Gipton & Harehills
vs Killingbeck & Seacroft
Gipton & Harehills has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Killingbeck & Seacroft. Homes in Killingbeck & Seacroft sold for a median of £230,000, 51% above Gipton & Harehills. Killingbeck & Seacroft has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Gipton & Harehills has 31,273 residents in 10,846 households; Killingbeck & Seacroft has 26,283 in 11,222. Killingbeck & Seacroft has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 13%, 5.9 percentage points more than Gipton & Harehills (Leeds: 16%). Killingbeck & Seacroft has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 4.6 percentage points more than Gipton & Harehills (Leeds: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Gipton & Harehills (41%) and semi-detached houses in Killingbeck & Seacroft (59%). Killingbeck & Seacroft has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 44%, 11.4 percentage points more than Gipton & Harehills (Leeds: 57%). Gipton & Harehills has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 20.8 percentage points more than Killingbeck & Seacroft (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £152,000 in Gipton & Harehills 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%, 11.3 percentage points more than Gipton & Harehills (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 217 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Gipton & Harehills, and 111 in Killingbeck & Seacroft. The typical postcode is 267 m from the nearest school in Gipton & Harehills and 378 m in Killingbeck & Seacroft. The typical postcode is 3,039 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Gipton & Harehills and 1,906 m in Killingbeck & Seacroft. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Gipton & Harehills and 98% in Killingbeck & Seacroft.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 173 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Gipton & Harehills 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.
Gipton & Harehills is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 31,273 people in 10,846 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £152,000 over the past two years, 39% below the Leeds median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% below 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.
Gipton & Harehills and Killingbeck & Seacroft next to other wards of Leeds.