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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

LS42NG

Beechwood Terrace

LS42QQ

Burley Wood Crescent

LS42BJ

Kirkstall

LS42RW

Stanmore View

LS42PL

Knowle Place

LS42HG

Willow Close

LS42HY

Burley Road

LS61QB

Burley Lodge Street

LS42EJ

Willow Road

LS42SW

St Anns Gardens

LS42JW

Argie Terrace

LS42JG

Wetherby Place

LS42JS

Bankfield Gardens

LS42LT

Beechwood Grove

LS42NF

Graham Grove

LS42NT

Village Place

LS42AR

Burley Place

LS42BX

Lennox Road

LS42DG

Cardigan Fields Road

LS42EA

St Matthias Terrace

LS42NH

Lumley Road

LS42NJ

Lumley Grove

LS42NX

Village Avenue

LS61QL

Cardigan Road

LS42BL

Lennox Road

LS42NZ

Burley Road

LS61QR

Burley Lodge Place

LS42BP

Burley Road

LS42JP

Argie Road

LS42LD

Cardigan Lane

LS42LN

Cardigan Lane

LS42NN

Lumley Street

LS42LL

Beechwood Crescent

LS42QD

Kirkstall Road

LS42RQ

Talbot View

LS42JF

Haddon Avenue

LS42PU

Burley Hill Trading Estate

LS42QZ

Argie Road

LS42RE

Bankfield Terrace

LS42EZ

Kirkstall Road

LS42AS

Kirkstall Road

LS42BE

Bodley Terrace

LS42NW

Lumley Terrace

LS42PJ

Knowle Road

LS42QB

Kirkstall Road

LS42JT

Bankfield Road

LS42LQ

Park View Grove

LS42RF

Bankfield Road

LS42RN

Talbot Terrace

LS42JX

Kirkstall Road

LS42QT

Woodside Terrace

LS61QH

Carberry Terrace

LS61RB

Kelsall Avenue

LS42DS

Allerton Street

LS42DU

St Matthias Grove

LS42LU

Beechwood Road

LS42RJ

Stanmore Grove

LS42HL

Willow Approach

LS42HS

Back Beechwood Grove

LS42PB

St Anns Avenue

LS42PT

Burley Road

LS42RG

Burley Road

LS42PR

The Village Street

LS42RR

Stanmore Place

LS42RS

Stanmore Street

LS61RN

Autumn Terrace

LS42AB

Abbots Mews

LS42JA

Greenhow Road

LS61QZ

Kelsall Road

LS61QT

Alexandra Road

LS42HR

Evanston Avenue

LS42AH

Kirkstall Road

LS42PE

High Cliffe

LS42PF

Talbot Mount

LS61FN

Cardigan Road

LS61RE

Autumn Avenue

LS42ED

Wolseley Road

LS42NE

Graham Street

LS42PA

Knowle Terrace

LS42QL

Burley Wood Crescent

LS42UF

St Ann's Square

Data Sources

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