BUTCHER HILL, LS16 5DA House Prices & Local Information

LS16 5DA is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Butcher Hill, 0.4km from West Park in Leeds. Administratively it sits within Kirkstall ward and the Leeds West constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, LS16 5DA is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. Outside of residential hours, ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. The 45 average age signals a mature family neighbourhood — long-term residents, good local schools, and high levels of owner-occupation. 59% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 22% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 92 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. Property: With prices averaging £95k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 15.2% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for LS16 5DA are sourced from Output Area E00058952 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.