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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 129 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
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
129
Deprivation level
8/10
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
49.74(+14%)
Shoplifting
16.66(+93%)
Other theft
13.82(+108%)
Public order
13.59(+52%)
Vehicle crime
12.52(+124%)
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 73 recent sales, the median property price is £207,000 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, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Burley over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Flats5£135,000
Semi-Detached11£235,000
Terraced57£201,000

10 years median price trend in Burley

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

All postcodes in Burley

LS42NL

Lumley Place

LS61QG

Chiswick Terrace

LS42RT

St Michael's Lane

LS42JR

Bankfield Terrace

LS42PH

St Anns Mount

LS42SH

Back Stanmore Place

LS61RL

Autumn Grove

LS42JE

Haddon Road

LS61QP

Burley Lodge Road

LS42JN

Argie Avenue

LS42QX

Woodside Avenue

LS42HE

Willow Approach

LS42LP

Beechwood View

LS42QS

Woodside View

LS42BA

Cardigan Lane

LS42LX

Beechwood Street

LS42EL

Burley Road

LS42JB

Greenhow Gardens

LS42AP

Viaduct Road

LS42BB

Walter Street

LS42EH

Willow Road

LS42JD

Greenhow Close

LS42JL

Argie Gardens

LS42RB

Elsham Terrace

LS61RA

Kelsall Place

LS42NQ

Beechwood Mount

LS61QE

Chiswick Street

LS42PD

St Michaels Lane

LS42EW

Kirkstall Road

LS42NB

Graham View

LS61FW

Little London & Woodhouse

LS61QF

Burley Lodge Road

LS61QQ

Carberry Road

LS42LW

Graham Avenue

LS42NP

Lumley Mount

LS42JH

Wetherby Grove

LS42LY

Beechwood Row

LS42RY

Stanmore Crescent

LS42SN

Burley Road

LS61QJ

Carberry Place

LS42EU

Burley Road

LS42ND

Graham Terrace

LS42NY

Burley Road

LS42AU

Weaver Street

LS42BQ

Bodley Terrace

LS42DA

Kirkstall

LS42JZ

Sowood Street

LS42QY

Barnbrough Street

LS42SQ

St Ann's Square

LS61RD

Kelsall Terrace

LS42ET

Burley Road

LS42JU

Haddon Place

LS42JY

Martin Terrace

LS61QS

Kings Avenue

LS42LE

Cardigan Lane

LS42PP

Knowle Mount

LS42PQ

Knowle Avenue

LS61RH

Autumn Street

LS42HF

Willow Avenue

LS42LB

Vinery Road

LS42JJ

Burley Road

LS42LJ

Ashville Road

LS42PW

Stanmore Hill

LS61QA

Burley Lodge Terrace

LS42HD

Kirkstall Road

LS42JQ

Wetherby Terrace

LS42LZ

Beechwood Walk

LS42RX

St Michaels Lane

LS42HN

Haddon Road

LS42LS

Beechwood Place

LS42PN

Knowle Grove

LS42QH

Burley Wood Crescent

LS42NU

Village Terrace

LS42PG

Talbot Avenue

LS42RA

Adwick Place

LS61RJ

Autumn Place

LS42AZ

Kirkstall Industrial Park

LS42RH

Stanmore Mount

LS61QD

Burley Lodge Terrace

LS61QY

Kelsall Grove

LS42EN

Burley Road

LS61PY

Hyde Park Road

LS42RP

Stanmore Avenue

LS42RU

Stanmore Road

LS42DN

Kirkstall Road

LS42RD

Argie Road

LS42SG

St Anns Lane

LS42AG

Kirkstall Road

LS42HQ

Kirkstall Road

LS42QU

Woodside Place

LS42BG

Viaduct Road

LS42DZ

St Matthias Street

LS42LA

Burley Road

LS42LG

Park View Road

LS42NR

Lumley Walk

LS42NS

Lumley View

LS42EE

St Matthias' Street

LS42NA

Beechwood Avenue

LS42LH

Park View Avenue

LS42LR

Lumley Avenue

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.