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Housing in LS6 4EJ

What the homes in LS6 4EJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Far Headingley & Weetwood
Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,592 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (59.3%). Flats make up 21.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

LS6 4EJEngland
Detached1.2%22.9%
Semi-detached18%31.5%
Terraced59.3%23%
Purpose-built flat13.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.4% of households in the LS6 4EJ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 47.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 16.1% own outright and 32.3% with a mortgage.

LS6 4EJ
48%
48%
England
  • Owned48.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented47.6%20.5%
  • Social rented4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LS6 4EJEngland
Owned outright16.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent45.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council2.8%8.3%
From a housing association1.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LS6 4EJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.3%). 12.9% of households include dependent children.

LS6 4EJEngland
Living alone, under 6631.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.7%12.8%
Couple, no children25%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households20%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 LS6 4EJ (Far Headingley & Weetwood) (about 1,592 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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