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Ardsley & Robin Hood
vs Beeston & Holbeck

Beeston & Holbeck has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Ardsley & Robin Hood. Homes in Ardsley & Robin Hood sold for a median of £240,300, 46% above Beeston & Holbeck. Beeston & Holbeck has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Leeds with Ardsley & Robin Hood highlighted
595 postcodes
Map of Leeds with Beeston & Holbeck highlighted
676 postcodes
Map of Leeds
city average

People

Ardsley & Robin Hood has 23,117 residents in 9,608 households; Beeston & Holbeck has 26,894 in 11,781. Ardsley & Robin Hood has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 5.1 percentage points more than Beeston & Holbeck (Leeds: 16%). Beeston & Holbeck has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 12.2 percentage points more than Ardsley & Robin Hood (Leeds: 33%).

23,117Residents (2021)
26,894Residents (2021)
811,956Residents (2021)
9,608Households
11,781Households
341,466Households
16.2%Aged 15–29
22.7%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 15–29
16.0%Aged 65 and over
10.9%Aged 65 and over
15.6%Aged 65 and over
25.8%Living alone
38.0%Living alone
32.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Ardsley & Robin Hood (37%) and terraced houses in Beeston & Holbeck (37%). Ardsley & Robin Hood has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 36.7 percentage points more than Beeston & Holbeck (Leeds: 57%). Beeston & Holbeck has the higher share of private renting: 36%, 22.6 percentage points more than Ardsley & Robin Hood (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £240,300 in Ardsley & Robin Hood and £165,000 in Beeston & Holbeck, against £248,000 across Leeds.

£240,300Median sale price
£165,000Median sale price
£248,000Median sale price
74.4%Owner-occupied
37.7%Owner-occupied
57.0%Owner-occupied
13.1%Private renting
35.7%Private renting
21.8%Private renting
11.7%Social renting
25.7%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
32.5%Detached houses
5.0%Detached houses
15.5%Detached houses
37.3%Semi-detached houses
27.3%Semi-detached houses
37.5%Semi-detached houses
24.3%Terraced houses
37.0%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
5.2%Flats
26.2%Flats
17.5%Flats

Surroundings

Beeston & Holbeck has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 3 percentage points more than Ardsley & Robin Hood (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 39 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ardsley & Robin Hood, and 148 in Beeston & Holbeck. The typical postcode is 525 m from the nearest school in Ardsley & Robin Hood and 421 m in Beeston & Holbeck. The typical postcode is 1,680 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ardsley & Robin Hood and 1,308 m in Beeston & Holbeck. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Ardsley & Robin Hood and 97% in Beeston & Holbeck.

13.7%Green space within 500 m
16.7%Green space within 500 m
18.5%Green space within 500 m
39Services within 15 min (median)
148Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
525 mNearest school (median)
421 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
75Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,151Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 75 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ardsley & Robin Hood and 170 in Beeston & Holbeck, against 130 across Leeds. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

75Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
170Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
130Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Ardsley & Robin Hood

Ardsley & Robin Hood is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 23,117 people in 9,608 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £240,300 over the past two years, 3% below the Leeds median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% below the Leeds average.

Beeston & Holbeck

Beeston & Holbeck is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 26,894 people in 11,781 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £165,000 over the past two years, 33% below the Leeds median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the Leeds average.

More comparisons.

Ardsley & Robin Hood and Beeston & Holbeck next to other wards of Leeds.