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Thinking of living at LS14 5BB? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grimes Dyke Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 43% met the expected standard |
| Swarcliffe Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Leeds East Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 32.7 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| John Smeaton Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 29.5 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Young Church of England Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 36.9 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aspire and Achieve | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| The Pivot Academy LS East | Independent | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 7.2 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Grammar School At Leeds | Independent | 6.7 km | 47.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near LS14 5BB, 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 | John Smeaton Leisure Centre - John Smeaton Academy | 1.1 km | 17 |
| Bowls | Manston Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.4 km | 17 |
| Cricket | Swarcliffe W.M.C Cricket Ground | 470 m | 10 |
| Golf | Leeds Golf Club | 3.1 km | 6 |
| Swimming | John Smeaton Leisure Centre - John Smeaton Academy | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Billiards | East Leeds Snooker Centre | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Football | Football/Basketball court | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Fearnville Leisure Centre | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Basketball | Football/Basketball court | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Yoga | The Yoga House | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Yes | Bar Tat | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Squash | Fearnville Leisure Centre | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Clubhouse | Amaranth Football & Cricket Club | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Running | Roundhay Park Velodrome | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Roundhay Park Skatepark | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Temple Newsam Running Track | 4.2 km | 1 |
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.
The nearest station is Cross Gates, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km), with 474k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Whinmoor Way, 200 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (route 56); 89 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Grimes Dyke Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 43% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Parklands Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Leeds East Academy, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 32.7 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Roundhay School (4.5 km) and Trinity Academy Leeds (5 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 850 m away, with Dynamite Sweets closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Windmill Health Centre (50 m), with Windmill - Pharmacy Plus Health the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Fusion Hair Design is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St James's University Hospital, 5.2 km away, rated requires improvement 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Spice Therapy is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Swarcliffe Working Mens Club the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 167 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 103 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Sledmere Green, 350 m away; for exercise, Leeds Gymnastics Club (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 15 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 75 km.
26 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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Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
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.