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Housing in LS8 5BF

What the homes in LS8 5BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Harehills North
Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,201 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (46.9%). Flats make up 39%, well above the 22.2% across England.

LS8 5BFEngland
Detached5.3%22.9%
Semi-detached8.5%31.5%
Terraced46.9%23%
Purpose-built flat23%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house13.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

27.3% of households in the LS8 5BF area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 16.7% own outright and 10.5% with a mortgage.

LS8 5BF
27%
31%
41%
England
  • Owned27.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented31.3%20.5%
  • Social rented40.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LS8 5BFEngland
Owned outright16.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.3%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council12%8.3%
From a housing association28.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 41.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LS8 5BFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.1%). 27.7% of households include dependent children.

LS8 5BFEngland
Living alone, under 6633.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.1%12.8%
Couple, no children6.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.5%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 LS8 5BF (Harehills North) (about 2,201 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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