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Ardsley & Robin Hood
vs Morley South

Morley South has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Ardsley & Robin Hood. Homes in Ardsley & Robin Hood sold for a median of £240,300, 17% above Morley South. Morley South has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Leeds with Ardsley & Robin Hood highlighted
595 postcodes
Map of Leeds with Morley South highlighted
700 postcodes
Map of Leeds
city average

People

Ardsley & Robin Hood has 23,117 residents in 9,608 households; Morley South has 24,305 in 11,209. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (16% and 16%). Morley South has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 8.7 percentage points more than Ardsley & Robin Hood (Leeds: 33%).

23,117Residents (2021)
24,305Residents (2021)
811,956Residents (2021)
9,608Households
11,209Households
341,466Households
16.2%Aged 15–29
18.8%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 15–29
16.0%Aged 65 and over
16.4%Aged 65 and over
15.6%Aged 65 and over
25.8%Living alone
34.5%Living alone
32.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 37% of homes in Ardsley & Robin Hood and 32% in Morley South. Ardsley & Robin Hood has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 11.5 percentage points more than Morley South (Leeds: 57%). Morley South has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 10.1 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 £205,000 in Morley South, against £248,000 across Leeds.

£240,300Median sale price
£205,000Median sale price
£248,000Median sale price
74.4%Owner-occupied
62.9%Owner-occupied
57.0%Owner-occupied
13.1%Private renting
23.2%Private renting
21.8%Private renting
11.7%Social renting
13.3%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
32.5%Detached houses
19.5%Detached houses
15.5%Detached houses
37.3%Semi-detached houses
32.2%Semi-detached houses
37.5%Semi-detached houses
24.3%Terraced houses
30.2%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
5.2%Flats
13.0%Flats
17.5%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (14% and 15%). A typical postcode has 39 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ardsley & Robin Hood, and 105 in Morley South. The typical postcode is 525 m from the nearest school in Ardsley & Robin Hood and 379 m in Morley South. The typical postcode is 1,680 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ardsley & Robin Hood and 1,290 m in Morley South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Ardsley & Robin Hood and 96% in Morley South.

13.7%Green space within 500 m
14.5%Green space within 500 m
18.5%Green space within 500 m
39Services within 15 min (median)
105Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
525 mNearest school (median)
379 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
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,151Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.1%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 125 in Morley South, 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
125Recorded 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.

Morley South

Morley South is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 24,305 people in 11,209 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £205,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Leeds median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% below the Leeds average.

More comparisons.

Ardsley & Robin Hood and Morley South next to other wards of Leeds.