Neighbourhood · Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber
Bramley East
Leeds 059 · 5 sub-areas · 8,317 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (70/100)Watch-out: Retirees (57/100)Liveability 84/100 · Top quartile
Bramley East 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.
Liveability
84/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Bramley East?
A snapshot of Bramley East
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; 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; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Bramley East?
- The median monthly rent across Bramley East is £1,130.
- How safe is Bramley East?
- Bramley East 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 Bramley East?
- 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 15 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Bramley East?
- There are 15 schools within 2 km of Bramley East, of which 60% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1357 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Bramley East?
- The most common council tax band in Bramley East is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,665. Council tax is set by Leeds council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Bramley East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Bramley East to central London is approximately 139 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 Bramley East?
- 100% of premises in Bramley East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Bramley East?
- Bramley East 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 Bramley East?
- 46% of households in Bramley East 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 Bramley East?
- The average property price across Leeds (the local authority covering Bramley East) 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 Bramley East 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 Bramley East?
- Bramley East contains 5 local areas: Leeds 059E, Leeds 059A, Leeds 059B, Leeds 059D, Leeds 059C.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Bramley East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Bramley East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Bramley East 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 Bramley East a safe place to live?
- Bramley East has a safety score of 28/100. 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 Bramley East?
- 60% of schools within 2 km of Bramley East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Bramley East?
- Public-transport commute time from Bramley East to central London is approximately 139 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Bramley East different from the rest of Leeds?
- Bramley East contains 5 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 Bramley East rank in Leeds?
- Bramley East scores 84/100 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.
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