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Thinking of living at LS17 8HL? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadwell Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Wigton Moor Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 90% met the expected standard |
| Whinmoor St Paul's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Fieldhead Carr Primary School | Primary | 2.5 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Allerton Grange School | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 48.2 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Roundhay School | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 55.1 · 20.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Young Church of England Academy | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 36.9 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leeds Jewish Free School | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 55.2 · 14.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leeds East Academy | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 32.7 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aspire and Achieve | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
| The Grammar School At Leeds | Independent | 2.7 km | 47.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leeds Menorah School | Independent | 3.3 km | – |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Moor Allerton Golf Club | 1.7 km | 19 |
| Golf | Brandon Golf Club | 530 m | 12 |
| Cricket | Shadwell Cricket Club | 150 m | 7 |
| Bowls | Roundhay Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 2.3 km | 6 |
| Squash | The Grammar School At Leeds | 2.7 km | 5 |
| Swimming | The Grammar School At Leeds | 2.7 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Roundhay Park Velodrome | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Running | Roundhay Park Velodrome | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Roundhay Park Skatepark | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Athletics | The Grammar School At Leeds | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Roundhegians Rugby Football Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | High Moor Rugby Pitches | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Football | Football/Basketball court | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Football/Basketball court | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Billiards | Q360 Lounge | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Gym | Anytime Fitness | 4.6 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 44% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Cross Gates, a drive away (5.8 km), with 474k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Shadwell Library, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 38 minutes on weekdays (route 7S); 12 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Shadwell Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 77% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Allerton Grange School, 3.0 km away; Attainment 8: 48.2 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Roundhay School (4.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's Local, 2.7 km away, with Shadwell Post Office closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Street Lane Practice (2.4 km), with Street Lane - Pharmacy Plus Health the closest pharmacy (2.4 km).
For a haircut, Hair Station is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is St James's University Hospital, 6.4 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: 7 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Hardback Cafe/Sweet Memories Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Red Lion the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 22 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 51% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 150 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Slaid Hill Field, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Roundhay Swim (2.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 14 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 77 km.
11 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 25% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
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.