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Thinking of living at LS15 9AS? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austhorpe Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Colton Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| Whitkirk Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Templenewsam Halton Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Cross Gates Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Temple Moor High School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 7.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| John Smeaton Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 29.5 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leeds East Academy | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 32.7 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Pivot Academy LS East | Independent | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 7.2 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aspire and Achieve | Independent | 4.6 km | – |
Every primary near LS15 9AS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Colton Crown Green Bowls Club | 430 m | 18 |
| Tennis | Colton Institute Sports Club | 530 m | 18 |
| Cricket | Whitkirk Cricket Club | 750 m | 5 |
| Swimming | Thorpe Park Spa (Leeds) | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Golf | Temple Newsam Golf Course | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Football | Football/Basketball court | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Billiards | East Leeds Snooker Centre | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Squash | Fearnville Leisure Centre | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Last Sun Dance | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Yes | Bar Tat | 440 m | 1 |
| Yoga | The Yoga House | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Temple Newsam Running Track | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Clubhouse | Amaranth Football & Cricket Club | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Fearnville Leisure Centre | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Football/Basketball court | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Last Sun Dance | 3.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. 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, about a 15-minute walk (1.0 km), with 474k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Garland Drive, 100 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 19, 19A, 21, SW8); 50 departures an hour from the 18 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 10 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Austhorpe Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 80% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Colton Primary School (0.4 km).
The nearest secondary is Temple Moor High School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 45.9 · 7.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Trinity Academy Leeds (4.8 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Coop Food, 250 m away; Eethaan Supermarket (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Family Doctors (150 m), with Whitkirk Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Paragon Hair and Beauty is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St James's University Hospital, 5.4 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 23 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Skyliner Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Bar Tat Sports Bar the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 136 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 37 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 250 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Green Park, 750 m away; for exercise, PureGym (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 74 km.
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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
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.