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LS1 5AR

Part of Leeds 111B in Leeds City Centre.

LS1 5AR is a postcode in Leeds City Centre, Leeds that skews 18–34 year-old 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 (0th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

LS1 5AR in Leeds · nearest rail Leeds

Median rent
£1,130
local area median
Council tax
£2,284
Band D, all-in
EPC median
C
Energy band
Broadband
100%
Gigabit-ready
Transport
96/100
Higher is better

Who lives here

Leeds 111B skews 18–34 and is private rent dominant. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.

Tenure mix
Private rent69%Owner-occupied13%Social rent18%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household2,478
Single-person households68%
Couples with children1%
Lone-parent households1%
Age profile
Under 1823%18–3472%35–494%50–641%65+0%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health94%
Born in the UK50%

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

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What's it like living in LS1 5AR?

LS1 5AR sits inside Leeds 111B, part of the wider Leeds City Centre neighbourhood in Leeds. The area skews 18–34, 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 £145/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. Transport links here score in the upper band relative to all UK sub-areas — a meaningful plus for commuters. Safety scores in the bottom quartile nationally; cross-reference the per-category crime breakdown above before signing.

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Who is LS1 5AR for?

Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The renter base skews young-professional — flat shares, single-occupancy 1-beds and small 2-beds dominate the listing mix.

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