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Housing in LS2 7AP

What the homes in LS2 7AP 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
1,894 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (77.3%). Flats make up 99.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

LS2 7APEngland
Detached0.1%22.9%
Semi-detached0.1%31.5%
Terraced0%23%
Purpose-built flat77.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building20.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

18.1% of households in the LS2 7AP area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 74.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 5.5% own outright and 12.6% with a mortgage.

LS2 7AP
18%
75%
England
  • Owned18.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented74.9%20.5%
  • Social rented6.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LS2 7APEngland
Owned outright5.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent72.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association5.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 52% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LS2 7APEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (50.5%). 3.1% of households include dependent children.

LS2 7APEngland
Living alone, under 6650.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over1.5%12.8%
Couple, no children31.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children2.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children0.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households13%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 LS2 7AP (Leeds City Centre) (about 1,894 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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