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Garforth & Swillington
vs Killingbeck & Seacroft

Killingbeck & Seacroft has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Garforth & Swillington. Homes in Garforth & Swillington sold for a median of £273,000, 19% above Killingbeck & Seacroft. Killingbeck & Seacroft has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 19%).

Map of Leeds with Garforth & Swillington highlighted
Garforth & Swillington
525 postcodes
Map of Leeds with Killingbeck & Seacroft highlighted
Killingbeck & Seacroft
607 postcodes
Map of Leeds
Leeds
city average

People

Garforth & Swillington has 21,118 residents in 9,073 households; Killingbeck & Seacroft has 26,283 in 11,222. Garforth & Swillington has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 11.7 percentage points more than Killingbeck & Seacroft (Leeds: 16%). Killingbeck & Seacroft has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 7.5 percentage points more than Garforth & Swillington (Leeds: 33%).

21,118Residents (2021)
26,283Residents (2021)
811,956Residents (2021)
9,073Households
11,222Households
341,466Households
14.7%Aged 15–29
19.0%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 15–29
25.0%Aged 65 and over
13.3%Aged 65 and over
15.6%Aged 65 and over
27.3%Living alone
34.8%Living alone
32.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 57% of homes in Garforth & Swillington and 59% in Killingbeck & Seacroft. Garforth & Swillington has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 33.8 percentage points more than Killingbeck & Seacroft (Leeds: 57%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (11% and 11%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £273,000 in Garforth & Swillington and £230,000 in Killingbeck & Seacroft, against £248,000 across Leeds.

£273,000Median sale price
£230,000Median sale price
£248,000Median sale price
77.4%Owner-occupied
43.6%Owner-occupied
57.0%Owner-occupied
10.9%Private renting
11.4%Private renting
21.8%Private renting
11.1%Social renting
43.5%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
22.9%Detached houses
4.9%Detached houses
15.5%Detached houses
57.0%Semi-detached houses
59.3%Semi-detached houses
37.5%Semi-detached houses
12.7%Terraced houses
12.8%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
5.8%Flats
21.4%Flats
17.5%Flats

Surroundings

Killingbeck & Seacroft has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 5.6 percentage points more than Garforth & Swillington (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 67 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Garforth & Swillington, and 111 in Killingbeck & Seacroft. The typical postcode is 424 m from the nearest school in Garforth & Swillington and 378 m in Killingbeck & Seacroft. The typical postcode is 939 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Garforth & Swillington and 1,906 m in Killingbeck & Seacroft. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Garforth & Swillington and 98% in Killingbeck & Seacroft.

19.1%Green space within 500 m
24.7%Green space within 500 m
18.5%Green space within 500 m
67Services within 15 min (median)
111Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
424 mNearest school (median)
378 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
939 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
11Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,151Postcodes in flood risk areas
90.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

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

70Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
176Recorded 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.

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.

Killingbeck & Seacroft

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.

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