Chapel Allerton
vs Headingley & Hyde Park
Headingley & Hyde Park has the younger population: 74% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Chapel Allerton. Homes in Chapel Allerton sold for a median of £285,000, 17% above Headingley & Hyde Park. Chapel Allerton has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Chapel Allerton has 25,151 residents in 10,914 households; Headingley & Hyde Park has 31,176 in 10,339. Chapel Allerton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 7.8 percentage points more than Headingley & Hyde Park (Leeds: 16%). Chapel Allerton has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 7.4 percentage points more than Headingley & Hyde Park (Leeds: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Chapel Allerton (33%) and terraced houses in Headingley & Hyde Park (42%). Chapel Allerton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 47%, 30 percentage points more than Headingley & Hyde Park (Leeds: 57%). Headingley & Hyde Park has the higher share of private renting: 67%, 42.6 percentage points more than Chapel Allerton (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £285,000 in Chapel Allerton and £243,750 in Headingley & Hyde Park, against £248,000 across Leeds.
Surroundings
Chapel Allerton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 2.7 percentage points more than Headingley & Hyde Park (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 149 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chapel Allerton, and 236 in Headingley & Hyde Park. The typical postcode is 376 m from the nearest school in Chapel Allerton and 322 m in Headingley & Hyde Park. The typical postcode is 2,844 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chapel Allerton and 792 m in Headingley & Hyde Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Chapel Allerton and 98% in Headingley & Hyde Park.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 131 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chapel Allerton and 85 in Headingley & Hyde 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.
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.
Headingley & Hyde Park is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 31,176 people in 10,339 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £243,750 over the past two years, in line with the Leeds median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the Leeds average.
More comparisons.
Chapel Allerton and Headingley & Hyde Park next to other wards of Leeds.