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Headingley

Middle area

Central Leeds. 9,014 people in 0.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Headingley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£318,000
Joint 3,168th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,507
Joint 2,733rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Headingley

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Headingley at a rate of 108.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 125.7 per 1,000 people across Leeds.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences284
Other crime159
Vehicle crime142
Shoplifting98
Burglary91
Criminal damage and arson78
Anti-social behaviour67
Drug offences28
Robbery25
Theft from the person9

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Headingley compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

HeadingleyMiddle
Median sale price106 middle areas, Leeds · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Leeds106 areas from £114,000 to £599,995. The middle area is £240,998. Headingley is £318,000.
£318,00021st most expensive
Population107 middle areas, Leeds · 2021
Population: every middle area in Leeds107 areas from 5,504 to 13,634. The middle area is 7,434. Headingley is 8,507.
8,50721st most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares107 middle areas, Leeds · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Leeds107 areas from 28.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Headingley is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage107 middle areas, Leeds · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Leeds107 areas from 61.7% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.6%. Headingley is 100.0%.
100.0%joint highest

Is Headingley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Headingley at a rate of 108.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 125.7 per 1,000 people across Leeds.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 75 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Headingley.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (284), other crime (159) and vehicle crime (142).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Leeds

These figures are published for the whole of Leeds, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Leeds and not Headingley alone. See Leeds

Average house price
£247,695
Up 3.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,716
115th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.7×
Joint 145th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.1
Joint 86th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Headingley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Headingley was £318,000 in 2025.

Headingley had 8,507 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Headingley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Headingley, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.