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Armley
vs Headingley & Hyde Park

Headingley & Hyde Park has the younger population: 74% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Armley. Homes in Headingley & Hyde Park sold for a median of £243,750, 41% above Armley. Armley has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Leeds with Armley highlighted
Armley
658 postcodes
Map of Leeds with Headingley & Hyde Park highlighted
Headingley & Hyde Park
485 postcodes
Map of Leeds
Leeds
city average

People

Armley has 25,841 residents in 11,439 households; Headingley & Hyde Park has 31,176 in 10,339. Armley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 7 percentage points more than Headingley & Hyde Park (Leeds: 16%). Armley has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 7.1 percentage points more than Headingley & Hyde Park (Leeds: 33%).

25,841Residents (2021)
31,176Residents (2021)
811,956Residents (2021)
11,439Households
10,339Households
341,466Households
21.8%Aged 15–29
74.4%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 15–29
11.2%Aged 65 and over
4.2%Aged 65 and over
15.6%Aged 65 and over
38.3%Living alone
31.2%Living alone
32.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 36% of homes in Armley and 42% in Headingley & Hyde Park. Armley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 39%, 22.3 percentage points more than Headingley & Hyde Park (Leeds: 57%). Headingley & Hyde Park has the higher share of private renting: 67%, 37.6 percentage points more than Armley (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £173,000 in Armley and £243,750 in Headingley & Hyde Park, against £248,000 across Leeds.

£173,000Median sale price
£243,750Median sale price
£248,000Median sale price
39.1%Owner-occupied
16.8%Owner-occupied
57.0%Owner-occupied
29.8%Private renting
67.4%Private renting
21.8%Private renting
30.4%Social renting
15.2%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
5.5%Detached houses
2.9%Detached houses
15.5%Detached houses
27.7%Semi-detached houses
16.1%Semi-detached houses
37.5%Semi-detached houses
36.0%Terraced houses
42.2%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
22.3%Flats
20.8%Flats
17.5%Flats

Surroundings

Armley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 2 percentage points more than Headingley & Hyde Park (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 136 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Armley, and 236 in Headingley & Hyde Park. The typical postcode is 317 m from the nearest school in Armley and 322 m in Headingley & Hyde Park. The typical postcode is 1,718 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Armley and 792 m in Headingley & Hyde Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Armley and 98% in Headingley & Hyde Park.

16.0%Green space within 500 m
14.0%Green space within 500 m
18.5%Green space within 500 m
136Services within 15 min (median)
236Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
317 mNearest school (median)
322 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
792 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,151Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 193 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Armley and 85 in Headingley & Hyde Park, 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.

193Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
85Recorded 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.

Armley

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.

Headingley & Hyde Park

Headingley & Hyde Park is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 31,176 people in 10,339 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £243,750 over the past two years, in line with the Leeds median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the Leeds average.

More comparisons.

Armley and Headingley & Hyde Park next to other wards of Leeds.

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