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Bramley & Stanningley
vs Horsforth

Bramley & Stanningley has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Horsforth. Homes in Horsforth sold for a median of £320,000, 65% above Bramley & Stanningley. Bramley & Stanningley has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 18%).

Map of Leeds with Bramley & Stanningley highlighted
600 postcodes
Map of Leeds with Horsforth highlighted
637 postcodes
Map of Leeds
city average

People

Bramley & Stanningley has 23,754 residents in 10,676 households; Horsforth has 24,637 in 10,239. Horsforth has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 4 percentage points more than Bramley & Stanningley (Leeds: 16%). Bramley & Stanningley has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 6.6 percentage points more than Horsforth (Leeds: 33%).

23,754Residents (2021)
24,637Residents (2021)
811,956Residents (2021)
10,676Households
10,239Households
341,466Households
19.1%Aged 15–29
17.1%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 15–29
14.6%Aged 65 and over
18.6%Aged 65 and over
15.6%Aged 65 and over
34.8%Living alone
28.2%Living alone
32.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Bramley & Stanningley and 42% in Horsforth. Horsforth has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 22.6 percentage points more than Bramley & Stanningley (Leeds: 57%). Bramley & Stanningley has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 2.6 percentage points more than Horsforth (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £194,000 in Bramley & Stanningley and £320,000 in Horsforth, against £248,000 across Leeds.

£194,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
£248,000Median sale price
51.3%Owner-occupied
73.9%Owner-occupied
57.0%Owner-occupied
17.0%Private renting
14.4%Private renting
21.8%Private renting
30.6%Social renting
11.0%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
5.9%Detached houses
21.5%Detached houses
15.5%Detached houses
42.1%Semi-detached houses
42.4%Semi-detached houses
37.5%Semi-detached houses
32.2%Terraced houses
20.4%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
17.1%Flats
12.1%Flats
17.5%Flats

Surroundings

Bramley & Stanningley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 1.5 percentage points more than Horsforth (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 110 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bramley & Stanningley, and 117 in Horsforth. The typical postcode is 356 m from the nearest school in Bramley & Stanningley and 450 m in Horsforth. The typical postcode is 988 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bramley & Stanningley and 1,243 m in Horsforth. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Bramley & Stanningley and 93% in Horsforth.

19.5%Green space within 500 m
18.0%Green space within 500 m
18.5%Green space within 500 m
110Services within 15 min (median)
117Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
356 mNearest school (median)
450 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
988 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
8Postcodes in flood risk areas
32Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,151Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
93.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 119 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bramley & Stanningley and 66 in Horsforth, 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.

119Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
66Recorded 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.

Bramley & Stanningley

Bramley & Stanningley is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 23,754 people in 10,676 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £194,000 over the past two years, 22% below the Leeds median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% above the Leeds average.

Horsforth

Horsforth is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 24,637 people in 10,239 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £320,000 over the past two years, 29% above the Leeds median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Leeds average.

More comparisons.

Bramley & Stanningley and Horsforth next to other wards of Leeds.