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Chapel Allerton
vs Roundhay

Chapel Allerton has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Roundhay. Homes in Roundhay sold for a median of £350,000, 23% above Chapel Allerton. Roundhay has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Leeds with Chapel Allerton highlighted
Chapel Allerton
542 postcodes
Map of Leeds with Roundhay highlighted
Roundhay
481 postcodes
Map of Leeds
Leeds
city average

People

Chapel Allerton has 25,151 residents in 10,914 households; Roundhay has 23,813 in 9,374. Roundhay has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 4.7 percentage points more than Chapel Allerton (Leeds: 16%). Chapel Allerton has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 8.9 percentage points more than Roundhay (Leeds: 33%).

25,151Residents (2021)
23,813Residents (2021)
811,956Residents (2021)
10,914Households
9,374Households
341,466Households
22.6%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 15–29
12.0%Aged 65 and over
16.7%Aged 65 and over
15.6%Aged 65 and over
38.6%Living alone
29.7%Living alone
32.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 33% of homes in Chapel Allerton and 49% in Roundhay. Roundhay has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 24.8 percentage points more than Chapel Allerton (Leeds: 57%). Chapel Allerton has the higher share of private renting: 25%, 7 percentage points more than Roundhay (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £285,000 in Chapel Allerton and £350,000 in Roundhay, against £248,000 across Leeds.

£285,000Median sale price
£350,000Median sale price
£248,000Median sale price
46.8%Owner-occupied
71.6%Owner-occupied
57.0%Owner-occupied
24.8%Private renting
17.8%Private renting
21.8%Private renting
27.6%Social renting
10.1%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
6.1%Detached houses
17.0%Detached houses
15.5%Detached houses
32.6%Semi-detached houses
49.1%Semi-detached houses
37.5%Semi-detached houses
30.5%Terraced houses
8.8%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
20.3%Flats
18.2%Flats
17.5%Flats

Surroundings

Roundhay has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 1.9 percentage points more than Chapel Allerton (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 149 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chapel Allerton, and 102 in Roundhay. The typical postcode is 376 m from the nearest school in Chapel Allerton and 459 m in Roundhay. The typical postcode is 2,844 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chapel Allerton and 4,424 m in Roundhay. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Chapel Allerton and 97% in Roundhay.

16.7%Green space within 500 m
18.6%Green space within 500 m
18.5%Green space within 500 m
149Services within 15 min (median)
102Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
376 mNearest school (median)
459 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
38Postcodes in flood risk areas
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,151Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 131 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chapel Allerton and 82 in Roundhay, 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.

131Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
82Recorded 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.

Chapel Allerton

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.

Roundhay

Roundhay is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 23,813 people in 9,374 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £350,000 over the past two years, 41% above the Leeds median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Leeds average.

More comparisons.

Chapel Allerton and Roundhay next to other wards of Leeds.

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