Leeds Observatory – Housing – Profiles (local areas)

Information on housing and households can help to identify areas where people may be at risk of social exclusion, due to the type and condition of their housing or their household structure.

This report allows you to explore the house prices and sales, council tax, household size, ownership and tenancy, heating and overcrowding within Leeds.

357,660

Number of all properties in Leeds

(2020) 

Source: VOA

£177,500

Median price paid for

a property

in Leeds
(Q1-2019) 

Source: ONS

3.7%

of households
are overcrowded
in Leeds 

Source: ONS Census 2011

House prices and sales in Leeds

£134,750

Median price paid for a

Flat or maisonette

in Leeds

(Q1-2019) 

Source: ONS

£139,950

Median price paid for a

Terraced house

in Leeds

(Q1-2019) 

Source: ONS

£186,000

Median price paid for a

Semi-detached house

in Leeds

(Q1-2019) 

Source: ONS

£330,000

Median price paid for a

Detached house

in Leeds

(Q1-2019) 

Source: ONS

Median property purchase price paid in Leeds over time

Number of residential property sales in Leeds over time

Council Tax bands in Leeds

The following table and chart show Council Tax bands in Leeds (2020).

Council Tax Band:	Number	%	Yorkshire and The Humber (%)	England (%)
A 	138,380	39	43	24
B 	76,360	21	20	20
C 	68,770	19	17	22
D 	34,520	10	10	16
E 	21,580	6	6	10
F 	10,220	3	3	5
G 	7,090	2	2	4
H 	720	0	0	1

Source: Valuation Office Agency (VOA)

Household Size and Rooms in Leeds

The following charts and tables show the household size and number of rooms in housing in Leeds, as recorded in the 2011 Census.

	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	England
Average household size	2.3	2.3	2.4
Average number of bedrooms per household	2.7	2.7	2.7
Average number of rooms per household	5.2	5.4	5.4
Overcrowded households (by number of bedrooms) %	3.7	3.6	4.6
Shared dwelling %	0.1	0.1	0.1
Unshared dwelling %	99.9	99.9	99.9

Source: ONS Census 2011

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Ownership and Tenancy in Leeds

The following charts and tables show the total counts for house ownership and tenancy in Leeds, as recorded in the 2011 Census.

The chart and table below summarise house ownership and tenancy in Leeds as a percentage (%) of total households (2011).

	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	England
Tenure: Owned: Owned outright %	26.0	30.6	30.6
Tenure: Owned: Owned with a mortgage or loan %	32.2	33.5	32.8
Tenure: Shared ownership (part owned and part rented) %	0.4	0.4	0.8
Tenure: Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency %	16.7	14.4	15.4
Tenure: Private rented: Other %	1.2	1.5	1.4
Tenure: Social rented: Rented from council (Local Authority) %	16.9	12.3	9.4
Tenure: Social rented: Other %	5.1	5.8	8.3
Tenure: Living rent free %	1.5	1.5	1.3

Source: ONS Census 2011

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	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	England
Does have central heating %	94.7	96.7	97.3
Does not have central heating %	5.3	3.3	2.7

	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	England
Electric (including storage heaters) central heating %	10.4	6.2	8.3
Gas central heating %	79.1	81.5	78.8
No central heating %	5.3	3.3	2.7
Oil central heating %	0.3	2.6	3.8
Other central heating %	1.3	1.4	1.6
Solid fuel (for example wood, coal) central heating %	0.2	1.1	0.7
Two or more types of central heating %	3.3	3.8	4.1

Profiles (local areas)

Leeds - Housing - UTLA

Leeds - Housing - UTLA - Leeds

House prices and sales in Leeds

Council Tax bands in Leeds

Household Size and Rooms in Leeds

Ownership and Tenancy in Leeds

Occupancy Rating in Leeds

Central Heating in Leeds