Neighbourhood · Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber
Gipton South & Killingbeck Park
Leeds 060 · 4 sub-areas · 7,908 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Investors / BTL (63/100)Watch-out: Couples (49/100)Liveability 53/100 · Above median
Gipton South & Killingbeck Park is a green, lower-density part of Leeds — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Liveability
53/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Gipton South & Killingbeck Park?
A snapshot of Gipton South & Killingbeck Park
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; 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; 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.
Gipton South & Killingbeck Park in Leeds
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Gipton South & Killingbeck Park?
- The median monthly rent across Gipton South & Killingbeck Park is £1,130.
- How safe is Gipton South & Killingbeck Park?
- Gipton South & Killingbeck Park 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 Gipton South & Killingbeck Park?
- 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 34 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Gipton South & Killingbeck Park?
- There are 23 schools within 2 km of Gipton South & Killingbeck Park, of which 54% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1613 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Gipton South & Killingbeck Park?
- The most common council tax band in Gipton South & Killingbeck Park is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,605. Council tax is set by Leeds council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Gipton South & Killingbeck Park to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Gipton South & Killingbeck Park to central London is approximately 160 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 Gipton South & Killingbeck Park?
- 100% of premises in Gipton South & Killingbeck Park are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Gipton South & Killingbeck Park?
- Gipton South & Killingbeck Park 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 Gipton South & Killingbeck Park?
- 33% of households in Gipton South & Killingbeck Park 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 Gipton South & Killingbeck Park?
- The average property price across Leeds (the local authority covering Gipton South & Killingbeck Park) 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 Gipton South & Killingbeck Park 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 Gipton South & Killingbeck Park?
- Gipton South & Killingbeck Park contains 4 local areas: Leeds 060C, Leeds 060D, Leeds 060A, Leeds 060B.
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- What is the average rent in Gipton South & Killingbeck Park?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Gipton South & Killingbeck Park 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 Gipton South & Killingbeck Park a safe place to live?
- Gipton South & Killingbeck Park has a safety score of 20/100. 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 Gipton South & Killingbeck Park?
- 54% of schools within 2 km of Gipton South & Killingbeck Park are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Gipton South & Killingbeck Park?
- Public-transport commute time from Gipton South & Killingbeck Park to central London is approximately 160 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Gipton South & Killingbeck Park different from the rest of Leeds?
- Gipton South & Killingbeck Park 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 Gipton South & Killingbeck Park rank in Leeds?
- Gipton South & Killingbeck Park scores 53/100 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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