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Otley & Yeadon
vs Weetwood

Weetwood has the younger population: 25% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Otley & Yeadon. Homes in Weetwood sold for a median of £285,000, 7% above Otley & Yeadon. Otley & Yeadon has more green space nearby (30% within 500 m, against 22%).

Map of Leeds with Otley & Yeadon highlighted
Otley & Yeadon
580 postcodes
Map of Leeds with Weetwood highlighted
Weetwood
527 postcodes
Map of Leeds
Leeds
city average

People

Otley & Yeadon has 22,597 residents in 10,472 households; Weetwood has 21,735 in 9,370. Otley & Yeadon has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 9 percentage points more than Weetwood (Leeds: 16%). Otley & Yeadon has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 1 percentage point more than Weetwood (Leeds: 33%).

22,597Residents (2021)
21,735Residents (2021)
811,956Residents (2021)
10,472Households
9,370Households
341,466Households
13.3%Aged 15–29
24.8%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 65 and over
15.9%Aged 65 and over
15.6%Aged 65 and over
34.6%Living alone
33.6%Living alone
32.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Otley & Yeadon and 46% in Weetwood. Otley & Yeadon has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 8.8 percentage points more than Weetwood (Leeds: 57%). Weetwood has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 9.6 percentage points more than Otley & Yeadon (Leeds: 22%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £266,000 in Otley & Yeadon and £285,000 in Weetwood, against £248,000 across Leeds.

£266,000Median sale price
£285,000Median sale price
£248,000Median sale price
68.2%Owner-occupied
59.4%Owner-occupied
57.0%Owner-occupied
13.1%Private renting
22.7%Private renting
21.8%Private renting
17.8%Social renting
17.2%Social renting
20.4%Social renting
13.4%Detached houses
12.3%Detached houses
15.5%Detached houses
38.7%Semi-detached houses
46.2%Semi-detached houses
37.5%Semi-detached houses
30.5%Terraced houses
13.1%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
13.0%Flats
21.5%Flats
17.5%Flats

Surroundings

Otley & Yeadon has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 30%, 8.6 percentage points more than Weetwood (Leeds: 19%). A typical postcode has 121 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Otley & Yeadon, and 93 in Weetwood. The typical postcode is 390 m from the nearest school in Otley & Yeadon and 450 m in Weetwood. The typical postcode is 2,963 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Otley & Yeadon and 1,506 m in Weetwood. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Otley & Yeadon and 97% in Weetwood.

30.1%Green space within 500 m
21.5%Green space within 500 m
18.5%Green space within 500 m
121Services within 15 min (median)
93Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
390 mNearest school (median)
450 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
76Postcodes in flood risk areas
11Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,151Postcodes in flood risk areas
91.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 92 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Otley & Yeadon and 99 in Weetwood, 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.

92Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
99Recorded 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.

Otley & Yeadon

Otley & Yeadon is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 22,597 people in 10,472 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £266,000 over the past two years, 7% above the Leeds median. On average 30% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 63% above the Leeds average.

Weetwood

Weetwood is one of 33 wards in Leeds, home to 21,735 people in 9,370 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £285,000 over the past two years, 15% above the Leeds median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 16% above the Leeds average.

More comparisons.

Otley & Yeadon and Weetwood next to other wards of Leeds.

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