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Area guide · West Yorkshire

Living in Leeds (Leeds)

A snapshot of life in Leeds (Leeds), Yorkshire and the Humber — house prices, crime, schools, broadband and more, drawn straight from official UK datasets.

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At a glance

Leeds (Leeds) is a city in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber with a population of 536,262. The average house price is £295,114 and the overall crime rate is 116.1 per 1,000 residents.

Where Leeds (Leeds) ranks

Affordability
#153 of 214 cheapest towns in Yorkshire and the Humber
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Safety
#156 of 221 safest towns in Yorkshire and the Humber
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Schools
#160 of 213 for school inspection ratings in Yorkshire and the Humber
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Population

536,262

Avg House Price

£295,114

Crime Rate

116.1/1k

Top-Two School Inspection Bands

94.4%

Avg Download Speed

471 Mbps

EPC Rating

Median Income

£31,465

Median Age

40.1

House Prices (2025)

Average Price by Property Type (2025)

Leeds (leeds)'s detached homes (£481,781) command roughly 2.8× the price of a flat (£172,596).

Price Trend (11 Years)

Leeds (leeds) prices have risen 32% over the last 9 years (£223,748 → £295,114).

Property Type	Average	Median	Sales Count
Detached	£481,781	£424,625	900
Semi-Detached	£279,113	£255,000	2478
Terraced	£197,045	£175,000	2179
Flat	£172,596	£157,500	1078

Crime & safety

The overall crime rate in Leeds (Leeds) is 116.1 per 1,000 residents.

Crime Rate by Category (per 1,000 residents)

Most common offence in Leeds (leeds): violent crime (40% of all recorded crimes).

Schools & Education

School Inspection Breakdown

94.4% of 165 schools (136 primary, 29 secondary) sit in the top two inspection bands.

School Details

Total Schools	165
Primary	136
Secondary	29
% Top two bands	94.4%

Schools in this area

School	Phase	Rating
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy	Secondary	Good
Adel Primary School	Primary	Good
Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Alder Tree Primary Academy	Primary	Good
All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Allerton CofE Primary School	Primary	Good
Allerton Grange School	Secondary	Good
Allerton High School	Secondary	No rating available
Alwoodley Primary School	Primary	Good
Armley Park Primary School	Primary	Good
Austhorpe Primary School	Primary	Good
Bankside Primary School	Primary	Good
Beechwood Primary School	Primary	No rating available
Beecroft Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Beeston Primary School	Primary	Good
Bishop Young Church of England Academy	Secondary	Good
Blenheim Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Bracken Edge Primary School	Primary	Good
Bramley Park Academy	Primary	Outstanding
Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Broadgate Primary School	Primary	Good
Brodetsky Primary School	Primary	Good
Brudenell Primary School	Primary	Good
Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	Primary	No rating available
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School	Secondary	Good
Carr Manor Community School	Secondary	Good
Castleton Primary School	Primary	Good
Chapel Allerton Primary School	Primary	Good
Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Good
Clapgate Primary School	Primary	Good
Co-op Academy Brownhill	Primary	Good
Co-op Academy Leeds	Secondary	Good
Co-op Academy Nightingale	Primary	Good
Co-op Academy Oakwood	Primary	Good
Co-op Academy Woodlands	Primary	Good
Cobden Primary School	Primary	Good
Cockburn Ingram Road Academy	Primary	Inadequate
Cockburn John Charles Academy	Secondary	Good
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy	Secondary	Good
Cockburn School	Secondary	Outstanding
Colton Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Cookridge Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Cookridge Primary School	Primary	Good
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy	Secondary	Requires improvement
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
Cross Gates Primary School	Primary	Good
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown	Secondary	Outstanding
Dixons Unity Academy	Secondary	Good
Ebor Gardens Primary Academy	Primary	Outstanding
Elements Primary School	Primary	Good
Fieldhead Carr Primary School	Primary	Good
Five Lanes Primary School	Primary	Good
Gledhow Primary School	Primary	Good
Grange Farm Primary School	Primary	Good
Greenhill Primary School	Primary	Good
Greenmount Primary School	Primary	No rating available
Grimes Dyke Primary School	Primary	No rating available
Harehills Primary School	Primary	No rating available
Hawksworth Wood Primary School	Primary	Good
Highfield Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Hillcrest Academy	Primary	Outstanding
Hollybush Primary	Primary	Good
Holy Family Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy	Primary	Good
Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary	Good
Horsforth Featherbank Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School	Primary	Good
Horsforth School	Secondary	Good
Hovingham Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement
Hugh Gaitskell Primary School	Primary	Good
Hunslet Carr Primary School	Primary	Good
Hunslet Moor Primary School	Primary	Good
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Good
Ireland Wood Primary School	Primary	Good
Iveson Primary School	Primary	No rating available
John Smeaton Academy	Secondary	Good
Kerr Mackie Primary School	Primary	Good
Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School	Primary	Good
Kirkstall Valley Primary School	Primary	Good
Lane End Primary School	Primary	Good
Lawns Park Primary School	Primary	Good
Lawnswood School	Secondary	Good
Leeds City Academy	Secondary	No rating available
Leeds East Academy	Secondary	No rating available
Leeds Jewish Free School	Secondary	Good
Leeds West Academy	Secondary	No rating available
Lift Cottingley	Primary	Good
Little London Academy	Primary	Requires improvement
Low Road Primary School	Primary	Good
Lower Wortley Primary School	Primary	Good
Manor Wood Primary School	Primary	No rating available
Manston Primary	Primary	Good
Manston St James Primary Academy	Primary	No rating available
Meadowfield Primary School	Primary	Good
Meanwood Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Middleton Primary School	Primary	Good
Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	Primary	Good
Moor Allerton Hall Primary School	Primary	No rating available
Moortown Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Mount St Mary's Catholic High School	Secondary	No rating available
New Bewerley Community School	Primary	Requires improvement
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
Park Spring Primary School	Primary	Good
Park View Primary Academy	Primary	No rating available
Parklands Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Primley Wood Primary School	Primary	Good
Quarry Mount Primary School	Primary	No rating available
Ralph Thoresby School	Secondary	Good
Raynville Academy	Primary	Good
Rosebank Primary School	Primary	Good
Roundhay School	Secondary	Outstanding
Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School	Primary	No rating available
Ryecroft Academy	Primary	No rating available
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary	Good
Seacroft Grange Primary School	Primary	Good
Shakespeare Primary School	Primary	Good
Sharp Lane Primary School	Primary	Good
Shire Oak VC Primary School	Primary	Good
Spring Bank Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston	Primary	Outstanding
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	Good
St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School	Primary	No rating available
St Chad's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary	Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet	Primary	Good
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	Primary	Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth	Primary	Outstanding
St Marys Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	No rating available
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Patrick Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary	Good
St Peter's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St Philip's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Urban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary	Good
Stanningley Primary School	Primary	Good
Summerfield Primary School	Primary	Good
Swarcliffe Primary School	Primary	No rating available
Swinnow Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement
Talbot Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Temple Learning Academy	Secondary	Requires improvement
Temple Moor High School	Secondary	Good
Templenewsam Halton Primary School	Primary	Good
The Farnley Academy	Secondary	Outstanding
The Richmond Hill Academy	Primary	Good
The Ruth Gorse Academy	Secondary	Outstanding
Trinity Academy Leeds	Secondary	Outstanding
University Technical College Leeds	Secondary	Good
Valley View Community Primary School	Primary	Good
Victoria Primary Academy	Primary	Good
Weetwood Primary School	Primary	Good
West End Primary School	Primary	Good
Westbrook Lane Primary School	Primary	Good
Westwood Primary School	Primary	Good
Whingate Primary School	Primary	Good
Whinmoor St Paul's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
White Laith Primary School	Primary	Good
Whitecote Primary School	Primary	Good
Whitkirk Primary School	Primary	Good
Wigton Moor Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Windmill Primary School	Primary	Good
Wykebeck Primary School	Primary	Good

Broadband & Connectivity

Leeds (leeds) averages 471 Mbps — 371% above the typical UK download speed.

Energy Efficiency & Running Costs

Most Leeds (leeds) homes sit at band C on the EPC scale. 65.3% of homes reach band C or above.

Average EPC Rating	C
Average EPC Score	71.4
% Rated C or Above	65.3%
Avg Energy Cost (per year)	£1,138

Demographics & Economy

Population	536,262
Median Age	40.1
Median Household Income	£31,465
Employment Rate	56.8%
Owner Occupied	57%
Degree-Level Qualified	34.7%

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

What is the average house price in Leeds (leeds)?

The average house price in Leeds (leeds) is £295,114 based on Land Registry sales in 2025.

What is the cheapest type of property to buy in Leeds (leeds)?

The most affordable entry point in Leeds (leeds) is a flat, with an average price of £172,596.

Is Leeds (leeds) a safe place to live?

Leeds (leeds) has a recorded crime rate of 116.1 per 1,000 residents. Whether that feels "safe" depends on the comparison — see how it stacks up against nearby towns in the rankings below.

How are the schools in Leeds (leeds)?

Leeds (leeds) has 165 schools in total, with 94.4% rated in the top two inspection bands by the relevant inspectorate.

What broadband speeds are available in Leeds (leeds)?

Average broadband download speeds in Leeds (leeds) are around 471 Mbps. Superfast (30 Mbps+) coverage reaches 98.3% of premises.

How big is Leeds (leeds)?

Leeds (leeds) is a settlement in West Yorkshire with a population of approximately 536,262.

Most compared with

How does Leeds (Leeds) stack up against its neighbours?

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House price: £195,568 · £295,114
Crime rate: 108 · 116.1
Distance: 14.3 mi

Baildon

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House price: £293,681 · £295,114
Crime rate: 119.8 · 116.1
Distance: 9.3 mi

Batley

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House price: £192,201 · £295,114
Crime rate: 89.2 · 116.1
Distance: 7.3 mi

Bingley

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House price: £263,085 · £295,114
Crime rate: 119.6 · 116.1
Distance: 11.8 mi

Boston Spa

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House price: £472,529 · £295,114
Crime rate: 116.2 · 116.1
Distance: 10.3 mi

Bradford

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House price: £170,910 · £295,114
Crime rate: 119.6 · 116.1
Distance: 8.6 mi

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