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On Holborn Approach, in Woodhouse & Little London
What it's like at LS6 2FL: every home that has sold on Holborn Approach since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Holborn Approach; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
37 of the 127 homes on the street are owned by companies (2 overseas).
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Burley Park, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 756k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Melville Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 38, 39); 52 departures an hour from the 8 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 12 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
60% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Quarry Mount Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 61% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Blenheim Primary School (0.2 km), with 5 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Leeds City Academy, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 38.3 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Dixons Trinity Chapeltown (0.9 km) and The Ruth Gorse Academy (2.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (13.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is One Stop, 50 m away; Corner Shop (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Craven Road Medical Practice (450 m), with Rw Pullan the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, WIP Hair & Beauty is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Leeds General Infirmary, 1.0 km 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: 53 restaurants and cafés and 8 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Interfaith Vegan Alliance is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Chemic Tavern the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (18 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 119 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 72 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (67%).
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 228 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hartley Crescent Public Open Space, 300 m away; for exercise, The Yoga Space (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 9.9 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 70 km.
51 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quarry Mount School | II | 160 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Leeds Central and Headingley constituency: Alex Sobel MP (Labour (Co-op)), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 8,422 (26.7%), turnout 45%. Vote shares: Labour 50%, Green Party 24%, Liberal Democrat 8%, Reform UK 8%.
44 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near LS6 2FL →
Many neighbours rent: 38% of households rent privately and 46% socially.
It's young: 45% of residents are aged 15–29.
This is a student area: 45% 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 Arts University, 650 m away (TEF Silver).
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.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 127 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 10 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 4 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 28.4% | 88.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 67.3% | 10.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 4.2% | 0.6% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Marske Sands · about 82 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 37 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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