Housing in LS3 1JS
What the homes in LS3 1JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- University & Little Woodhouse
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,648 (2024)
LS3 1JSLeeds
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.8%). Flats make up 56%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
11.5% of households in the LS3 1JS area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 42.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 6.7% own outright and 4.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned11.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented42.7%20.5%
- Social rented45.1%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 2.3 people living in it. 41% 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 (36%). 18.6% 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 LS3 1JS (University & Little Woodhouse) (about 1,648 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.