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Ardsley & Robin Hood
vs Rothwell

Ardsley & Robin Hood has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Rothwell. Homes in Rothwell sold for a median of £260,000, 8% above Ardsley & Robin Hood. Rothwell has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Leeds with Ardsley & Robin Hood highlighted
Ardsley & Robin Hood
595 postcodes
Map of Leeds with Rothwell highlighted
Rothwell
525 postcodes
Map of Leeds
Leeds
city average

People

Ardsley & Robin Hood has 23,117 residents in 9,608 households; Rothwell has 20,570 in 9,016. Rothwell has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 5.1 percentage points more than Ardsley & Robin Hood (Leeds: 16%). Rothwell has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 4 percentage points more than Ardsley & Robin Hood (Leeds: 33%).

23,117Residents (2021)
20,570Residents (2021)
811,956Residents (2021)
9,608Households
9,016Households
341,466Households
16.2%Aged 15–29
14.6%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 15–29
16.0%Aged 65 and over
21.1%Aged 65 and over
15.6%Aged 65 and over
25.8%Living alone
29.8%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 46% in Rothwell. Ardsley & Robin Hood has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 3.4 percentage points more than Rothwell (Leeds: 57%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (13% and 12%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £240,300 in Ardsley & Robin Hood and £260,000 in Rothwell, against £248,000 across Leeds.

£240,300Median sale price
£260,000Median sale price
£248,000Median sale price
74.4%Owner-occupied
71.0%Owner-occupied
57.0%Owner-occupied
13.1%Private renting
12.2%Private renting
21.8%Private renting
11.7%Social renting
16.4%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
32.5%Detached houses
23.8%Detached houses
15.5%Detached houses
37.3%Semi-detached houses
46.3%Semi-detached houses
37.5%Semi-detached houses
24.3%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
5.2%Flats
9.0%Flats
17.5%Flats

Surroundings

Rothwell has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 3.2 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 60 in Rothwell. The typical postcode is 525 m from the nearest school in Ardsley & Robin Hood and 344 m in Rothwell. The typical postcode is 1,680 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ardsley & Robin Hood and 2,127 m in Rothwell. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Ardsley & Robin Hood and 93% in Rothwell.

13.7%Green space within 500 m
16.9%Green space within 500 m
18.5%Green space within 500 m
39Services within 15 min (median)
60Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
525 mNearest school (median)
344 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
31Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,151Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.6%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 87 in Rothwell, 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
87Recorded 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.

Rothwell

Rothwell is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 20,570 people in 9,016 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £260,000 over the past two years, 5% above the Leeds median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% below the Leeds average.

More comparisons.

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

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