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Cross Gates & Whinmoor
vs Garforth & Swillington

Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Garforth & Swillington. Homes in Garforth & Swillington sold for a median of £273,000, 13% above Cross Gates & Whinmoor. Cross Gates & Whinmoor has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 19%).

Map of Leeds with Cross Gates & Whinmoor highlighted
Cross Gates & Whinmoor
627 postcodes
Map of Leeds with Garforth & Swillington highlighted
Garforth & Swillington
525 postcodes
Map of Leeds
Leeds
city average

People

Cross Gates & Whinmoor has 24,850 residents in 10,894 households; Garforth & Swillington has 21,118 in 9,073. Garforth & Swillington has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 5.4 percentage points more than Cross Gates & Whinmoor (Leeds: 16%). Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 4.3 percentage points more than Garforth & Swillington (Leeds: 33%).

24,850Residents (2021)
21,118Residents (2021)
811,956Residents (2021)
10,894Households
9,073Households
341,466Households
16.0%Aged 15–29
14.7%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 15–29
19.6%Aged 65 and over
25.0%Aged 65 and over
15.6%Aged 65 and over
31.6%Living alone
27.3%Living alone
32.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 57% in Garforth & Swillington. Garforth & Swillington has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 11.1 percentage points more than Cross Gates & Whinmoor (Leeds: 57%). Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 1.4 percentage points more than Garforth & Swillington (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £242,000 in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and £273,000 in Garforth & Swillington, against £248,000 across Leeds.

£242,000Median sale price
£273,000Median sale price
£248,000Median sale price
66.3%Owner-occupied
77.4%Owner-occupied
57.0%Owner-occupied
12.3%Private renting
10.9%Private renting
21.8%Private renting
20.9%Social renting
11.1%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
15.4%Detached houses
22.9%Detached houses
15.5%Detached houses
45.0%Semi-detached houses
57.0%Semi-detached houses
37.5%Semi-detached houses
26.8%Terraced houses
12.7%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
10.6%Flats
5.8%Flats
17.5%Flats

Surroundings

Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 3.8 percentage points more than Garforth & Swillington (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 107 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cross Gates & Whinmoor, and 67 in Garforth & Swillington. The typical postcode is 380 m from the nearest school in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 424 m in Garforth & Swillington. The typical postcode is 1,628 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 939 m in Garforth & Swillington. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 90% in Garforth & Swillington.

22.9%Green space within 500 m
19.1%Green space within 500 m
18.5%Green space within 500 m
107Services within 15 min (median)
67Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
380 mNearest school (median)
424 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
939 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
4Postcodes in flood risk areas
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,151Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 123 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 70 in Garforth & Swillington, 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.

123Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
70Recorded 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.

Cross Gates & Whinmoor

Cross Gates & Whinmoor is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 24,850 people in 10,894 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £242,000 over the past two years, in line with the Leeds median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% above the Leeds average.

Garforth & Swillington

Garforth & Swillington is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 21,118 people in 9,073 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £273,000 over the past two years, 10% above the Leeds median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% above the Leeds average.

More comparisons.

Cross Gates & Whinmoor and Garforth & Swillington next to other wards of Leeds.

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