Renting in Leeds

Average Rent in Leeds: £1,075/mo

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Median asking rent across 15,197 live Leeds listings on 5 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,075 /month

15,197 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Leeds by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£882/mo	931
1 bed	£850/mo	4,376
2 bed	£1,100/mo	4,936
3 bed	£1,300/mo	2,108
4+ bed	£2,000/mo	1,963
Room (house share)	£560/mo	883

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Leeds

What it costs to rent in Leeds

Leeds currently has 15,197 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,075 a month. 500 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 35% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is LS28 at around £875/mo, while LS89 sits nearer £6,500/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Leeds around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Leeds by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 15,197 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Leeds

£882/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Leeds is £882 a month, 18% below the city-wide median of £1,075, based on 931 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Leeds

£850/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Leeds is £850 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £1,075, based on 4,376 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Leeds

£1,100/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Leeds is £1,100 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £1,075, based on 4,936 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Leeds

£1,300/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Leeds is £1,300 a month, 21% above the city-wide median of £1,075, based on 2,108 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Leeds

£2,000/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Leeds is £2,000 a month, 86% above the city-wide median of £1,075, based on 1,963 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Leeds

£560/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Leeds house share is £560 a month, 48% below the city-wide median of £1,075, based on 883 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Leeds rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Leeds. Latest: £1,140/mo (Jul 26, +3.6% YoY).

Latest

£1,140

Jul 26

Annual

+3.6%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£872

Aug 21

Total change

+31%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Leeds pay goes on rent?

Renters in Leeds spend an estimated 43% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,140/mo

£13,680/yr

Median pay

£31,679/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

43%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Leeds

Flats & apartments

8017

60% of listings

Houses

4318

33% of listings

Rooms

883

7% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Leeds — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 51% of the 4,368 houses currently advertised in Leeds.

Terraced
51%2,241
Semi-detached
24%1,039
Other house
19%826
Detached
5%215
Bungalow
1%47

Rent by postcode

Where Leeds rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 10,078 live listings in 31 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Leeds

1LS89£6,500/mo3 rentals
2LS23£1,250/mo31 rentals
3LS15£1,250/mo249 rentals

Cheapest in Leeds

1LS28£875/mo186 rentals
2LS11£895/mo478 rentals
3LS27£895/mo254 rentals

Features · Leeds

Garden, parking, and floor area in Leeds

Live signal across 15,197 Leeds rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

73%

of 3,278 Leeds listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

87%

of 4,648 Leeds listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Leeds this week

500 homes came onto the Leeds rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Leeds

Most Leeds homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 373,830 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.42

≈ Band B–C

Stock

374k

373,830 properties

A
38%143,060
B
21%79,400
C
19%72,480
D
10%37,450
E
6%22,610
F
3%10,680
G
2%7,400
H
0%750

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Leeds

93% of Leeds premises can already get full-fibre and 96% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

93%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

96%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

485 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
93%
Gigabit-capable
96%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Leeds), July 2025, covering 367,900 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Leeds homes

42% of Leeds homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

42%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

58%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

329k

328,968 EPCs

A
0%1,479
B
10%32,404
C
32%104,604
D
39%128,781
E
14%47,503
F
3%10,266
G
1%3,931

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Leeds. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Leeds

8 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Leeds centroid. The five closest:

1
Leeds Mathematics School
16 plus · Free schools 16 to 19 · LS1 5AS
0.23 mi
2
Blenheim Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · LS2 9EX
0.49 mi
3
Little London Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · LS7 1SR
0.71 mi
4
Rosebank Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · LS3 1JP
0.79 mi
5
West Oaks School
Not applicable · Community special school · LS6 2ST
0.87 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Leeds centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Leeds

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Leeds has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 85 of 85 postcode districts analysed, the median was 276 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Leeds is Violent crime, accounting for 16% of all incidents.

Crime overview

276 crimes per area (median)
85 of 85 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
16% of incidents

Leeds’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Leeds

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Roundhay has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Leeds.

Headingley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (150) · pop. ~17,000
29
per 1k
Roundhay
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (61) · pop. ~20,000
9.8
per 1k
Chapel Allerton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (139) · pop. ~21,000
21
per 1k
Burley
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (207) · pop. ~10,000
70
per 1k
Hyde Park
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (170) · pop. ~14,000
42
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Leeds listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Leeds.

Rightmove

10534

OpenRent

2759

SpareRoom

883

OnTheMarket

525

Leaders

496

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Frequently asked

Renting in Leeds — your questions answered

How much is rent in Leeds?

The average (median) asking rent in Leeds is £1,075 a month — a 1-bed is £850 and a 2-bed £1,100, based on 15,197 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Leeds?

The median asking rent for a studio in Leeds is £882 a month, 18% below the city-wide median of £1,075, based on 931 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Leeds?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Leeds is £850 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £1,075, based on 4,376 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Leeds?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Leeds is £1,100 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £1,075, based on 4,936 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Leeds?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Leeds is £1,300 a month, 21% above the city-wide median of £1,075, based on 2,108 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Leeds?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Leeds is £2,000 a month, 86% above the city-wide median of £1,075, based on 1,963 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Leeds?

The median asking rent for a room in a Leeds house share is £560 a month, 48% below the city-wide median of £1,075, based on 883 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Leeds?

There are currently 15,197 rental properties available in Leeds, with 500 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Leeds safe for renters?

Leeds has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 276 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Violent crime. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Leeds?

The most commonly reported crime category in Leeds is Violent crime, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

Across Yorkshire and the Humber

Average rent across Yorkshire and the Humber

How Leeds compares with the other 20 places we track in Yorkshire and the Humber — median asking rent from live listings, updated September 2026.

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