Harewood
vs Killingbeck & Seacroft
Killingbeck & Seacroft has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Harewood. Homes in Harewood sold for a median of £515,000, 124% above Killingbeck & Seacroft. Killingbeck & Seacroft has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Harewood has 18,522 residents in 7,869 households; Killingbeck & Seacroft has 26,283 in 11,222. Harewood has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 13.5 percentage points more than Killingbeck & Seacroft (Leeds: 16%). Killingbeck & Seacroft has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 9.9 percentage points more than Harewood (Leeds: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Harewood (55%) and semi-detached houses in Killingbeck & Seacroft (59%). Harewood has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 85%, 41 percentage points more than Killingbeck & Seacroft (Leeds: 57%). Killingbeck & Seacroft has the higher share of private renting: 11%, 1.8 percentage points more than Harewood (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £515,000 in Harewood 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%, 11.1 percentage points more than Harewood (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 17 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Harewood, and 111 in Killingbeck & Seacroft. The typical postcode is 670 m from the nearest school in Harewood and 378 m in Killingbeck & Seacroft. The typical postcode is 6,169 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Harewood and 1,906 m in Killingbeck & Seacroft. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 65% of premises in Harewood and 98% in Killingbeck & Seacroft.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 49 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Harewood 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.
Harewood is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 18,522 people in 7,869 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £515,000 over the past two years, 108% above the Leeds median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% 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.
Harewood and Killingbeck & Seacroft next to other wards of Leeds.