane Medical Practice | 0.7 mi | 13,919 | 1,836 |
| Harehills Corner Surgery | 0.7 mi | 4,657 | 3,011 |
| The Roundhay Road Surgery | 0.9 mi | 3,713 | 2,194 |
Nearest A&E: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where 62.3% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust at 62.6%.
How to read this
NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.
Source: NHS England, monthly releases
Council tax and the council's finances
A Band D household in Leeds pays £2,284 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.2% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Leeds, and how it compares.
| Year | Band D bill | Rise |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | £1,809 | +5.2% |
| 2022-23 | £1,869 | +3.3% |
| 2023-24 | £1,968 | +5.3% |
| 2024-25 | £2,066 | +5.0% |
| 2025-26 | £2,172 | +5.1% |
| 2026-27 | £2,284 | +5.2% |
No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Leeds, as at 7 Sep 2026.
How to read this
A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.
Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists
Common questions about LS8
What is the average house price in LS8?
The average sold price in Leeds is £247,695 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Are house prices rising in LS8?
Prices in Leeds are up 3.8% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
What do houses actually sell for in LS8?
The median of 116 recorded sales around central LS8 in the last 2 years is £332,500, ranging from £45,000 to £1,670,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).
Are the schools good in LS8?
67 schools sit within 3 miles of central LS8, and 85% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
How much crime is there in LS8?
494 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central LS8 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Is LS8 at risk of flooding?
Central LS8 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.
Is LS8 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 85% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £332,500; the area sits in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 494 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is LS8 safe?
494 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central LS8 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.
Neighbouring districts
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