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Killingbeck & Seacroft
vs Temple Newsam

Killingbeck & Seacroft has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Temple Newsam. Homes in Temple Newsam sold for a median of £250,000, 9% above Killingbeck & Seacroft. Temple Newsam has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 25%).

Map of Leeds with Killingbeck & Seacroft highlighted
Killingbeck & Seacroft
607 postcodes
Map of Leeds with Temple Newsam highlighted
Temple Newsam
548 postcodes
Map of Leeds
Leeds
city average

People

Killingbeck & Seacroft has 26,283 residents in 11,222 households; Temple Newsam has 21,726 in 9,166. Temple Newsam has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 5.8 percentage points more than Killingbeck & Seacroft (Leeds: 16%). Killingbeck & Seacroft has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 6.6 percentage points more than Temple Newsam (Leeds: 33%).

26,283Residents (2021)
21,726Residents (2021)
811,956Residents (2021)
11,222Households
9,166Households
341,466Households
19.0%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 15–29
13.3%Aged 65 and over
19.1%Aged 65 and over
15.6%Aged 65 and over
34.8%Living alone
28.2%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 55% in Temple Newsam. Temple Newsam has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 24.2 percentage points more than Killingbeck & Seacroft (Leeds: 57%). Temple Newsam has the higher share of private renting: 13%, 1.1 percentage points more than Killingbeck & Seacroft (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £230,000 in Killingbeck & Seacroft and £250,000 in Temple Newsam, against £248,000 across Leeds.

£230,000Median sale price
£250,000Median sale price
£248,000Median sale price
43.6%Owner-occupied
67.8%Owner-occupied
57.0%Owner-occupied
11.4%Private renting
12.5%Private renting
21.8%Private renting
43.5%Social renting
19.2%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
4.9%Detached houses
19.0%Detached houses
15.5%Detached houses
59.3%Semi-detached houses
54.6%Semi-detached houses
37.5%Semi-detached houses
12.8%Terraced houses
16.8%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
21.4%Flats
7.0%Flats
17.5%Flats

Surroundings

Temple Newsam has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 1.8 percentage points more than Killingbeck & Seacroft (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 111 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Killingbeck & Seacroft, and 91 in Temple Newsam. The typical postcode is 378 m from the nearest school in Killingbeck & Seacroft and 409 m in Temple Newsam. The typical postcode is 1,906 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Killingbeck & Seacroft and 1,612 m in Temple Newsam. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Killingbeck & Seacroft and 98% in Temple Newsam.

24.7%Green space within 500 m
26.5%Green space within 500 m
18.5%Green space within 500 m
111Services within 15 min (median)
91Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
378 mNearest school (median)
409 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
11Postcodes in flood risk areas
17Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,151Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.5%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 129 in Temple Newsam, 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
129Recorded 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.

Temple Newsam

Temple Newsam is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 21,726 people in 9,166 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, in line with the Leeds median. On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 43% above the Leeds average.

More comparisons.

Killingbeck & Seacroft and Temple Newsam next to other wards of Leeds.

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