Roundhay Park & Slaid Hill
Leeds 020 · 4 sub-areas · 5,941 residents
Leeds 020 is a predominantly owner-occupied neighbourhood within Leeds, home to around 5,900 people. A typical two-bedroom property lets for about £960 a month — noticeably below the UK median for a two-bed — and nearly seven in ten homes here are owned outright or with a mortgage. With almost half of residents working from home, it's a quieter, settled patch of the city.
Roundhay Park & Slaid Hill 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. A high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Roundhay Park & Slaid Hill?
4 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; 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.
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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Roundhay Park & Slaid Hill in Leeds
Living in Roundhay Park & Slaid Hill
Leeds 020 sits on the more settled, residential end of the Leeds spectrum. It doesn't have the student density of Headingley or the city-centre buzz of the Inner South, but that's largely the point. The streets here are predominantly owner-occupied, the age profile is spread fairly evenly across the decades, and the overall feel is of a neighbourhood where people have put down roots rather than passing through.
The cost picture is one of the stronger arguments for living here. A two-bedroom home runs around £960 a month — well under the UK median of roughly £1,200 for a comparable property. Three-beds are available for just over £1,100 a month, which for a city of Leeds's size represents genuine value. House prices have a median of around £379,000, and at roughly six years' saving for a deposit, the path to ownership is more realistic here than in most southern equivalents.
The people who live here reflect that settled character. Just over two-thirds of homes are owner-occupied, which is a high share by Leeds standards. There's a notable work-from-home population — around 48% of residents commute from a home office — which partly explains why public transport use is low at under 4%. The degree-holder share is high at nearly 60%, pointing to a well-qualified, professional-leaning resident base.
Practically speaking, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 5.5 km away in a straight line — around a 70-minute walk, so most residents drive or cycle rather than walk to the train. Car ownership is clearly the dominant mode, with 41% of residents commuting by car. Broadband is a genuine bright spot: 100% gigabit coverage and no properties below the universal service obligation. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how the neighbourhood breaks down.
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Frequently asked
- Is Leeds 020 a nice place to live?
- It's one of the more settled, owner-occupied parts of Leeds — a good fit if you want a quieter residential base with strong broadband and reasonable rents. The deprivation score places it among the least deprived 20% of English neighbourhoods, and crime runs roughly in line with the national average.
- What is the rent in Leeds 020?
- A one-bed runs around £771 a month, a two-bed about £960, and a three-bed just over £1,100. These are estimates scaled from city-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 2.7% over the past year.
- Is Leeds 020 safe?
- The crime rate is around 80.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — broadly on par with the UK national average of roughly 80. Combined with low deprivation and high owner-occupation, this is among the more stable parts of Leeds.
- What's the commute from Leeds 020 to Leeds city centre?
- Most residents drive — 41% commute by car — partly because the nearest mainline rail station is around 5.5 km away. Public transport use is low at under 4% of commuters. Broadband is excellent at 100% gigabit coverage, which supports the 48% of residents who work from home.
- Who lives in Leeds 020?
- Primarily owner-occupiers — 69% of homes are owned — with a well-qualified, professional-leaning profile: nearly 59% hold a degree. The age spread is fairly even across all adult bands, and nearly half of residents work from home at least some of the time.
- What schools are near Leeds 020?
- There are 32 schools within typical catchment distance, with around 72% rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is under 920 metres away. That's below the national share of roughly 89% Good or Outstanding, so it's worth researching individual schools before committing.
- How affordable is buying a home in Leeds 020?
- The median house price is around £379,000. At typical savings rates, it takes roughly six years to save a deposit — demanding, but more achievable than in most southern English cities. Rent-to-take-home runs at around 52%, so saving while renting requires discipline.