# Lawnswood & Ireland Wood

North west Leeds. 6,762 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.

Lawnswood & Ireland Wood had 6,519 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02002348. In: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber) › [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £263,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lawnswood & Ireland Wood was £263,500 in 2025. Joint 3,001st cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/lawnswood-and-ireland-wood#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,519** (2021). Lawnswood & Ireland Wood had 6,519 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,545th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/lawnswood-and-ireland-wood#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Lawnswood & Ireland Wood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/lawnswood-and-ireland-wood#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Lawnswood & Ireland Wood, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/lawnswood-and-ireland-wood#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02002348) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Lawnswood & Ireland Wood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02002348) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 111 homes were sold in Lawnswood & Ireland Wood in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E02002348) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Lawnswood & Ireland Wood.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02002348) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Lawnswood & Ireland Wood had 6,519 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Lawnswood & Ireland Wood

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lawnswood & Ireland Wood at a rate of 102.0 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.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 307 |
| Other crime | 110 |
| Burglary | 70 |
| Vehicle crime | 68 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 62 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 40 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Lawnswood & Ireland Wood compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Lawnswood & Ireland Wood | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £263,500 | 43rd most expensive | 106 middle areas, Leeds · 2025 |
| Population | 6,519 | 27th least populated | 107 middle areas, Leeds · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 107 middle areas, Leeds · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.4% | 37th lowest | 107 middle areas, Leeds · Jan 2026 |

## Is Lawnswood & Ireland Wood safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lawnswood & Ireland Wood at a rate of 102.0 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, 61 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lawnswood & Ireland Wood.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (307), other crime (110) and burglary (70).
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 Lawnswood & Ireland Wood alone. [See Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)

- **Average house price: £246,385** (August 2026). Leeds’s average house price was £246,385 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,716** (2025). Full-time workers living in Leeds earned a median of £36,716 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 115th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.7×** (2025). A home in Leeds costs 6.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 147th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.1** (2025). Leeds has a deprivation score of 24.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 86th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lawnswood & Ireland Wood in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lawnswood & Ireland Wood was £263,500 in 2025.
Lawnswood & Ireland Wood had 6,519 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Lawnswood & Ireland Wood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lawnswood & Ireland Wood, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02002348
- Ward: [Weetwood †](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/ward/weetwood)
- Constituency: [Leeds Central and Headingley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-central-and-headingley)
- Council: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)
- Region: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 2.38 km²
- People, mid-2024: 6,762*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 23

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Tinshill](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/tinshill), [Far Headingley & Weetwood](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/far-headingley-and-weetwood), [Adel](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/adel), [Hawksworth & West Park](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/hawksworth-and-west-park), [Horsforth East](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/horsforth-east)

## Latest updates for Lawnswood & Ireland Wood

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02002348

## How to cite

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