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Housing in LS1 2DS

What the homes in LS1 2DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Leeds City Centre
Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,708 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (72.9%). Flats make up 98.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

LS1 2DSEngland
Detached0.3%22.9%
Semi-detached0.3%31.5%
Terraced0.5%23%
Purpose-built flat72.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building23.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

18.4% of households in the LS1 2DS area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 75.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 6.6% own outright and 11.8% with a mortgage.

LS1 2DS
18%
76%
England
  • Owned18.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented75.9%20.5%
  • Social rented5.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LS1 2DSEngland
Owned outright6.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent71.7%18.2%
Other private rented4.2%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.3 people living in it. 68.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LS1 2DSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (67.8%). 2.2% of households include dependent children.

LS1 2DSEngland
Living alone, under 6667.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over0.3%12.8%
Couple, no children16.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children1.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children0.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Leeds

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Leeds (August 2026, +4.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

LeedsEngland
All homes£1,145£1,459
One bedroom£782£1,195
Two bedrooms£975£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,138£1,489
Four or more£1,690£2,161
Detached£1,507£1,640
Semi-detached£1,226£1,449
Terraced£1,157£1,435
Flat or maisonette£905£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LS1 2DS (Leeds City Centre) (about 2,708 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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