Bacteriostatic water in Horsforth

Local facts for Horsforth

Horsforth sits in the LS18 postcode district (LS area), within Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

LS18 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Horsforth go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Leeds, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 6.9 km
• The University of Bradford, Chemistry, 9.5 km
• The University of Huddersfield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 23.3 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Horsforth with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• University of York (UKPRN 10007167): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 40.6 km east
• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 51.7 km south
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 52.2 km south
• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 56.6 km south-west
• The University of Lancaster (UKPRN 10007768): Chemistry, 77.4 km west

Nearby: Farsley (3.3 km), Yeadon (4.3 km), Pudsey (4.6 km), Guiseley (6.2 km), Leeds (7.3 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

Horsforth lies north-west of Wakefield, about 19.5 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the LS postcode area (17 of the 153 we list for Yorkshire and The Humber):

• LS, 7.4 km
• Islington, LS11, 8 km
• Otley, LS21, 8.4 km
• Morley, LS27, 10.1 km
• Halton, LS15, 12.1 km
• Rothwell, LS26, 14.7 km
• Ilkley, LS29, 15.3 km
• Garforth, LS25, 17.5 km

Postcode districts in the LS area covered by our Yorkshire and The Humber location pages: LS1, LS11, LS15, LS18, LS19, LS20, LS21, LS22, LS24, LS25, LS26, LS27, LS28, LS29.

More nearby location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Leeds (15 location pages): Farsley 3.3 km, Yeadon 4.3 km, Pudsey 4.6 km, Guiseley 6.2 km, Leeds 7.3 km, LS 7.4 km, Islington 8 km, Otley 8.4 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Horsforth: north, Harrogate (18.7 km); east, Leeds (7.3 km); south, Farsley (3.3 km); west, Yeadon (4.3 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of Horsforth: 12; within 25 km: 47; within 50 km: 93.

Map reference: 53.8366, -1.6435 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074572347).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.