Armley
vs Calverley & Farsley
Armley has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Calverley & Farsley. Homes in Calverley & Farsley sold for a median of £248,000, 43% above Armley. Calverley & Farsley has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 16%).
People
Armley has 25,841 residents in 11,439 households; Calverley & Farsley has 24,274 in 10,334. Calverley & Farsley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 6.2 percentage points more than Armley (Leeds: 16%). Armley has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 8.4 percentage points more than Calverley & Farsley (Leeds: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Armley (36%) and semi-detached houses in Calverley & Farsley (41%). Calverley & Farsley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 34.4 percentage points more than Armley (Leeds: 57%). Armley has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 12 percentage points more than Calverley & Farsley (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £173,000 in Armley and £248,000 in Calverley & Farsley, against £248,000 across Leeds.
Surroundings
Calverley & Farsley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 3.4 percentage points more than Armley (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 136 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Armley, and 93 in Calverley & Farsley. The typical postcode is 317 m from the nearest school in Armley and 395 m in Calverley & Farsley. The typical postcode is 1,718 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Armley and 1,108 m in Calverley & Farsley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Armley and 97% in Calverley & Farsley.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 193 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Armley and 71 in Calverley & Farsley, 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.
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.
Armley is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 25,841 people in 11,439 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £173,000 over the past two years, 30% below the Leeds median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% below the Leeds average.
Calverley & Farsley is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 24,274 people in 10,334 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £248,000 over the past two years, in line with the Leeds median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% above the Leeds average.
More comparisons.
Armley and Calverley & Farsley next to other wards of Leeds.