Cardiff or Leeds: an evidence-led city comparison

Leeds has the lower sampled-district price midpoint by £23,500: £235,500 against £259,000.

The city sample

The Cardiff sample covers 6 districts and 6,638 completed sales. The Leeds sample covers 10 districts and 6,777 sales.

The more well-off 8 to 10 band contains 42.6% of mapped postcode units in Cardiff and 24.9% in Leeds. The middle selected district has 0 open schools in Cardiff and 11 in Leeds.

Recorded-price range

The middle district median is £259,000, based on 6,638 completed sales across the sample. The lowest and highest district medians are £178,000 and £335,000.

The middle district median is £235,500, based on 6,777 completed sales across the sample. The lowest and highest district medians are £141,250 and £325,000.

CF10

Median recorded sale: £178,000
Average recorded sale: £331,832
Recorded sales: 453 (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.

CF11

Median recorded sale: £235,000
Average recorded sale: £280,325
Recorded sales: 980 (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.

CF14

Median recorded sale: £335,000
Average recorded sale: £374,795
Recorded sales: 1,732 (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.

CF23

Median recorded sale: £285,000
Average recorded sale: £359,409
Recorded sales: 930 (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.

CF24

Median recorded sale: £238,000
Average recorded sale: £316,573
Recorded sales: 1,027 (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.

CF5

Median recorded sale: £280,000
Average recorded sale: £317,133
Recorded sales: 1,516 (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.

LS1

Median recorded sale: £209,950
Average recorded sale: £515,577
Recorded sales: 133 (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.

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.

LS16

Median recorded sale: £325,000
Average recorded sale: £359,140
Recorded sales: 953 (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.

LS18

Median recorded sale: £300,000
Average recorded sale: £345,757
Recorded sales: 644 (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.

LS27

Median recorded sale: £217,175
Average recorded sale: £253,929
Recorded sales: 1,136 (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.

LS5

Median recorded sale: £230,000
Average recorded sale: £239,085
Recorded sales: 195 (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.

LS6

Median recorded sale: £266,250
Average recorded sale: £439,957
Recorded sales: 710 (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.

LS7

Median recorded sale: £275,500
Average recorded sale: £327,747
Recorded sales: 540 (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.

LS8

Median recorded sale: £241,000
Average recorded sale: £302,721
Recorded sales: 827 (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.

Recorded crime mix

Police.uk records 36,784 reports across the sampled districts from 2025-07 to 2026-06. The selected serious categories account for 36.6%.

Police.uk records 49,491 reports across the sampled districts from 2025-07 to 2026-06. The selected serious categories account for 46.6%.

CF10

Reported crime, 12 months: 8,826
Selected report-category share: 3,052 (34.6%)

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.

CF11

Reported crime, 12 months: 5,382
Selected report-category share: 1,866 (34.7%)

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.

CF14

Reported crime, 12 months: 5,164
Selected report-category share: 1,838 (35.6%)

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.

CF23

Reported crime, 12 months: 3,020
Selected report-category share: 1,164 (38.5%)

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.

CF24

Reported crime, 12 months: 7,685
Selected report-category share: 2,865 (37.3%)

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.

CF5

Reported crime, 12 months: 6,707
Selected report-category share: 2,671 (39.8%)

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.

LS1

Reported crime, 12 months: 8,171
Selected report-category share: 2,971 (36.4%)

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.

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.

LS16

Reported crime, 12 months: 3,288
Selected report-category share: 1,714 (52.1%)

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.

LS18

Reported crime, 12 months: 1,598
Selected report-category share: 704 (44.1%)

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.

LS27

Reported crime, 12 months: 4,347
Selected report-category share: 2,117 (48.7%)

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.

LS5

Reported crime, 12 months: 1,223
Selected report-category share: 518 (42.4%)

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.

LS6

Reported crime, 12 months: 4,245
Selected report-category share: 1,972 (46.5%)

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.

LS7

Reported crime, 12 months: 4,072
Selected report-category share: 1,910 (46.9%)

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.

LS8

Reported crime, 12 months: 6,213
Selected report-category share: 3,217 (51.8%)

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.

How well-off are the sampled areas?

The combined postcode-unit median is 6 out of 10. Decile 1 is the poorer end and decile 10 the more well-off end. 42.6% fall in levels 8 to 10.

The combined postcode-unit median is 4 out of 10. Decile 1 is the poorer end and decile 10 the more well-off end. 24.9% fall in levels 8 to 10.

CF10

Median IMD decile: 6.0 / 10
Postcode units in deciles 1–3: 24.7%
Postcode units in deciles 8–10: 7.6%

Welsh Government Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 — Cardiff extract. 2025-11-25. Original download date not recorded.

How this was counted

Postcode district. distribution of WIMD 2025 deciles at Code-Point postcode centroids; Wales only.

CF11

Median IMD decile: 4.0 / 10
Postcode units in deciles 1–3: 45.9%
Postcode units in deciles 8–10: 25.3%

Welsh Government Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 — Cardiff extract. 2025-11-25. Original download date not recorded.

How this was counted

Postcode district. distribution of WIMD 2025 deciles at Code-Point postcode centroids; Wales only.

CF14

Median IMD decile: 9.0 / 10
Postcode units in deciles 1–3: 8.1%
Postcode units in deciles 8–10: 74.8%

Welsh Government Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 — Cardiff extract. 2025-11-25. Original download date not recorded.

How this was counted

Postcode district. distribution of WIMD 2025 deciles at Code-Point postcode centroids; Wales only.

CF23

Median IMD decile: 9.0 / 10
Postcode units in deciles 1–3: 16.4%
Postcode units in deciles 8–10: 64.9%

Welsh Government Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 — Cardiff extract. 2025-11-25. Original download date not recorded.

How this was counted

Postcode district. distribution of WIMD 2025 deciles at Code-Point postcode centroids; Wales only.

CF24

Median IMD decile: 3.0 / 10
Postcode units in deciles 1–3: 51.3%
Postcode units in deciles 8–10: 4.5%

Welsh Government Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 — Cardiff extract. 2025-11-25. Original download date not recorded.

How this was counted

Postcode district. distribution of WIMD 2025 deciles at Code-Point postcode centroids; Wales only.

CF5

Median IMD decile: 7.0 / 10
Postcode units in deciles 1–3: 37.9%
Postcode units in deciles 8–10: 45.0%

Welsh Government Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 — Cardiff extract. 2025-11-25. Original download date not recorded.

How this was counted

Postcode district. distribution of WIMD 2025 deciles at Code-Point postcode centroids; Wales only.

LS1

Median IMD decile: 4.0 / 10
Postcode units in deciles 1–3: 47.6%
Postcode units in deciles 8–10: 27.6%

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.

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.

LS16

Median IMD decile: 8.0 / 10
Postcode units in deciles 1–3: 39.5%
Postcode units in deciles 8–10: 52.5%

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.

LS18

Median IMD decile: 8.0 / 10
Postcode units in deciles 1–3: 16.5%
Postcode units in deciles 8–10: 57.5%

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.

LS27

Median IMD decile: 5.0 / 10
Postcode units in deciles 1–3: 19.4%
Postcode units in deciles 8–10: 24.9%

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.

LS5

Median IMD decile: 3.0 / 10
Postcode units in deciles 1–3: 84.4%
Postcode units in deciles 8–10: 10.3%

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.

LS6

Median IMD decile: 5.0 / 10
Postcode units in deciles 1–3: 34.1%
Postcode units in deciles 8–10: 28.3%

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.

LS7

Median IMD decile: 3.0 / 10
Postcode units in deciles 1–3: 58.4%
Postcode units in deciles 8–10: 13.4%

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.

LS8

Median IMD decile: 3.0 / 10
Postcode units in deciles 1–3: 62.0%
Postcode units in deciles 8–10: 22.8%

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 selected districts contain 0 open establishments. The middle district count is 0.

The selected districts contain 168 open establishments. The middle district count is 11.

CF10

Registered school sites: 0 ()

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.

CF11

Registered school sites: 0 ()

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.

CF14

Registered school sites: 0 ()

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.

CF23

Registered school sites: 0 ()

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.

CF24

Registered school sites: 0 ()

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.

CF5

Registered school sites: 0 ()

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.

LS1

Registered school sites: 81 (16 plus: 1, All-through: 2, Primary: 65, Secondary: 13)

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.

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.

LS16

Registered school sites: 13 (Primary: 10, Secondary: 3)

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.

LS18

Registered school sites: 8 (Primary: 7, 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.

LS27

Registered school sites: 12 (16 plus: 1, Primary: 9, 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.

LS5

Registered school sites: 2 (Primary: 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.

LS6

Registered school sites: 8 (Primary: 6, 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.

LS7

Registered school sites: 8 (All-through: 1, Primary: 7)

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.

LS8

Registered school sites: 10 (All-through: 1, Primary: 9)

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 478 green-space and outdoor-sport sites covering 1,406.5 hectares. This includes 100 public parks or gardens.

OS maps 496 green-space and outdoor-sport sites covering 1,227.7 hectares. This includes 85 public parks or gardens.

CF10

Mapped OS green-space sites: 33
Mapped site area: 43.98 ha
Public parks or gardens: 11

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.

CF11

Mapped OS green-space sites: 66
Mapped site area: 234.37 ha
Public parks or gardens: 15

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.

CF14

Mapped OS green-space sites: 122
Mapped site area: 472.41 ha
Public parks or gardens: 20

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.

CF23

Mapped OS green-space sites: 76
Mapped site area: 196.54 ha
Public parks or gardens: 22

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.

CF24

Mapped OS green-space sites: 51
Mapped site area: 71.77 ha
Public parks or gardens: 10

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.

CF5

Mapped OS green-space sites: 130
Mapped site area: 387.40 ha
Public parks or gardens: 22

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.

LS1

Mapped OS green-space sites: 7
Mapped site area: 1.24 ha
Public parks or gardens: 3

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.

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.

LS16

Mapped OS green-space sites: 69
Mapped site area: 342.26 ha
Public parks or gardens: 8

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.

LS18

Mapped OS green-space sites: 28
Mapped site area: 90.38 ha
Public parks or gardens: 2

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.

LS27

Mapped OS green-space sites: 67
Mapped site area: 118.95 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.

LS5

Mapped OS green-space sites: 24
Mapped site area: 49.91 ha
Public parks or gardens: 5

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.

LS6

Mapped OS green-space sites: 57
Mapped site area: 81.70 ha
Public parks or gardens: 7

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.

LS7

Mapped OS green-space sites: 45
Mapped site area: 61.79 ha
Public parks or gardens: 7

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.

LS8

Mapped OS green-space sites: 56
Mapped site area: 181.71 ha
Public parks or gardens: 11

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 information

Natural Resources Wales maps flood-risk bands at 6,564 postcode centroids. 1,431 are in a mapped extent: 17 high, 70 medium and 1,344 low.

The Environment Agency source covers 13,597 postcode units and lists 7,461 high-risk, 7,447 medium-risk and 23,184 low-risk surrounding addresses.

CF10

Postcode centroids in source: 631
In a mapped flood-risk extent: 238
Highest mapped risk: high / medium / low: 3 / 1 / 234

Natural Resources Wales Flood Risk Assessment Wales. 2026-05-21 Cardiff extract manifest. Original download date not recorded.

How this was counted

Postcode district. point-in-polygon classification of Code-Point postcode centroids against NRW Flood Risk Assessment Wales risk bands.

CF11

Postcode centroids in source: 868
In a mapped flood-risk extent: 710
Highest mapped risk: high / medium / low: 3 / 1 / 706

Natural Resources Wales Flood Risk Assessment Wales. 2026-05-21 Cardiff extract manifest. Original download date not recorded.

How this was counted

Postcode district. point-in-polygon classification of Code-Point postcode centroids against NRW Flood Risk Assessment Wales risk bands.

CF14

Postcode centroids in source: 1,658
In a mapped flood-risk extent: 167
Highest mapped risk: high / medium / low: 5 / 2 / 160

Natural Resources Wales Flood Risk Assessment Wales. 2026-05-21 Cardiff extract manifest. Original download date not recorded.

How this was counted

Postcode district. point-in-polygon classification of Code-Point postcode centroids against NRW Flood Risk Assessment Wales risk bands.

CF23

Postcode centroids in source: 910
In a mapped flood-risk extent: 90
Highest mapped risk: high / medium / low: 3 / 25 / 62

Natural Resources Wales Flood Risk Assessment Wales. 2026-05-21 Cardiff extract manifest. Original download date not recorded.

How this was counted

Postcode district. point-in-polygon classification of Code-Point postcode centroids against NRW Flood Risk Assessment Wales risk bands.

CF24

Postcode centroids in source: 1,054
In a mapped flood-risk extent: 74
Highest mapped risk: high / medium / low: 1 / 7 / 66

Natural Resources Wales Flood Risk Assessment Wales. 2026-05-21 Cardiff extract manifest. Original download date not recorded.

How this was counted

Postcode district. point-in-polygon classification of Code-Point postcode centroids against NRW Flood Risk Assessment Wales risk bands.

CF5

Postcode centroids in source: 1,443
In a mapped flood-risk extent: 152
Highest mapped risk: high / medium / low: 2 / 34 / 116

Natural Resources Wales Flood Risk Assessment Wales. 2026-05-21 Cardiff extract manifest. Original download date not recorded.

How this was counted

Postcode district. point-in-polygon classification of Code-Point postcode centroids against NRW Flood Risk Assessment Wales risk bands.

LS1

Postcode units in source: 5,870
Units with high-risk surroundings: 831
Units with medium-risk surroundings: 965

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.

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.

LS16

Postcode units in source: 1,083
Units with high-risk surroundings: 180
Units with medium-risk surroundings: 179

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.

LS18

Postcode units in source: 526
Units with high-risk surroundings: 88
Units with medium-risk surroundings: 104

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.

LS27

Postcode units in source: 1,204
Units with high-risk surroundings: 126
Units with medium-risk surroundings: 162

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.

LS5

Postcode units in source: 203
Units with high-risk surroundings: 23
Units with medium-risk surroundings: 29

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.

LS6

Postcode units in source: 872
Units with high-risk surroundings: 139
Units with medium-risk surroundings: 176

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.

LS7

Postcode units in source: 671
Units with high-risk surroundings: 117
Units with medium-risk surroundings: 113

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.

LS8

Postcode units in source: 931
Units with high-risk surroundings: 170
Units with medium-risk surroundings: 185

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 postcode-unit weighted 2024 annual-mean NO2 level is 12.4 micrograms per cubic metre. 86.2% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40.

The postcode-unit weighted 2024 annual-mean NO2 level is 14.2 micrograms per cubic metre. 92.1% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40.

CF10

Median annual mean NO₂: 16.3 µg/m³
Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³: 99.5%
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.

CF11

Median annual mean NO₂: 12.3 µg/m³
Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³: 94.6%
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.

CF14

Median annual mean NO₂: 11.1 µg/m³
Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³: 94.0%
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.

CF23

Median annual mean NO₂: 11.9 µg/m³
Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³: 98.7%
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.

CF24

Median annual mean NO₂: 15.2 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.

CF5

Median annual mean NO₂: 9.9 µg/m³
Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³: 48.3%
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.

LS1

Median annual mean NO₂: 27.3 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.

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.

LS16

Median annual mean NO₂: 9.9 µg/m³
Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³: 43.8%
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.

LS18

Median annual mean NO₂: 11.0 µg/m³
Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³: 88.3%
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.

LS27

Median annual mean NO₂: 14.2 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.

LS5

Median annual mean NO₂: 12.4 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.

LS6

Median annual mean NO₂: 13.5 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.

LS7

Median annual mean NO₂: 13.6 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.

LS8

Median annual mean NO₂: 13.0 µg/m³
Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³: 99.6%
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

The selected districts contain 1,555 active bus nodes and 57 rail, metro or tram nodes. The middle district has 220 bus and 7 rail, metro or tram nodes.

The selected districts contain 1,470 active bus nodes and 20 rail, metro or tram nodes. The middle district has 138 bus and 2 rail, metro or tram nodes.