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Killingbeck & Seacroft
vs Roundhay

Killingbeck & Seacroft has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Roundhay. Homes in Roundhay sold for a median of £350,000, 52% above Killingbeck & Seacroft. Killingbeck & Seacroft has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 19%).

Map of Leeds with Killingbeck & Seacroft highlighted
607 postcodes
Map of Leeds with Roundhay highlighted
481 postcodes
Map of Leeds
city average

People

Killingbeck & Seacroft has 26,283 residents in 11,222 households; Roundhay has 23,813 in 9,374. Roundhay has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 3.4 percentage points more than Killingbeck & Seacroft (Leeds: 16%). Killingbeck & Seacroft has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 5.1 percentage points more than Roundhay (Leeds: 33%).

26,283Residents (2021)
23,813Residents (2021)
811,956Residents (2021)
11,222Households
9,374Households
341,466Households
19.0%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 15–29
13.3%Aged 65 and over
16.7%Aged 65 and over
15.6%Aged 65 and over
34.8%Living alone
29.7%Living alone
32.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 59% of homes in Killingbeck & Seacroft and 49% in Roundhay. Roundhay has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 28 percentage points more than Killingbeck & Seacroft (Leeds: 57%). Roundhay has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 6.4 percentage points more than Killingbeck & Seacroft (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £230,000 in Killingbeck & Seacroft and £350,000 in Roundhay, against £248,000 across Leeds.

£230,000Median sale price
£350,000Median sale price
£248,000Median sale price
43.6%Owner-occupied
71.6%Owner-occupied
57.0%Owner-occupied
11.4%Private renting
17.8%Private renting
21.8%Private renting
43.5%Social renting
10.1%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
4.9%Detached houses
17.0%Detached houses
15.5%Detached houses
59.3%Semi-detached houses
49.1%Semi-detached houses
37.5%Semi-detached houses
12.8%Terraced houses
8.8%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
21.4%Flats
18.2%Flats
17.5%Flats

Surroundings

Killingbeck & Seacroft has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 6.1 percentage points more than Roundhay (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 111 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Killingbeck & Seacroft, and 102 in Roundhay. The typical postcode is 378 m from the nearest school in Killingbeck & Seacroft and 459 m in Roundhay. The typical postcode is 1,906 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Killingbeck & Seacroft and 4,424 m in Roundhay. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Killingbeck & Seacroft and 97% in Roundhay.

24.7%Green space within 500 m
18.6%Green space within 500 m
18.5%Green space within 500 m
111Services within 15 min (median)
102Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
378 mNearest school (median)
459 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
11Postcodes in flood risk areas
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,151Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 176 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Killingbeck & Seacroft 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.

176Recorded 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.

Killingbeck & Seacroft

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.

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.

Killingbeck & Seacroft and Roundhay next to other wards of Leeds.