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Housing in LS18 5DF

What the homes in LS18 5DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Horsforth East
Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,856 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.1%). Flats make up 31.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

LS18 5DFEngland
Detached9%22.9%
Semi-detached21.7%31.5%
Terraced38.1%23%
Purpose-built flat23.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

61.3% of households in the LS18 5DF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 24.9% own outright and 36.4% with a mortgage.

LS18 5DF
61%
34%
England
  • Owned61.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented33.7%20.5%
  • Social rented4.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LS18 5DFEngland
Owned outright24.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council2.4%8.3%
From a housing association2.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LS18 5DFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.9%). 20.9% of households include dependent children.

LS18 5DFEngland
Living alone, under 6627.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.8%12.8%
Couple, no children25.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.8%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 LS18 5DF (Horsforth East) (about 1,856 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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