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Best areas to live in Leeds

An all-round ranking of the 39 Leeds areas Boroughly covers: safety, schools, transport and green space, with a nudge for value. If one criterion matters more to you than the rest, the map lets you re-weight it.

Ranked from Boroughly's Leeds dataset of 39 areas. Prices are postcode-district medians of HM Land Registry recorded sales; safety is a relative rank of police.uk recorded crime; rents and other scores are indicative - see how we source data. Use this to build a shortlist, not to make the final call.

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Ilkley

Bradford · £410k to buy · £1,250/mo to rent · Safety 9/10, schools 10/10, transport 6/10

2

Roundhay

Leeds · £275k to buy · £1,035/mo to rent · Safety 8.1/10, schools 8/10, transport 5/10

3

Harrogate

North Yorkshire · £268k to buy · £1,020/mo to rent · Safety 5.4/10, schools 9/10, transport 6/10

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Garforth

Leeds · £268k to buy · £1,020/mo to rent · Safety 8.7/10, schools 7/10, transport 7/10

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Horsforth

Leeds · £313k to buy · £1,090/mo to rent · Safety 7.4/10, schools 9/10, transport 7/10

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Rawdon

Leeds · £250k to buy · £995/mo to rent · Safety 8.3/10, schools 8/10, transport 5/10

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Guiseley

Leeds · £308k to buy · £1,115/mo to rent · Safety 8/10, schools 8/10, transport 7/10

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Bramhope

Leeds · £335k to buy · £1,125/mo to rent · Safety 9.3/10, schools 8/10, transport 4/10

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Alwoodley

Leeds · £381k to buy · £1,220/mo to rent · Safety 9/10, schools 9/10, transport 4/10

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Oakwood

Leeds · £275k to buy · £1,035/mo to rent · Safety 7/10, schools 7/10, transport 5/10

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Adel

Leeds · £335k to buy · £1,125/mo to rent · Safety 7.8/10, schools 9/10, transport 4/10

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Farsley

Leeds · £238k to buy · £955/mo to rent · Safety 7.1/10, schools 7/10, transport 6/10

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Meanwood

Leeds · £275k to buy · £1,035/mo to rent · Safety 6.6/10, schools 7/10, transport 5/10

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Middleton

Leeds · £185k to buy · £850/mo to rent · Safety 6.7/10, schools 5/10, transport 5/10

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Kirkstall

Leeds · £235k to buy · £955/mo to rent · Safety 5.2/10, schools 6/10, transport 7/10

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