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Thinking of living at LS15 9EQ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colton Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| Austhorpe Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Whitkirk Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Templenewsam Halton Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Cross Gates Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Temple Moor High School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 7.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| John Smeaton Academy | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 29.5 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Temple Learning Academy | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 33.7 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 35.1 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leeds East Academy | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 32.7 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Pivot Academy LS East | Independent | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 7.2 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Colton Institute Sports Club | 220 m | 17 |
| Bowls | Colton Crown Green Bowls Club | 290 m | 17 |
| Cricket | Whitkirk Cricket Club | 840 m | 5 |
| Swimming | Thorpe Park Spa (Leeds) | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Football | Multi-Use Games Area | 4.1 km | 5 |
| Golf | Temple Newsam Golf Course | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Billiards | East Leeds Snooker Centre | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Last Sun Dance | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Squash | Fearnville Leisure Centre | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Yes | Bar Tat | 770 m | 1 |
| Athletics | Temple Newsam Running Track | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Yoga | The Yoga House | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Clubhouse | Amaranth Football & Cricket Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Last Sun Dance | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Fearnville Leisure Centre | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Football/Basketball court | 4.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. 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 (1.5 km), with 474k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Laurel Hill Avenue, 50 m away, with a bus about every 23 minutes on weekdays (routes 19, 19A, 22, 21); 28 departures an hour from the 12 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 Colton Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 55% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Temple Moor High School, 1.3 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 Sainsbury's, 550 m away, with Core For Men closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Family Doctors (650 m), with Whitkirk Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Two's Company is 600 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.
Costa Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Bar Tat Sports Bar the nearest pub (650 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 Mead Park, 600 m away; for exercise, PureGym (1.4 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.
22 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.