Housing in LS5 3PH
What the homes in LS5 3PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawksworth & West Park
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,671 (2024)
LS5 3PHLeeds
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (55.9%). Flats make up 25.1%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32% of households in the LS5 3PH area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 13.4% own outright and 18.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned32%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented7.5%20.5%
- Social rented60.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 31.9% 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 (21.9%). 33.1% 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 LS5 3PH (Hawksworth & West Park) (about 1,671 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.