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Burmantofts & Richmond Hill
vs Gipton & Harehills

Burmantofts & Richmond Hill has the younger population: 24% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Gipton & Harehills. Homes in Gipton & Harehills sold for a median of £152,000, in line with Burmantofts & Richmond Hill. Burmantofts & Richmond Hill has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Leeds with Burmantofts & Richmond Hill highlighted
Burmantofts & Richmond Hill
604 postcodes
Map of Leeds with Gipton & Harehills highlighted
Gipton & Harehills
489 postcodes
Map of Leeds
Leeds
city average

People

Burmantofts & Richmond Hill has 29,196 residents in 12,637 households; Gipton & Harehills has 31,273 in 10,846. Burmantofts & Richmond Hill has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 9%, 1.8 percentage points more than Gipton & Harehills (Leeds: 16%). Burmantofts & Richmond Hill has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 8.7 percentage points more than Gipton & Harehills (Leeds: 33%).

29,196Residents (2021)
31,273Residents (2021)
811,956Residents (2021)
12,637Households
10,846Households
341,466Households
24.3%Aged 15–29
23.1%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 15–29
9.2%Aged 65 and over
7.4%Aged 65 and over
15.6%Aged 65 and over
38.9%Living alone
30.2%Living alone
32.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 37% of homes in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill and 41% in Gipton & Harehills. Gipton & Harehills has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 32%, 5.9 percentage points more than Burmantofts & Richmond Hill (Leeds: 57%). Gipton & Harehills has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 3 percentage points more than Burmantofts & Richmond Hill (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £150,000 in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill and £152,000 in Gipton & Harehills, against £248,000 across Leeds.

£150,000Median sale price
£152,000Median sale price
£248,000Median sale price
26.3%Owner-occupied
32.2%Owner-occupied
57.0%Owner-occupied
29.2%Private renting
32.2%Private renting
21.8%Private renting
43.2%Social renting
34.4%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
3.8%Detached houses
6.5%Detached houses
15.5%Detached houses
19.7%Semi-detached houses
32.5%Semi-detached houses
37.5%Semi-detached houses
36.8%Terraced houses
41.3%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
36.1%Flats
14.1%Flats
17.5%Flats

Surroundings

Burmantofts & Richmond Hill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 4.3 percentage points more than Gipton & Harehills (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 198 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill, and 217 in Gipton & Harehills. The typical postcode is 317 m from the nearest school in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill and 267 m in Gipton & Harehills. The typical postcode is 2,272 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill and 3,039 m in Gipton & Harehills. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill and 98% in Gipton & Harehills.

17.7%Green space within 500 m
13.4%Green space within 500 m
18.5%Green space within 500 m
198Services within 15 min (median)
217Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
317 mNearest school (median)
267 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
7Postcodes in flood risk areas
50Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,151Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 188 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill and 173 in Gipton & Harehills, 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.

188Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
173Recorded 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.

Burmantofts & Richmond Hill

Burmantofts & Richmond Hill is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 29,196 people in 12,637 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £150,000 over the past two years, 40% below the Leeds median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% below the Leeds average.

Gipton & Harehills

Gipton & Harehills is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 31,273 people in 10,846 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £152,000 over the past two years, 39% below the Leeds median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% below the Leeds average.

More comparisons.

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