Hyde Park
Leeds 054 · 5 sub-areas · 8,288 residents
Hyde Park 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 population skews young, with a high concentration of 18- to 34-year-olds; the rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Overview
What's it like to live in Hyde Park?
The area is unusually green for its density — 6 parks and 5 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 16 restaurants and 2 pubs in five minutes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; 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.
Hyde Park in Leeds
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Hyde Park?
- The median monthly rent across Hyde Park is £1,130.
- How safe is Hyde Park?
- Hyde 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 Hyde 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 6 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Hyde Park?
- There are 15 schools within 2 km of Hyde Park, of which 44% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1508 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Hyde Park?
- The most common council tax band in Hyde Park is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,724. Council tax is set by Leeds council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Hyde Park to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Hyde Park to central London is approximately 128 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 Hyde Park?
- 100% of premises in Hyde Park are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Hyde Park?
- Hyde Park sits in IMD decile 4 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 Hyde Park?
- 10% of households in Hyde 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 Hyde Park?
- The average property price across Leeds (the local authority covering Hyde 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 Hyde 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 Hyde Park?
- Hyde Park contains 5 local areas: Leeds 054A, Leeds 054B, Leeds 054D, Leeds 054E, Leeds 054C.
Frequently asked about Hyde Park
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Hyde Park?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Hyde 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 Hyde Park a safe place to live?
- Hyde Park has a safety score of 49/100. 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 Hyde Park?
- 44% of schools within 2 km of Hyde Park are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Hyde Park?
- Public-transport commute time from Hyde Park to central London is approximately 128 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Hyde Park different from the rest of Leeds?
- Hyde Park 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 Hyde Park rank in Leeds?
- Hyde Park scores 73/100 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.