# Leeds City Centre

South Leeds. 14,027 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.

Leeds City Centre had 9,531 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02006875. In: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber) › [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £187,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leeds City Centre was £187,500 in 2025. Joint 1,217th 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/leeds-city-centre#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 9,531** (2021). Leeds City Centre had 9,531 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,577th most 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/leeds-city-centre#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Leeds City Centre 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/leeds-city-centre#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 74.1%** (January 2026). In Leeds City Centre, 74.1% 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/leeds-city-centre#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02006875) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Leeds City Centre 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=E02006875) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 109 homes were sold in Leeds City Centre in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02006875) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Leeds City Centre.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02006875) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Leeds City Centre had 9,531 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Leeds City Centre

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leeds City Centre at a rate of 905.5 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 | 3,415 |
| Other crime | 2,746 |
| Shoplifting | 2,731 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1,111 |
| Drug offences | 756 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 492 |
| Theft from the person | 463 |
| Burglary | 418 |
| Robbery | 348 |
| Vehicle crime | 222 |

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

## How Leeds City Centre compares

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

| Measure | Leeds City Centre | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £187,500 | 27th cheapest | 106 middle areas, Leeds · 2025 |
| Population | 9,531 | 9th most 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 | 74.1% | 2nd lowest | 107 middle areas, Leeds · Jan 2026 |

## Is Leeds City Centre safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leeds City Centre at a rate of 905.5 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, 1,104 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Leeds City Centre.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,415), other crime (2,746) and shoplifting (2,731).
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 Leeds City Centre 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.

## Leeds City Centre in brief

The median price paid for a home in Leeds City Centre was £187,500 in 2025.
Leeds City Centre had 9,531 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Leeds City Centre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Leeds City Centre, 74.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02006875
- Ward: [Little London & Woodhouse †](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/ward/little-london-and-woodhouse)
- 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: 2.52 km²
- People, mid-2024: 14,027*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 30

* 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

[Holbeck](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/holbeck), [Leeds Dock, Hunslet & Stourton](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/leeds-dock-hunslet-and-stourton), [Woodhouse & Little London](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/woodhouse-and-little-london), [University & Little Woodhouse](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/university-and-little-woodhouse), [Beeston Hill & Hunslet Moor](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/beeston-hill-and-hunslet-moor), [East End Park & Richmond Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/east-end-park-and-richmond-hill)

## Latest updates for Leeds City Centre

- 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/E02006875

## How to cite

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