City Profile • Local Authority
Leeds
Leeds is a local authority district comprising 36 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £261k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.8% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (124 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
822,483
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
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Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Leeds authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English73.4%
White: Other White4.5%
African4.0%
Pakistani3.9%
Indian2.6%
Any other ethnic group1.6%
Age Profile
20-24 years8.7%
30-34 years7.5%
25-29 years7.5%
35-39 years7.0%
15-19 years6.4%
40-44 years6.4%
Top Occupations
Professional22.7%
Associate professional13.9%
Managers and directors11.1%
Elementary occupations10.7%
Administrative and secretarial9.6%
Caring and leisure9.3%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Mortgage29.0%
Owned: Outright28.0%
Private rented: Landlord20.0%
Social rented: Council15.1%
Social rented: Other5.3%
Private rented: Other1.8%
Area DNA
health8/10
safety1/10
transit9/10
investment4/10