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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.

All postcodes in Burley

LS42PN

Knowle Grove

LS42EE

St Matthias' Street

LS61QZ

Kelsall Road

LS42RJ

Stanmore Grove

LS42NT

Village Place

LS42QB

Kirkstall Road

LS42EZ

Kirkstall Road

LS42LG

Park View Road

LS42PJ

Knowle Road

LS42RE

Bankfield Terrace

LS61QL

Cardigan Road

LS42PG

Talbot Avenue

LS61RD

Kelsall Terrace

LS42HY

Burley Road

LS42ED

Wolseley Road

LS42NU

Village Terrace

LS42RX

St Michaels Lane

LS42SG

St Anns Lane

LS61QD

Burley Lodge Terrace

LS42QZ

Argie Road

LS61QP

Burley Lodge Road

LS42RW

Stanmore View

LS42AU

Weaver Street

LS42NZ

Burley Road

LS42HN

Haddon Road

LS42BJ

Kirkstall

LS61QE

Chiswick Street

LS42NN

Lumley Street

LS42NH

Lumley Road

LS42JT

Bankfield Road

LS42RP

Stanmore Avenue

LS42LE

Cardigan Lane

LS42ET

Burley Road

LS42LD

Cardigan Lane

LS61QG

Chiswick Terrace

LS42PD

St Michaels Lane

LS42LB

Vinery Road

LS42LS

Beechwood Place

LS42JX

Kirkstall Road

LS42JY

Martin Terrace

LS42RB

Elsham Terrace

LS42LW

Graham Avenue

LS61QB

Burley Lodge Street

LS42RD

Argie Road

LS42PW

Stanmore Hill

LS42PF

Talbot Mount

LS61PY

Hyde Park Road

LS42QY

Barnbrough Street

LS42HS

Back Beechwood Grove

LS42NX

Village Avenue

LS42LQ

Park View Grove

LS42PQ

Knowle Avenue

LS42AH

Kirkstall Road

LS42RQ

Talbot View

LS42QL

Burley Wood Crescent

LS42NY

Burley Road

LS42RU

Stanmore Road

LS42JZ

Sowood Street

LS42NW

Lumley Terrace

LS42RR

Stanmore Place

LS61QS

Kings Avenue

LS42EW

Kirkstall Road

LS42AZ

Kirkstall Industrial Park

LS42PL

Knowle Place

LS42SH

Back Stanmore Place

LS42QX

Woodside Avenue

LS42RN

Talbot Terrace

LS42ND

Graham Terrace

LS42RA

Adwick Place

LS61RL

Autumn Grove

LS42AS

Kirkstall Road

LS42JN

Argie Avenue

LS42NE

Graham Street

LS42HG

Willow Close

LS42EL

Burley Road

LS61FN

Cardigan Road

LS42EA

St Matthias Terrace

LS42LJ

Ashville Road

LS42DU

St Matthias Grove

LS42PP

Knowle Mount

LS42PA

Knowle Terrace

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.