Neighbourhood · Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber
Kippax West
Leeds 089 · 5 sub-areas · 7,181 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Families (75/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (53/100)Liveability 82/100 · Top quartile
Kippax West 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. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
82/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Kippax West?
A snapshot of Kippax West
4 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Kippax West in Leeds
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Kippax West?
- The median monthly rent across Kippax West is £1,130.
- How safe is Kippax West?
- Kippax West 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 Kippax West?
- 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 35 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Kippax West?
- There are 5 schools within 2 km of Kippax West, of which 60% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2441 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Kippax West?
- The most common council tax band in Kippax West is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,767. Council tax is set by Leeds council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Kippax West to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Kippax West to central London is approximately 163 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 Kippax West?
- 100% of premises in Kippax West are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Kippax West?
- Kippax West sits in IMD decile 7 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 Kippax West?
- 81% of households in Kippax West 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 Kippax West?
- The average property price across Leeds (the local authority covering Kippax West) 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 Kippax West 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 Kippax West?
- Kippax West contains 5 local areas: Leeds 089C, Leeds 089A, Leeds 089B, Leeds 089D, Leeds 089E.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Kippax West
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Kippax West?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Kippax West 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 Kippax West a safe place to live?
- Kippax West has a safety score of 81/100. 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 Kippax West?
- 60% of schools within 2 km of Kippax West are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Kippax West?
- Public-transport commute time from Kippax West to central London is approximately 163 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Kippax West different from the rest of Leeds?
- Kippax West 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 Kippax West rank in Leeds?
- Kippax West scores 82/100 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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