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About

Burley sits about 1.5 miles (2.5 km) northwest of Leeds city centre, between Headingley and Kirkstall. The Harrogate Line serves Burley Park station, which provides frequent local trains into Leeds and up to Harrogate. Cardigan Road cuts through the area and functions as the main shopping and eating street, with independent shops, cafes, takeaways and pubs clustered close to the station. The area is compact, walkable and popular with students because of easy links to the universities and short travel times into the city centre.

Housing in Burley is largely made up of Victorian terraces alongside later council and private developments and a number of purpose-built student flats. Local life centres on small commercial streets, community facilities and scattered green spaces tucked between housing blocks. Commuter patterns around Burley Park station shape the daily rhythm, and the mix of long-term residents, renters and short-stay lets gives the area a changing character. For everyday needs the neighbourhood supplies groceries, dry cleaning, bike shops and a handful of long-running local businesses along Cardigan Road.

Area overview

On average Burley has high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 123 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 18.0% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Burley is £40,489 per year. There are 2 schools in Burley: 2 primary (0 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Burley is home to around 8,464 people, with a population density of about 6,313.6 per km2.

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
123
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
3/10
Social housing
18%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Burley Population
8,464
Population density
6,313.6 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
48.79(+10%)
Shoplifting
15.24(+74%)
Other theft
13.59(+104%)
Public order
12.88(+46%)
Vehicle crime
12.29(+118%)
Yorkshire and The Humber average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
5,443
64.31%
Pakistani
726
8.58%
Other White
474
5.6%
African
282
3.33%
Indian
237
2.8%
Total population: 8,464

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
3,503
45.35%
Level 3 (A level)
2,178
28.19%
No qualifications
854
11.06%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
561
7.26%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
332
4.3%
Total 16+ residents: 7,725

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
1,992
53.78%
Owns with a mortgage
530
14.31%
Owns outright
414
11.18%
Social rents from council
408
11.02%
Other social rented
229
6.18%
Total households: 3,704

Property prices in Burley

Based on 87 recent sales, the median property price is £209,000 in Burley area, with individual transactions ranging from £21,000 up to £335,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Burley in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, median price per square metre, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Burley over the last year.
TypeSalesMedianMedian £/m²
Detached2£191,000£2,637
Flats3£123,500£2,872
Semi-Detached10£235,000£2,866
Terraced72£208,000£2,570

10 years median price trend in Burley

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Burley.

Frequently asked questions about Burley

Is Burley safe?

Burley records about 123 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very high crime rate for England — it scores 9 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.

What is the average house price in Burley?

The median sale price in Burley is £209,000 (about £2,609 per square metre) based on 87 registered sales — HM Land Registry data.

Are there good schools in Burley?

Burley has 2 primary schools (2 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.

How deprived is Burley?

Burley scores 7 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Burley sits around rank 7,752 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).

What is the average household income in Burley?

The average household income in Burley is around £40,489 per year, and 18% of homes are social housing (ONS data).

All postcodes in Burley

LS42NG

Beechwood Terrace

LS42BA

Cardigan Lane

LS42SN

Burley Road

LS42BG

Viaduct Road

LS42JB

Greenhow Gardens

LS42QU

Woodside Place

LS42SW

St Anns Gardens

LS42JQ

Wetherby Terrace

LS42RF

Bankfield Road

LS42JS

Bankfield Gardens

LS42HF

Willow Avenue

LS61RB

Kelsall Avenue

LS42JA

Greenhow Road

LS42PR

The Village Street

LS42DA

Kirkstall

LS42BE

Bodley Terrace

LS61QY

Kelsall Grove

LS61QA

Burley Lodge Terrace

LS42JF

Haddon Avenue

LS61QH

Carberry Terrace

LS42RY

Stanmore Crescent

LS42LT

Beechwood Grove

LS42NB

Graham View

LS42HQ

Kirkstall Road

LS42QD

Kirkstall Road

LS61QR

Burley Lodge Place

LS42JR

Bankfield Terrace

LS42QQ

Burley Wood Crescent

LS42JW

Argie Terrace

LS61QJ

Carberry Place

LS42HR

Evanston Avenue

LS42EH

Willow Road

LS42LY

Beechwood Row

LS42NQ

Beechwood Mount

LS42DN

Kirkstall Road

LS61QT

Alexandra Road

LS42JG

Wetherby Place

LS42QH

Burley Wood Crescent

LS42LH

Park View Avenue

LS42HE

Willow Approach

LS42NP

Lumley Mount

LS42DZ

St Matthias Street

LS42BB

Walter Street

LS42LN

Cardigan Lane

LS42QS

Woodside View

LS42NS

Lumley View

LS42BP

Burley Road

LS42NA

Beechwood Avenue

LS61RH

Autumn Street

LS61RJ

Autumn Place

LS42EU

Burley Road

LS42LL

Beechwood Crescent

LS42NR

Lumley Walk

LS42JJ

Burley Road

LS42QT

Woodside Terrace

LS42NF

Graham Grove

LS42BQ

Bodley Terrace

LS42RS

Stanmore Street

LS42JE

Haddon Road

LS61QF

Burley Lodge Road

LS61RA

Kelsall Place

LS42BL

Lennox Road

LS61FW

Little London & Woodhouse

LS42LZ

Beechwood Walk

LS61QQ

Carberry Road

LS42AG

Kirkstall Road

LS42RH

Stanmore Mount

LS42DS

Allerton Street

LS42JP

Argie Road

LS42LX

Beechwood Street

LS42NL

Lumley Place

LS42PE

High Cliffe

LS42NJ

Lumley Grove

LS42RT

St Michael's Lane

LS42HL

Willow Approach

LS61RE

Autumn Avenue

LS42DG

Cardigan Fields Road

LS42LA

Burley Road

LS61RN

Autumn Terrace

LS42SQ

St Ann's Square

LS42LP

Beechwood View

LS42JH

Wetherby Grove

LS42LU

Beechwood Road

LS42UF

St Ann's Square

LS42JD

Greenhow Close

LS42AR

Burley Place

LS42BX

Lennox Road

LS42PU

Burley Hill Trading Estate

LS42EJ

Willow Road

LS42AB

Abbots Mews

LS42PT

Burley Road

LS42PB

St Anns Avenue

LS42EN

Burley Road

LS42RG

Burley Road

LS42JL

Argie Gardens

LS42AP

Viaduct Road

LS42HD

Kirkstall Road

LS42JU

Haddon Place

LS42PH

St Anns Mount

LS42LR

Lumley Avenue

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.