Belle Isle South
Leeds 094 · 4 sub-areas · 5,780 residents
Belle Isle South is a mid-density neighbourhood of Leeds in the Yorkshire and The Humber region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Belle Isle South?
4 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,130 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Belle Isle South in Leeds
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Belle Isle South?
- The median monthly rent across Belle Isle South is £1,130.
- How safe is Belle Isle South?
- Belle Isle South has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Belle Isle South?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 52 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Belle Isle South?
- There are 12 schools within 2 km of Belle Isle South, of which 76% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2319 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Belle Isle South?
- The most common council tax band in Belle Isle South is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,555. Council tax is set by Leeds council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Belle Isle South to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Belle Isle South to central London is approximately 172 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Belle Isle South?
- 100% of premises in Belle Isle South are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Belle Isle South?
- Belle Isle South sits in IMD decile 2 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Belle Isle South?
- 51% of households in Belle Isle South are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Belle Isle South?
- The average property price across Leeds (the local authority covering Belle Isle South) is approximately £244,218, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Belle Isle South a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.62 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £31,679.)
- Which local areas are part of Belle Isle South?
- Belle Isle South contains 4 local areas: Leeds 094C, Leeds 094D, Leeds 094A, Leeds 094B.
Frequently asked about Belle Isle South
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Belle Isle South?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Belle Isle South is £1,130. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Belle Isle South a safe place to live?
- Belle Isle South has a safety score of 16/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Belle Isle South?
- 76% of schools within 2 km of Belle Isle South are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Belle Isle South?
- Public-transport commute time from Belle Isle South to central London is approximately 172 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Belle Isle South different from the rest of Leeds?
- Belle Isle South contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Belle Isle South rank in Leeds?
- Belle Isle South scores 61/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Leeds, see the Cities table on the Leeds page.