Which has the lower district median?
Armley: £175,000. Holbeck: £141,250.
Holbeck is lower in this 24-month sample.
Armley (LS12) or Holbeck (LS11): an area comparison
Holbeck has the lower recorded-sale median by £33,750. The cards below show how the two areas compare on prices, schools, green space, local profile and transport.
The short answer
Which has the broader school register?
Armley: 12. Holbeck: 14 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: LS12 276, LS11 139. mapped green-space sites: LS12 81, LS11 62.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £33,750 across the 24-month samples. That gives Holbeck the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Armley has 12 registered schools, 81 mapped green-space sites and 276 bus nodes. Holbeck has 14, 62 and 139 respectively.
District prices
LS12 recorded 993 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £175,000. The £231,251 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
LS11 recorded 646 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £141,250. The £212,455 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
LS12
- Median recorded sale
- £175,000
- Average recorded sale
- £231,251
- Recorded sales
- 993 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
LS11
- Median recorded sale
- £141,250
- Average recorded sale
- £212,455
- Recorded sales
- 646 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
Crime and serious-crime share
Police.uk records 8,263 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 4,332, or 52.4% of the total.
Police.uk records 8,071 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 3,625, or 44.9% of the total.
LS12
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 8,263
- Selected report-category share
- 4,332 (52.4%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
LS11
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 8,071
- Selected report-category share
- 3,625 (44.9%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
Local-area deprivation context
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. LS12 has a median of 2.0. 64.0% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 4.6% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. LS11 has a median of 2.0. 76.6% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 4.5% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
LS12
- Median IMD decile
- 2.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 64.0%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 4.6%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
LS11
- Median IMD decile
- 2.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 76.6%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 4.5%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
Schools
The register lists 12 open establishments in LS12. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 14 open establishments in LS11. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
LS12
- Registered school sites
- 12 (Primary: 10, Secondary: 2)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
LS11
- Registered school sites
- 14 (16 plus: 1, Primary: 12, Secondary: 1)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
Green space and outdoor sport
OS maps 81 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 175.28 hectares, including 18 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 62 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 124.44 hectares, including 12 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
LS12
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 81
- Mapped site area
- 175.28 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 18
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
LS11
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 62
- Mapped site area
- 124.44 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 12
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
Flood context
The source covers 1,260 postcode units. 158 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 201 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 977 postcode units. 131 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 190 have medium-risk surroundings.
LS12
- Postcode units in source
- 1,260
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 158
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 201
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
LS11
- Postcode units in source
- 977
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 131
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 190
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
Air quality
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 14.3 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 15.9 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
LS12
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 14.3 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
LS11
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 15.9 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
Transport access nodes
NaPTAN contains 276 active bus nodes and 0 rail, metro or tram nodes across LS12. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 139 active bus nodes and 2 rail, metro or tram nodes across LS11. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
LS12
- Active bus access nodes
- 276
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 0
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
LS11
- Active bus access nodes
- 139
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 2
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Broadband availability
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
LS12
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
LS11
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
Road safety
DfT records 339 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 5 fatal, 105 serious and 229 slight.
DfT records 323 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 6 fatal, 87 serious and 230 slight.
LS12
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 339
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 105
- Slight
- 229
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
LS11
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 323
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 87
- Slight
- 230
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Sources and method
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
- MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
- Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
- DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
- NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
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