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Beeston & Holbeck
vs Hunslet & Riverside

Hunslet & Riverside has the younger population: 32% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Beeston & Holbeck. Homes in Beeston & Holbeck sold for a median of £165,000, 8% above Hunslet & Riverside. Beeston & Holbeck has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Leeds with Beeston & Holbeck highlighted
676 postcodes
Map of Leeds with Hunslet & Riverside highlighted
745 postcodes
Map of Leeds
city average

People

Beeston & Holbeck has 26,894 residents in 11,781 households; Hunslet & Riverside has 26,893 in 12,093. Beeston & Holbeck has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 3.8 percentage points more than Hunslet & Riverside (Leeds: 16%). Hunslet & Riverside has the higher share of people living alone: 41%, 3.4 percentage points more than Beeston & Holbeck (Leeds: 33%).

26,894Residents (2021)
26,893Residents (2021)
811,956Residents (2021)
11,781Households
12,093Households
341,466Households
22.7%Aged 15–29
31.6%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 15–29
10.9%Aged 65 and over
7.1%Aged 65 and over
15.6%Aged 65 and over
38.0%Living alone
41.4%Living alone
32.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Beeston & Holbeck (37%) and flats in Hunslet & Riverside (48%). Beeston & Holbeck has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 38%, 11.7 percentage points more than Hunslet & Riverside (Leeds: 57%). Hunslet & Riverside has the higher share of private renting: 50%, 14.2 percentage points more than Beeston & Holbeck (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £165,000 in Beeston & Holbeck and £153,250 in Hunslet & Riverside, against £248,000 across Leeds.

£165,000Median sale price
£153,250Median sale price
£248,000Median sale price
37.7%Owner-occupied
26.0%Owner-occupied
57.0%Owner-occupied
35.7%Private renting
49.9%Private renting
21.8%Private renting
25.7%Social renting
23.4%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
5.0%Detached houses
4.2%Detached houses
15.5%Detached houses
27.3%Semi-detached houses
8.2%Semi-detached houses
37.5%Semi-detached houses
37.0%Terraced houses
30.9%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
26.2%Flats
47.5%Flats
17.5%Flats

Surroundings

Beeston & Holbeck has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 2.4 percentage points more than Hunslet & Riverside (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 148 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Beeston & Holbeck, and 202 in Hunslet & Riverside. The typical postcode is 421 m from the nearest school in Beeston & Holbeck and 308 m in Hunslet & Riverside. The typical postcode is 1,308 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Beeston & Holbeck and 856 m in Hunslet & Riverside. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Beeston & Holbeck and 94% in Hunslet & Riverside.

16.7%Green space within 500 m
14.3%Green space within 500 m
18.5%Green space within 500 m
148Services within 15 min (median)
202Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
421 mNearest school (median)
308 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
856 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
75Postcodes in flood risk areas
188Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,151Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 170 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Beeston & Holbeck and 229 in Hunslet & Riverside, 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.

170Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
229Recorded 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.

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.

Hunslet & Riverside

Hunslet & Riverside is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 26,893 people in 12,093 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £153,250 over the past two years, 38% below the Leeds median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% below the Leeds average.

More comparisons.

Beeston & Holbeck and Hunslet & Riverside next to other wards of Leeds.