Beeston & Holbeck
vs Middleton Park
Beeston & Holbeck has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Middleton Park. Homes in Middleton Park sold for a median of £180,000, 9% above Beeston & Holbeck. Middleton Park has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Beeston & Holbeck has 26,894 residents in 11,781 households; Middleton Park has 29,608 in 12,146. Middleton Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 1.2 percentage points more than Beeston & Holbeck (Leeds: 16%). Beeston & Holbeck has the higher share of people living alone: 38%, 8.5 percentage points more than Middleton Park (Leeds: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Beeston & Holbeck (37%) and semi-detached houses in Middleton Park (46%). Middleton Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 48%, 10.1 percentage points more than Beeston & Holbeck (Leeds: 57%). Beeston & Holbeck has the higher share of private renting: 36%, 20.7 percentage points more than Middleton Park (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £165,000 in Beeston & Holbeck and £180,000 in Middleton Park, against £248,000 across Leeds.
Surroundings
Middleton Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 7.5 percentage points more than Beeston & Holbeck (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 148 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Beeston & Holbeck, and 83 in Middleton Park. The typical postcode is 421 m from the nearest school in Beeston & Holbeck and 351 m in Middleton Park. The typical postcode is 1,308 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Beeston & Holbeck and 1,346 m in Middleton Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Beeston & Holbeck and 100% in Middleton Park.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 170 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Beeston & Holbeck and 157 in Middleton 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.
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 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.
Middleton Park is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 29,608 people in 12,146 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £180,000 over the past two years, 27% below the Leeds median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 31% above the Leeds average.
More comparisons.
Beeston & Holbeck and Middleton Park next to other wards of Leeds.