Cross Gates & Whinmoor
vs Killingbeck & Seacroft
Killingbeck & Seacroft has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Cross Gates & Whinmoor. Homes in Cross Gates & Whinmoor sold for a median of £242,000, 5% above Killingbeck & Seacroft. Killingbeck & Seacroft has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 23%).
People
Cross Gates & Whinmoor has 24,850 residents in 10,894 households; Killingbeck & Seacroft has 26,283 in 11,222. Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 6.3 percentage points more than Killingbeck & Seacroft (Leeds: 16%). Killingbeck & Seacroft has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 3.2 percentage points more than Cross Gates & Whinmoor (Leeds: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 59% in Killingbeck & Seacroft. Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 22.7 percentage points more than Killingbeck & Seacroft (Leeds: 57%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (12% and 11%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £242,000 in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and £230,000 in Killingbeck & Seacroft, against £248,000 across Leeds.
Surroundings
Killingbeck & Seacroft has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 1.8 percentage points more than Cross Gates & Whinmoor (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 107 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cross Gates & Whinmoor, and 111 in Killingbeck & Seacroft. The typical postcode is 380 m from the nearest school in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 378 m in Killingbeck & Seacroft. The typical postcode is 1,628 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 1,906 m in Killingbeck & Seacroft. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 98% in Killingbeck & Seacroft.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 123 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 176 in Killingbeck & Seacroft, 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.
Killingbeck & Seacroft is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 26,283 people in 11,222 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £230,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Leeds median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% above the Leeds average.
More comparisons.
Cross Gates & Whinmoor and Killingbeck & Seacroft next to other wards of Leeds.