Neighbourhood · Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber
Seacroft South
Leeds 050 · 4 sub-areas · 6,476 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (63/100)Watch-out: Families (49/100)Liveability 73/100 · Above median
Seacroft South 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
73/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Seacroft South?
A snapshot of Seacroft South
2 parks and 3 playgrounds 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; 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 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Seacroft South in Leeds
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Seacroft South?
- The median monthly rent across Seacroft South is £1,130.
- How safe is Seacroft South?
- Seacroft South 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 Seacroft South?
- 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 18 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Seacroft South?
- There are 18 schools within 2 km of Seacroft South, of which 36% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 3052 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Seacroft South?
- The most common council tax band in Seacroft South is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,596. Council tax is set by Leeds council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Seacroft South to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Seacroft South to central London is approximately 144 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 Seacroft South?
- 100% of premises in Seacroft South are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Seacroft South?
- Seacroft South 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 Seacroft South?
- 43% of households in Seacroft South 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 Seacroft South?
- The average property price across Leeds (the local authority covering Seacroft South) 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 Seacroft South 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 Seacroft South?
- Seacroft South contains 4 local areas: Leeds 050D, Leeds 050C, Leeds 050A, Leeds 050B.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Seacroft South
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Seacroft South?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Seacroft South 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 Seacroft South a safe place to live?
- Seacroft South has a safety score of 7/100. 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 Seacroft South?
- 36% of schools within 2 km of Seacroft South are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Seacroft South?
- Public-transport commute time from Seacroft South to central London is approximately 144 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Seacroft South different from the rest of Leeds?
- Seacroft South 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 Seacroft South rank in Leeds?
- Seacroft South 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.
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