Cross Gates & Whinmoor
vs Harewood
Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Harewood. Homes in Harewood sold for a median of £515,000, 113% above Cross Gates & Whinmoor. Cross Gates & Whinmoor has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Cross Gates & Whinmoor has 24,850 residents in 10,894 households; Harewood has 18,522 in 7,869. Harewood has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 7.2 percentage points more than Cross Gates & Whinmoor (Leeds: 16%). Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 6.7 percentage points more than Harewood (Leeds: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Cross Gates & Whinmoor (45%) and detached houses in Harewood (55%). Harewood has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 85%, 18.3 percentage points more than Cross Gates & Whinmoor (Leeds: 57%). Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 2.7 percentage points more than Harewood (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £242,000 in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and £515,000 in Harewood, against £248,000 across Leeds.
Surroundings
Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 9.3 percentage points more than Harewood (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 107 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cross Gates & Whinmoor, and 17 in Harewood. The typical postcode is 380 m from the nearest school in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 670 m in Harewood. The typical postcode is 1,628 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 6,169 m in Harewood. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 65% in Harewood.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 123 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 49 in Harewood, 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.
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.
Harewood is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 18,522 people in 7,869 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £515,000 over the past two years, 108% above the Leeds median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% below the Leeds average.
More comparisons.
Cross Gates & Whinmoor and Harewood next to other wards of Leeds.