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Leeds

Leeds is a metropolitan borough in Yorkshire and the Humber. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Leeds charges the lowest band D council tax of any council it borders, £2,284, while its two bedroom rent of £975 is the highest of them and the 2nd highest in Yorkshire and the Humber. Burglary runs at 13.0 per 1,000 households, higher than 99% of councils in England and Wales. Nitrogen dioxide where people live, 12.6 µg/m³, is the highest in the region. Full fibre reaches 92.5% of premises.

Furthest from the middle

Residential burglary per 1,000 households 13.0 Higher than 99% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for. 2nd highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Premises with full fibre available 92.5% Higher than 89% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
Residents at the same address a year earlier 85.8% Lower than 87% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for. 2nd lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Leeds and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,284

Lower than 84% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£249k

Lower than 57% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Up 5.9% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£975

Higher than 54% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Up 4.4% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings6.8

Lower than 55% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home68

Lower than 65% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van28.7%

Higher than 84% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

3rd highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station20.5%

Lower than 62% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket81.4%

Higher than 66% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy87.1%

Higher than 64% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available92.5%

Higher than 89% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths62%

Lower than 51% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

No change since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score46.2

Higher than 55% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 3rd highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,053

Lower than 65% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding98.6%

Lower than 52% of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

4th lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents115.3

Higher than 93% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Down 15.4% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households13.0

Higher than 99% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year56.0

Higher than 79% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier85.8%

Lower than 87% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents6.8

Higher than 59% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

No change since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.5

Lower than 50% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.1

Lower than 60% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 14 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women60.9 yrs

Lower than 57% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 3rd highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Down 0.5 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home28.2 ha

Higher than 54% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd highest of the 14 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean12.6 µg/m³

Higher than 86% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Down 23.6% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Leeds shares a boundary with Bradford, Kirklees, North Yorkshire and Wakefield. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms: Bradford£675
Kirklees£712
Wakefield£726
North Yorkshire£769
Leeds£975
Average house price, all homes: Bradford£185k
Wakefield£199k
Kirklees£206k
Leeds£249k
North Yorkshire£271k
Council tax, band D: Leeds£2,284
Wakefield£2,297
Bradford£2,361
Kirklees£2,441
North Yorkshire£2,544
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents: North Yorkshire47.1
Kirklees88.0
Wakefield105.2
Leeds115.3
Bradford118.2
Patients per fully qualified GP: North Yorkshire1,777
Bradford2,003
Leeds2,053
Wakefield2,084
Kirklees2,458
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: North Yorkshire59%
Kirklees61%
Leeds62%
Bradford63%
Wakefield64%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean: North Yorkshire5.1 µg/m³
Wakefield10 µg/m³
Kirklees10.5 µg/m³
Bradford10.6 µg/m³
Leeds12.6 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station: Kirklees19.3%
Leeds20.5%
North Yorkshire26.3%
Bradford27.1%
Wakefield33.7%

What changed

Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Up 5.9% since June 2025
Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Up 4.4% since August 2025
Recorded crime, change in the count, 2022-23 to 2025-26Down 15.4% since 2022-23
Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 0.5 years since 2011 to 2013
Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026No change since 2021
Eleven year olds at the expected standard, change, 2018/19 to 2025/26No change since 2018/19
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 23.6% since 2019

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