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Gipton & Harehills
vs Roundhay

Gipton & Harehills has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Roundhay. Homes in Roundhay sold for a median of £350,000, 130% above Gipton & Harehills. Roundhay has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Leeds with Gipton & Harehills highlighted
Gipton & Harehills
489 postcodes
Map of Leeds with Roundhay highlighted
Roundhay
481 postcodes
Map of Leeds
Leeds
city average

People

Gipton & Harehills has 31,273 residents in 10,846 households; Roundhay has 23,813 in 9,374. Roundhay has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 9.3 percentage points more than Gipton & Harehills (Leeds: 16%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 30%).

31,273Residents (2021)
23,813Residents (2021)
811,956Residents (2021)
10,846Households
9,374Households
341,466Households
23.1%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 15–29
7.4%Aged 65 and over
16.7%Aged 65 and over
15.6%Aged 65 and over
30.2%Living alone
29.7%Living alone
32.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Gipton & Harehills (41%) and semi-detached houses in Roundhay (49%). Roundhay has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 39.4 percentage points more than Gipton & Harehills (Leeds: 57%). Gipton & Harehills has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 14.4 percentage points more than Roundhay (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £152,000 in Gipton & Harehills and £350,000 in Roundhay, against £248,000 across Leeds.

£152,000Median sale price
£350,000Median sale price
£248,000Median sale price
32.2%Owner-occupied
71.6%Owner-occupied
57.0%Owner-occupied
32.2%Private renting
17.8%Private renting
21.8%Private renting
34.4%Social renting
10.1%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
6.5%Detached houses
17.0%Detached houses
15.5%Detached houses
32.5%Semi-detached houses
49.1%Semi-detached houses
37.5%Semi-detached houses
41.3%Terraced houses
8.8%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
14.1%Flats
18.2%Flats
17.5%Flats

Surroundings

Roundhay has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 5.2 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 102 in Roundhay. The typical postcode is 267 m from the nearest school in Gipton & Harehills and 459 m in Roundhay. The typical postcode is 3,039 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Gipton & Harehills and 4,424 m in Roundhay. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Gipton & Harehills and 97% in Roundhay.

13.4%Green space within 500 m
18.6%Green space within 500 m
18.5%Green space within 500 m
217Services within 15 min (median)
102Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
267 mNearest school (median)
459 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
50Postcodes in flood risk areas
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,151Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 173 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Gipton & Harehills 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.

173Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
82Recorded 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.

Gipton & Harehills

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.

Roundhay

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.

Gipton & Harehills and Roundhay next to other wards of Leeds.

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