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Housing in LS26 8UJ

What the homes in LS26 8UJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston
Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,391 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (56.6%). Flats make up 9.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

LS26 8UJEngland
Detached5.5%22.9%
Semi-detached56.6%31.5%
Terraced28.5%23%
Purpose-built flat8.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.8% of households in the LS26 8UJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.8% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 31.7% own outright and 33.1% with a mortgage.

LS26 8UJ
65%
24%
England
  • Owned64.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented10.8%20.5%
  • Social rented23.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LS26 8UJEngland
Owned outright31.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council22.3%8.3%
From a housing association1.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LS26 8UJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.4%). 22.9% of households include dependent children.

LS26 8UJEngland
Living alone, under 6615.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.9%12.8%
Couple, no children20.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.2%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 LS26 8UJ (Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston) (about 1,391 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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