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LS8 2LG · Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for LS8 2LG.

Wed · 23 Sep
13°high
Partly cloudy11° low
Thu19°8° lowCloudy24 Sep
Fri18°12° lowCloudy25 Sep
Sat18°10° lowClear26 Sep
Sun18°9° lowShowers27 Sep
Mon17°9° lowPartly cloudy28 Sep
Today19°14° lowCloudy29 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Leeds

LS8 2LG is in the Leeds local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Cross Gates, about 2.3 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£280,000LS8 postcode district

25 Sep 2025 – 31 Jul 2026

308 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£249,394Leeds

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+5.9%Leeds

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

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Use sold-price median: £280,000 Use area average: £249,394
PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Leeds.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Grange Farm Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–110.6 mi
  2. Beechwood Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–111.1 mi
  3. Kerr Mackie Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–111.1 mi
  4. Fieldhead Carr Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–111.3 mi
Immediate neighbourhoodChecking neighbourhood population…

This information is updating.

Reported crime255

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 109Anti-social behaviour · 25Criminal damage & arson · 25
EmploymentChecking employment data…

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REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Leeds North East.

Local councilLeedsLocal authority for LS8 2LG
Latest general election · 2024Labour51.5% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour51.5% of votes64.4% turnout
2019Labour57.5% of votes71.2% turnout
2017Labour63.1% of votes75.6% turnout
2015Labour47.9% of votes69.9% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadM13.5 miles
Clean air & driving chargesNo local clean-air or driving-charge zone identifiedCheck official rules before travelling.
NEARBY CAR PARKS

Nearby car parks

The closest useful mapped car parks.

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Nearby fuel prices

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Up to four forecourts within 5 miles of LS8 2LG, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.

  1. COSTCO WHOLESALE LEEDS3.6 mi Unleaded (E10)162.9p27 SepDiesel185.9p27 Sep
  2. JET LINDEN SERVICE STATION4.4 mi Unleaded (E10)168.9p23 SepDiesel198.9p23 Sep
  3. TGC - WHINMOOR1.4 mi Unleaded (E10)169.9p19 SepDiesel195.9p19 Sep
  4. MFG APOLLO3.6 mi Unleaded (E10)169.9p18 SepDiesel199.9p28 Sep

Official UK Fuel Finder data

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Airport information

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Places of worship

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Nearest prison
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Green space and walks

Green space

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From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around LS8 2LG.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around LS8 2LG
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O2
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Vodafone
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UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS / Nomis where available. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 23 Sep 2026, 20:52
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 31 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07