Cross Gates & Whinmoor
vs Roundhay
Roundhay has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Cross Gates & Whinmoor. Homes in Roundhay sold for a median of £350,000, 45% above Cross Gates & Whinmoor. Cross Gates & Whinmoor has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Cross Gates & Whinmoor has 24,850 residents in 10,894 households; Roundhay has 23,813 in 9,374. Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 2.9 percentage points more than Roundhay (Leeds: 16%). Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 1.9 percentage points more than Roundhay (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 49% in Roundhay. Roundhay has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 5.3 percentage points more than Cross Gates & Whinmoor (Leeds: 57%). Roundhay has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 5.5 percentage points more than Cross Gates & Whinmoor (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £242,000 in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and £350,000 in Roundhay, against £248,000 across Leeds.
Surroundings
Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 4.3 percentage points more than Roundhay (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 107 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cross Gates & Whinmoor, and 102 in Roundhay. The typical postcode is 380 m from the nearest school in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 459 m in Roundhay. The typical postcode is 1,628 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 4,424 m in Roundhay. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 97% in Roundhay.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 123 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cross Gates & Whinmoor 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.
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.
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.
Cross Gates & Whinmoor and Roundhay next to other wards of Leeds.