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Headingley & Hyde Park
vs Kirkstall

Headingley & Hyde Park has the younger population: 74% of residents are aged 15–29, against 34% in Kirkstall. Homes in Headingley & Hyde Park sold for a median of £243,750, 8% above Kirkstall. Kirkstall has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Leeds with Headingley & Hyde Park highlighted
Headingley & Hyde Park
485 postcodes
Map of Leeds with Kirkstall highlighted
Kirkstall
480 postcodes
Map of Leeds
Leeds
city average

People

Headingley & Hyde Park has 31,176 residents in 10,339 households; Kirkstall has 22,065 in 9,724. Kirkstall has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 6.7 percentage points more than Headingley & Hyde Park (Leeds: 16%). Kirkstall has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 5.1 percentage points more than Headingley & Hyde Park (Leeds: 33%).

31,176Residents (2021)
22,065Residents (2021)
811,956Residents (2021)
10,339Households
9,724Households
341,466Households
74.4%Aged 15–29
34.0%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 15–29
4.2%Aged 65 and over
10.9%Aged 65 and over
15.6%Aged 65 and over
31.2%Living alone
36.3%Living alone
32.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Headingley & Hyde Park (42%) and semi-detached houses in Kirkstall (36%). Kirkstall has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 40%, 23.5 percentage points more than Headingley & Hyde Park (Leeds: 57%). Headingley & Hyde Park has the higher share of private renting: 67%, 36.3 percentage points more than Kirkstall (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £243,750 in Headingley & Hyde Park and £226,500 in Kirkstall, against £248,000 across Leeds.

£243,750Median sale price
£226,500Median sale price
£248,000Median sale price
16.8%Owner-occupied
40.3%Owner-occupied
57.0%Owner-occupied
67.4%Private renting
31.1%Private renting
21.8%Private renting
15.2%Social renting
27.8%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
2.9%Detached houses
4.4%Detached houses
15.5%Detached houses
16.1%Semi-detached houses
36.4%Semi-detached houses
37.5%Semi-detached houses
42.2%Terraced houses
33.9%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
20.8%Flats
19.4%Flats
17.5%Flats

Surroundings

Kirkstall has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 10.2 percentage points more than Headingley & Hyde Park (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 236 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Headingley & Hyde Park, and 139 in Kirkstall. The typical postcode is 322 m from the nearest school in Headingley & Hyde Park and 345 m in Kirkstall. The typical postcode is 792 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Headingley & Hyde Park and 576 m in Kirkstall. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Headingley & Hyde Park and 99% in Kirkstall.

14.0%Green space within 500 m
24.2%Green space within 500 m
18.5%Green space within 500 m
236Services within 15 min (median)
139Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
322 mNearest school (median)
345 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
792 mNearest tram or rail (median)
576 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
43Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,151Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 85 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Headingley & Hyde Park and 125 in Kirkstall, 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.

85Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
125Recorded 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.

Headingley & Hyde Park

Headingley & Hyde Park is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 31,176 people in 10,339 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £243,750 over the past two years, in line with the Leeds median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the Leeds average.

Kirkstall

Kirkstall is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 22,065 people in 9,724 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £226,500 over the past two years, 9% below the Leeds median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 31% above the Leeds average.

More comparisons.

Headingley & Hyde Park and Kirkstall next to other wards of Leeds.

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