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Thinking of living at LS12 1DJ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castleton Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Rosebank Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Cockburn Ingram Road Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Lane End Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| The Ruth Gorse Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 49.1 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| University Technical College Leeds | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 46.2 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dixons Trinity Chapeltown | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.6 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cockburn Reach Academy | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Ls-Ten | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Armley Grange School | Independent | 3.2 km | – |
Every primary near LS12 1DJ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Holbeck Youth Centre | 1.5 km | 27 |
| Bowls | Holbeck Moor Bowling Club | 1.4 km | 19 |
| Swimming | Spirit Health Club (Leeds) | 290 m | 15 |
| Football | Decathlon | 1.0 km | 12 |
| Squash | The Edge | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Cricket | Woodhouse Moor Cricket Strip | 2.0 km | 9 |
| Climbing | Depot Climbing Armley | 920 m | 6 |
| Yoga | Leeds Yoga | 630 m | 5 |
| Rugby league | West Leeds ARLFC | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Skateboard | CGars | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Golf | American Golf | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Athletics | John Charles Centre For Sport | 3.6 km | 4 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Roxy Lanes | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Snooker | Northern Snooker Centre | 730 m | 2 |
| Cycling | Decathlon | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Pilates | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 1.1 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 39. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 51% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Leeds, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 27.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Kings Cross.
The nearest bus stop is Wellington Bridge, 200 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 72, 42, 16, 4F); 134 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 4 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
67% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Castleton Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (950 m); 53% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Blenheim Primary School (1.1 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is The Ruth Gorse Academy, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 49.1 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Dixons Trinity Chapeltown (1.8 km) and Trinity Academy Leeds (2.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (12.9 km).
Few families with young children: only 1% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's Local, 250 m away, with The Junc Shop closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is DEXAStrong (150 m), with Living Care Deliveries Leeds the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Sunrays is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Leeds General Infirmary, 550 m away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 458 restaurants and cafés and 130 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Coffee Strong is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Veeno the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (63 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 1,333 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 50% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (LEEDS CITY CENTRE, CENTRAL AREA - CANAL WHARF).
28 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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There are 327 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (99%).
It's new: 93% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 2,818 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Whitehall Riverside Pocket Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Wellington Pacers (400 m).
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 23.5 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 11 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 69 km.
Many neighbours rent: 71% of households rent privately and 9% socially.
It's young: 75% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 50% of adults have a degree.
This is a student area: 55% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is Leeds Beckett University, 1.5 km away (TEF Bronze).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.