Calverley & Farsley
vs Guiseley & Rawdon
Calverley & Farsley has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Guiseley & Rawdon. Homes in Guiseley & Rawdon sold for a median of £272,225, 10% above Calverley & Farsley. Guiseley & Rawdon has more green space nearby (30% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Calverley & Farsley has 24,274 residents in 10,334 households; Guiseley & Rawdon has 24,303 in 10,357. Guiseley & Rawdon has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 2.8 percentage points more than Calverley & Farsley (Leeds: 16%). Calverley & Farsley has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 2.8 percentage points more than Guiseley & Rawdon (Leeds: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Calverley & Farsley and 38% in Guiseley & Rawdon. Guiseley & Rawdon has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 4 percentage points more than Calverley & Farsley (Leeds: 57%). Calverley & Farsley has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 4.9 percentage points more than Guiseley & Rawdon (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £248,000 in Calverley & Farsley and £272,225 in Guiseley & Rawdon, against £248,000 across Leeds.
Surroundings
Guiseley & Rawdon has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 30%, 11 percentage points more than Calverley & Farsley (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 93 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Calverley & Farsley, and 109 in Guiseley & Rawdon. The typical postcode is 395 m from the nearest school in Calverley & Farsley and 376 m in Guiseley & Rawdon. The typical postcode is 1,108 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Calverley & Farsley and 1,124 m in Guiseley & Rawdon. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Calverley & Farsley and 86% in Guiseley & Rawdon.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 71 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Calverley & Farsley and 74 in Guiseley & Rawdon, 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.
Calverley & Farsley is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 24,274 people in 10,334 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £248,000 over the past two years, in line with the Leeds median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% above the Leeds average.
Guiseley & Rawdon is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 24,303 people in 10,357 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £272,225 over the past two years, 10% above the Leeds median. On average 30% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 64% above the Leeds average.
More comparisons.
Calverley & Farsley and Guiseley & Rawdon next to other wards of Leeds.