Postcode LS12 6LA (Leeds)

Map showing LS12 6LA and nearby postcodes

The postcode LS12 6LA is located in Leeds, in the county of West Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. LS12 6LA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LS12 6LA is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.8 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of LS12 6LA as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Multi-ethnic suburbia.

The closest road name to LS12 6LA is A6110 which is centered 48 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Ringways Ring Road and is 108 m away. The closest railway station is Cottingley Rail Station, 1.6 km away.

The closest primary school to LS12 6LA (for ages 11 and under) is Lower Wortley Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 27, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Farnley Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on October 24, 2019 rated this school as Requires improvement

The local pub for residents of LS12 6LA is The Hanover Arms and is 451 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on October 6, 2014. The nearest takeaway food is available from Eastern Food Services and is 217 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on June 8, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 134.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LS12 6LA is covered by the West Yorkshire police force association and Leeds is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to LS12 6LA and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LS12 6LA, and the approximate distance away.

A6110 48 m
Kirkdale Drive 93 m
Kirkdale Avenue 148 m
Kirkdale View 182 m
Low Mills Road 193 m
Kirkdale Gardens 194 m
Whitehall Croft 199 m
Kirkdale Mount 211 m
Whitehall Drive 235 m
Whitehall Green 245 m
Kirkdale Terrace 262 m
Kirkdale Crescent 290 m
Kirkdale Grove 306 m
Hales Road 336 m
Ring Road Low Wortley 360 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LS12 6LA

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from LS12 6LA - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Lower Wortley Primary School Good
(November 27, 2019)
348 m
Cobden Primary School Good
(November 6, 2019)
895 m
Core Training and Development 1.13 km
Five Lanes Primary School Good
(March 6, 2018)
1.27 km
St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Good
(July 11, 2019)
1.56 km
Cottingley Primary Academy Good
(February 28, 2019)
1.57 km
Whingate Primary School Good
(April 24, 2018)
1.59 km
Dixons Unity Academy 1.59 km
The Farnley Academy Requires improvement
(October 24, 2019)
1.6 km
Lawns Park Primary School Good
(March 4, 2020)
1.69 km
Castleton Primary School Good
(March 21, 2017)
1.89 km
Ryecroft Academy Good
(September 18, 2019)
1.89 km
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Good
(January 31, 2017)
1.95 km
Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School 1.96 km
Beeston Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
2.03 km
Hugh Gaitskell Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
2.23 km
Armley Park Primary School 2.27 km
Ingram Road Primary School Requires improvement
(February 27, 2020)
2.33 km
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston Outstanding
(October 5, 2010)
2.39 km
Elliott Hudson College Outstanding
(March 9, 2018)
2.53 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LS12 6LA - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Eastern Food Services Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 8, 2019
217 m
Gilchirst Bakers (Lower Wortley) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 12, 2020
217 m
Nisa Local Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 11, 2016
217 m
Pizza Top Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 17, 2019
217 m
Betsys Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 16, 2020
253 m
Londis Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
305 m
Salon Services Ltd Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
314 m
Acre Wood Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
February 27, 2020
348 m
Clarkies Traditional Fisheries Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 6, 2019
348 m
Lower Wortley Koosh Club School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 9, 2019
348 m
Mekhongriver Thai Kitchen Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
348 m
Pinnacle FM Ltd (Lower Wortley Primary) School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 25, 2019
348 m
Makro Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
March 16, 2020
355 m
Archers Special Gifts Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 21, 2019
370 m
Jack Dammes Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 12, 2020
370 m
Shell Roydsbeck Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 6, 2013
404 m
The Lounge (Within The Big Word) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 1, 2019
404 m
Cafe Bianco Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
May 14, 2019
409 m
Si Si Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 1, 2019
409 m
The Hanover Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 6, 2014
451 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LS12 6LA - Data from Apr 2022

Ringways Ring Road Bus Stop/Station 108 m
Whitehall Drive Bus Stop/Station 128 m
Wortley Ringways Bus Stop/Station 129 m
Ringways Whitehall Road Bus Stop/Station 145 m
Ringways Ring Road Bus Stop/Station 148 m
Cottingley Rail Station Rail 1.6 km
Cottingley Rail Station Rail 1.62 km
Morley Rail Station Rail 3.47 km
Terminal Two Access Air 64.5 km
Terminal Two Access Air 64.5 km
Terminal Three Access Air 64.58 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LS12 6LA - Data from Dec 2021

Cottingley Spring Woodland Or Forest 1.06 km
Little Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.26 km
Wiring Field Urban Greenspace 1.66 km
Windmill Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.78 km
Cunliff Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.52 km
Clubbed Oaks Woodland Or Forest 2.59 km
Gamble Hill Vale Valley 2.71 km
Ridge Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km
Sykes Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.84 km
Beulah Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.84 km
Troy Dale Valley 2.98 km
Post Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.99 km
Hart Hill Hill Or Mountain 3 km
Nan Whins Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.09 km
The Goit Inland Water 3.18 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LS12 6LA - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 134.5 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.7 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 146.2 14.4
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

9 meters consuming 164,698 kWh - mean 18,300 kWh : median 17,285 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

9 meters consuming 32,097 kWh - mean 3,566 kWh : median 3,365 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LS12 6LA - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Yorkshire
Latitude 53.78098500
Longitude -1.59641100
OS Easting 426692
OS Northing 0431704
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
18442
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Yorkshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Leeds West
Electoral Ward Farnley & Wortley
Local Authority District Leeds
Region / Government Office Region Yorkshire and The Humber
European Electoral Region Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Leeds City Region
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council West Yorkshire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000035
Travel To Work Area Leeds

NHS

NHS England Region North East and Yorkshire
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Leeds
Cancer Alliance West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
Yorkshire and the Humber
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
West Yorkshire and Harrogate (Health and Care Partnership)
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Leeds CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic suburbia
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area West Yorkshire BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Leeds BUASD
Workplace Zone E33012449
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Leeds 083
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Leeds 083A
Output Area / Small Area 6B1