Housing in WF3 2LY
What the homes in WF3 2LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Robin Hood, Lofthouse & Middleton Lane
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,745 (2024)
WF3 2LYWakefield
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.8%). Flats make up 12.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
68.4% of households in the WF3 2LY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.5% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 15.8% own outright and 52.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership2%1%
- Private rented17.5%20.5%
- Social rented11.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (34.6%). 43.6% 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 WF3 2LY (Robin Hood, Lofthouse & Middleton Lane) (about 1,745 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.