Chapel Allerton
vs Gipton & Harehills
Gipton & Harehills has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Chapel Allerton. Homes in Chapel Allerton sold for a median of £285,000, 88% above Gipton & Harehills. Chapel Allerton has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Chapel Allerton has 25,151 residents in 10,914 households; Gipton & Harehills has 31,273 in 10,846. Chapel Allerton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 4.6 percentage points more than Gipton & Harehills (Leeds: 16%). Chapel Allerton has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 8.4 percentage points more than Gipton & Harehills (Leeds: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Chapel Allerton (33%) and terraced houses in Gipton & Harehills (41%). Chapel Allerton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 47%, 14.6 percentage points more than Gipton & Harehills (Leeds: 57%). Gipton & Harehills has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 7.4 percentage points more than Chapel Allerton (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £285,000 in Chapel Allerton and £152,000 in Gipton & Harehills, against £248,000 across Leeds.
Surroundings
Chapel Allerton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 3.3 percentage points more than Gipton & Harehills (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 149 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chapel Allerton, and 217 in Gipton & Harehills. The typical postcode is 376 m from the nearest school in Chapel Allerton and 267 m in Gipton & Harehills. The typical postcode is 2,844 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chapel Allerton and 3,039 m in Gipton & Harehills. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Chapel Allerton and 98% in Gipton & Harehills.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 131 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chapel Allerton 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.
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.
Chapel Allerton is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 25,151 people in 10,914 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £285,000 over the past two years, 15% above the Leeds median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the Leeds average.
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.
Chapel Allerton and Gipton & Harehills next to other wards of Leeds.