Headingley & Hyde Park
vs Moortown
Headingley & Hyde Park has the younger population: 74% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Moortown. Homes in Moortown sold for a median of £353,750, 45% above Headingley & Hyde Park. Moortown has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Headingley & Hyde Park has 31,176 residents in 10,339 households; Moortown has 23,782 in 9,948. Moortown has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 12.8 percentage points more than Headingley & Hyde Park (Leeds: 16%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (31% and 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Headingley & Hyde Park (42%) and semi-detached houses in Moortown (58%). Moortown has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 51.3 percentage points more than Headingley & Hyde Park (Leeds: 57%). Headingley & Hyde Park has the higher share of private renting: 67%, 48.9 percentage points more than Moortown (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £243,750 in Headingley & Hyde Park and £353,750 in Moortown, against £248,000 across Leeds.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (14% and 15%). A typical postcode has 236 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Headingley & Hyde Park, and 107 in Moortown. The typical postcode is 322 m from the nearest school in Headingley & Hyde Park and 371 m in Moortown. The typical postcode is 792 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Headingley & Hyde Park and 3,777 m in Moortown. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Headingley & Hyde Park and 96% in Moortown.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 85 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Headingley & Hyde Park and 54 in Moortown, 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.
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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.
Moortown is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 23,782 people in 9,948 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £353,750 over the past two years, 43% above the Leeds median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% below the Leeds average.
More comparisons.
Headingley & Hyde Park and Moortown next to other wards of Leeds.