BRANDER CLOSE, LS9 6NZ House Prices & Local Information

LS9 6NZ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Brander Close, 0.7km from Rookwood in Leeds. Administratively it sits within Gipton & Harehills ward and the Leeds East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, LS9 6NZ is a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. An average age of 30 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 71% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 41% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Leeds. Full-time employment stands at 22% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 86 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £154k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 13.3% 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 LS9 6NZ are sourced from Output Area E00057159 (shared with 4 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.