Neighbourhood · Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber
Halton Moor
Leeds 072 · 4 sub-areas · 7,075 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Investors / BTL (61/100)Watch-out: Couples (50/100)Liveability 51/100 · Above median
Halton Moor 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
51/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Halton Moor?
A snapshot of Halton Moor
3 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; 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.
Halton Moor in Leeds
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Halton Moor?
- The median monthly rent across Halton Moor is £1,130.
- How safe is Halton Moor?
- Halton Moor 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 Halton Moor?
- 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 30 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Halton Moor?
- There are 11 schools within 2 km of Halton Moor, of which 56% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2337 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Halton Moor?
- The most common council tax band in Halton Moor is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,612. Council tax is set by Leeds council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Halton Moor to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Halton Moor to central London is approximately 156 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 Halton Moor?
- 100% of premises in Halton Moor are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Halton Moor?
- Halton Moor sits in IMD decile 1 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 Halton Moor?
- 34% of households in Halton Moor 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 Halton Moor?
- The average property price across Leeds (the local authority covering Halton Moor) 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 Halton Moor 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 Halton Moor?
- Halton Moor contains 4 local areas: Leeds 072C, Leeds 072D, Leeds 072A, Leeds 072B.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Halton Moor
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Halton Moor?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Halton Moor 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 Halton Moor a safe place to live?
- Halton Moor has a safety score of 13/100. 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 Halton Moor?
- 56% of schools within 2 km of Halton Moor are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Halton Moor?
- Public-transport commute time from Halton Moor to central London is approximately 156 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Halton Moor different from the rest of Leeds?
- Halton Moor 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 Halton Moor rank in Leeds?
- Halton Moor scores 51/100 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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