Guiseley & Rawdon
vs Otley & Yeadon
Guiseley & Rawdon has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Otley & Yeadon. Homes in Guiseley & Rawdon sold for a median of £272,225, in line with Otley & Yeadon. Guiseley & Rawdon has more green space nearby (30% within 500 m, against 30%).
People
Guiseley & Rawdon has 24,303 residents in 10,357 households; Otley & Yeadon has 22,597 in 10,472. Otley & Yeadon has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 4.7 percentage points more than Guiseley & Rawdon (Leeds: 16%). Otley & Yeadon has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 7.5 percentage points more than Guiseley & Rawdon (Leeds: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 38% of homes in Guiseley & Rawdon and 39% in Otley & Yeadon. Guiseley & Rawdon has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 9.3 percentage points more than Otley & Yeadon (Leeds: 57%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (13% and 13%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £272,225 in Guiseley & Rawdon and £266,000 in Otley & Yeadon, against £248,000 across Leeds.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (30% and 30%). A typical postcode has 109 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Guiseley & Rawdon, and 121 in Otley & Yeadon. The typical postcode is 376 m from the nearest school in Guiseley & Rawdon and 390 m in Otley & Yeadon. The typical postcode is 1,124 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Guiseley & Rawdon and 2,963 m in Otley & Yeadon. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 86% of premises in Guiseley & Rawdon and 92% in Otley & Yeadon.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 74 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Guiseley & Rawdon and 92 in Otley & Yeadon, 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.
Guiseley & Rawdon is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 24,303 people in 10,357 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £272,225 over the past two years, 10% above the Leeds median. On average 30% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 64% above the Leeds average.
Otley & Yeadon is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 22,597 people in 10,472 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £266,000 over the past two years, 7% above the Leeds median. On average 30% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 63% above the Leeds average.
More comparisons.
Guiseley & Rawdon and Otley & Yeadon next to other wards of Leeds.