LS9 8RU House Prices & Local Information

LS9 8RU is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.1km from Cavalier Hill in Leeds. Administratively it sits within Burmantofts & Richmond Hill ward and the Leeds Central constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, LS9 8RU 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 46 average age signals a mature family neighbourhood — long-term residents, good local schools, and high levels of owner-occupation. 50% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 60 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. 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 8RU are sourced from Output Area E00170327 (shared with 30 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.