Housing in LS16 5JS
What the homes in LS16 5JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Far Headingley & Weetwood
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,409 (2024)
LS16 5JSLeeds
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (37.5%). Flats make up 41.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
63.7% of households in the LS16 5JS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 42.6% own outright and 21.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented32.4%20.5%
- Social rented3.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.4%). 15.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LS16 5JS (Far Headingley & Weetwood) (about 1,409 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.