Cross Gates & Whinmoor
vs Wetherby
Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Wetherby. Homes in Wetherby sold for a median of £375,000, 55% above Cross Gates & Whinmoor. Cross Gates & Whinmoor has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 16%).
People
Cross Gates & Whinmoor has 24,850 residents in 10,894 households; Wetherby has 21,615 in 9,330. Wetherby has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 8.1 percentage points more than Cross Gates & Whinmoor (Leeds: 16%). Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 1.4 percentage points more than Wetherby (Leeds: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Cross Gates & Whinmoor (45%) and detached houses in Wetherby (41%). Wetherby has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 9.8 percentage points more than Cross Gates & Whinmoor (Leeds: 57%). Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 1.1 percentage points more than Wetherby (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £242,000 in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and £375,000 in Wetherby, against £248,000 across Leeds.
Surroundings
Cross Gates & Whinmoor has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 6.5 percentage points more than Wetherby (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 107 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cross Gates & Whinmoor, and 57 in Wetherby. The typical postcode is 380 m from the nearest school in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 484 m in Wetherby. The typical postcode is 1,628 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 12,333 m in Wetherby. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 86% in Wetherby.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 123 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and 70 in Wetherby, 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.
Wetherby is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 21,615 people in 9,330 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £375,000 over the past two years, 51% above the Leeds median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% below the Leeds average.
More comparisons.
Cross Gates & Whinmoor and Wetherby next to other wards of Leeds.