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Postcode · Harehills South · Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber

LS8 5HS

Part of Leeds 053D in Harehills South.

LS8 5HS is a postcode in Harehills South, Leeds that skews under 18 and private-rent dominant. Median rent sits at £1,130 a month, up 2.7% on the year, with council tax in band A adding roughly £190/mo. Safety ranks in the top decile of UK sub-areas (5th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

LS8 5HS in Leeds · nearest rail Leeds

Median rent
£1,130
local area median
Council tax
£2,284
Band D, all-in
EPC median
D
Energy band
Broadband
100%
Gigabit-ready
Transport
46/100
Higher is better

Who lives here

Leeds 053D skews under 18 and is private rent dominant. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.

Tenure mix
Private rent55%Owner-occupied27%Social rent18%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household839
Single-person households31%
Couples with children23%
Lone-parent households21%
Age profile
Under 1836%18–3427%35–4921%50–6411%65+4%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health86%
Born in the UK45%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 age, TS054 tenure, TS003 households, TS067 qualifications).

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What's it like living in LS8 5HS?

LS8 5HS sits inside Leeds 053D, part of the wider Harehills South neighbourhood in Leeds. The area skews under 18, and private rent dominant.

Median rent at local area grain comes in at £1,130/mo, up 2.7% on the year. Council tax is band A, costing roughly £129/mo when split monthly. Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Pros and cons of this area

Strengths and trade-offs are best read from the dimensional ranks on this page. Safety scores in the bottom quartile nationally; cross-reference the per-category crime breakdown above before signing.

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Who is LS8 5HS for?

Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The age profile is mixed — the area suits a wide tenant base.

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