Leeds

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• Today: 21° / 13° · 25% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:29

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leeds Centre, United Kingdom

1429 reported · July 2026▼ 10% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences419
• Shoplifting299
• Public order116
• Anti-social behaviour115

141 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Leeds City · West Yorkshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

1,463 reported road collisions (2024)

424 killed or seriously injured · 1,898 casualties · 18 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 395 rated 4–5 ★ (332 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Leeds (0.2 km)
• 184 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£249,394 average▲ 5.9% YoY

Across Leeds · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,140 average monthly rent▲ 3.6% YoY

• 1 bed £779
• 2 bed £970
• 3 bed £1,133

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

6.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.5 times median annual pay (6.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (4.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Asda (3.6 km)

42 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

134 charging locations within ~8 km

• 45 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 400 kW
• Nearest: Trinity Shopping Centre - Leeds (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres9
• Gyms15
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches40
• Playgrounds14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

811,953 residents in Leeds · 1,472/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 65%
• 65+: 16%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 92 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

24% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,284 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (38% of 376,780)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

306 schools · 134,615 pupils

220 primary · 41 secondary · 45 other

Ofsted: 119 of 130 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

277inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Leeds

786 CQC-registered services

• Care homes159
• GP practices138
• Dentists175
• Homecare agencies240
• Hospitals & hospices22

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 8 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Leeds

• In a conservation area (LEEDS CITY CENTRE)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 523 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

837 applications decided

81.4% granted · 681 granted, 156 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op)

Leeds Central and Headingley

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 47
• Con 14
• LD 6
• Grn 11
• Ref 10
• Oth 11

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools12
• GPs & clinics11
• Pharmacies7
• Supermarkets22
• Parks & greens104
• Restaurants & cafés555

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

35,495 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

8,848 jobs advertised · £46,276 avg

e.g. Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Work when you want!, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders, Nursery Practitioner Level 3

Source: Adzuna

£723 median full-time weekly pay

4.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,588 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 426,344 certificates

13.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

63% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 54% · Gas 29% · Imports 9% · Wind 5%

178 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83 yrs women · 79.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 60.9 women · 60.4 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

14 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in LS7

• Diamond Medical Group
• Allerton Medical Centre
• St Martins Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Leeds Central and Headingley:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership521 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership289 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Sever UK-Iran ties, withdraw recognition of Iran’s regime & expel all diplomats175 local signatures · 26,542 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s174 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office150 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  City Square, Leeds · 0.0 km

  City Square is a paved area north of Leeds railway station at the junction of Park Row to the east and Wellington Street to the south. It is a triangular area where six roads meet: Infirmary Street and Park Row to the…

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  White Rose Way (walking trail) · 0.0 km

  The White Rose Way is a 104 miles (167 km) walking trail in England from Leeds, West Yorkshire to Scarborough, North Yorkshire. It was created in 2011 by local author Paul Brown. The walk starts at the foot of the Bla…

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  Queens Hotel, Leeds · 0.1 km

  The Queens Hotel is a large hotel located on City Square in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Built in 1937, it is an elegant Art Deco Grade II listed building and was frequented by the likes of Princess Grace of Monaco…

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  Majestic, Leeds · 0.1 km

  The Majestic is a Grade II listed building on City Square, Leeds, occupying the corner of Quebec Street and Wellington Street.

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  Mill Hill Chapel · 0.1 km

  Mill Hill Chapel is a Unitarian church in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is a member of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, the umbrella organisation for British Unitarians. The building…

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  Quebecs Hotel, Leeds · 0.1 km

  Quebecs is a Grade II listed 4-star hotel with 44 rooms located on Quebec Street in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Built in 1891, the building has two-storey-high stained glass windows which display the coats of arms…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)