United Kingdom · Yorkshire and The Humber · Local Authority
Leeds
Metropolitan district · Yorkshire and The Humber, England · population ~799k · 277 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in, but with decent earnings and schools. Leeds median house prices are £245,000, placing it among the most expensive in Yorkshire and The Humber, and median rent consumes a high 36.1% of gross pay. Recorded crime is also above the regional average at 116.1 per 1,000 people. However, median weekly earnings are slightly higher than the regional median at £723, and school quality matches the regional average, with 94.2% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places. This is a city for those prioritising career and education over affordability, with a house price to earnings multiple of 6.5x.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Leeds ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,596/yr
Low
Worse than 70% of UK LAs
House price
£245,000
Affordable
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,130/mo
Mid-range
Worse than 60% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,284/yr
Cheapest
Better than 83% of UK LAs
Crime
116.1/1k
Highest
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Deprivation
27.3
Most deprived
Worse than 82% of UK LAs
Schools
94.5%
Strong
Better than 63% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
276 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
259 of 274 (94.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 2 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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277 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 277 schools, sortable and filterable.
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