Leeds

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 9° · 47% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:27

9h 15m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leeds Centre, United Kingdom

• 7.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

1518 reported · August 2026▲ 6% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences419
• Shoplifting324
• Anti-social behaviour151
• Other theft116

176 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Leeds City · West Yorkshire

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

1,395 reported road collisions (2025)

426 killed or seriously injured · 1,730 casualties · 17.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 386 rated 4–5 ★ (323 top)
• 2 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

£246,385 average▲ 2.4% YoY

Across Leeds · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,145 average monthly rent▲ 4.2% YoY

• 1 bed £782
• 2 bed £975
• 3 bed £1,138

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

9,359 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (4.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (6.8 km)

24 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

133 charging locations within ~8 km

• 44 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK50,565
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK55,816
• Net moves−5,251

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 124 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

17% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

308 schools · 134,615 pupils

221 primary · 41 secondary · 46 other

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

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Leeds

790 CQC-registered services

• Care homes160
• GP practices140
• Dentists175
• Homecare agencies243
• Hospitals & hospices22

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 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)

801 applications decided

79.8% granted · 639 granted, 162 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op)

Leeds Central and Headingley

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 46
• Con 14
• LD 6
• Grn 10
• Ref 10
• Oth 12

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

35,980 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

6,937 jobs advertised · £45,987 avg

e.g. Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Flexible Schedule, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders, Special Education Needs Teacher

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

82% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 41% · Wind 37% · Gas 14% · Imports 5%

103 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in LS1

• One Medicare Llp-The Light
• One Medicare Dermatology Service
• Lgi Gps In A+E

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks261 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements195 local signatures · 38,019 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases114 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND101 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth88 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  City Square, Leeds · 0.0 km

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  Queens Hotel, Leeds · 0.1 km

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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

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