Chapel Allerton
vs Moortown
Chapel Allerton has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Moortown. Homes in Moortown sold for a median of £353,750, 24% above Chapel Allerton. Chapel Allerton has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Chapel Allerton has 25,151 residents in 10,914 households; Moortown has 23,782 in 9,948. Moortown has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 5 percentage points more than Chapel Allerton (Leeds: 16%). Chapel Allerton has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 7.7 percentage points more than Moortown (Leeds: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 33% of homes in Chapel Allerton and 58% in Moortown. Moortown has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 21.3 percentage points more than Chapel Allerton (Leeds: 57%). Chapel Allerton has the higher share of private renting: 25%, 6.3 percentage points more than Moortown (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £285,000 in Chapel Allerton and £353,750 in Moortown, against £248,000 across Leeds.
Surroundings
Chapel Allerton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 2.1 percentage points more than Moortown (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 149 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chapel Allerton, and 107 in Moortown. The typical postcode is 376 m from the nearest school in Chapel Allerton and 371 m in Moortown. The typical postcode is 2,844 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chapel Allerton and 3,777 m in Moortown. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Chapel Allerton and 96% in Moortown.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 131 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chapel Allerton and 54 in Moortown, 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.
Moortown is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 23,782 people in 9,948 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £353,750 over the past two years, 43% above the Leeds median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% below the Leeds average.
More comparisons.
Chapel Allerton and Moortown next to other wards of Leeds.