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Cross Gates West & Killingbeck: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Cross Gates West & Killingbeck neighbourhood of Leeds, England (ONS area Leeds 061). Headline figures assembled 21 October 2026. Postcodes LS14, LS15, LS9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LS14 6XT.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification
Cross Gates West & Killingbeck is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Leeds (5 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £235,000 and flats for £132,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Leeds (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Cross Gates, is about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 21 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£235,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +52% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£132,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.07; 5 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 3 to 6.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£46,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.2 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Cross Gates West & Killingbeck sits in Leeds
- Typical house price: joint 50th highest of the 105 neighbourhoods in Leeds with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: joint 17th lowest of the 56 neighbourhoods in Leeds with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 43rd lowest of 107 neighbourhoods in Leeds
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 21 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Cross Gates West & Killingbeck
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 21 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
5 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Leeds, 1 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Residents aged 25 to 29
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
- New-build activity
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Falling behind the borough
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Cross Gates Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.0 km in a straight line). About 4.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to York (20 to 26 min) and Leeds (about 8 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Cross Gates Primary School 310 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Leeds East Academy 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 3 areas, Requires improvement in 1 (Oct 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Cross Gates West & Killingbeck
What is the typical house price in Cross Gates West & Killingbeck?
£235,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +52% against 2017-2019.
How does Cross Gates West & Killingbeck compare with the rest of Leeds?
Typical house price: joint 50th highest of the 105 neighbourhoods in Leeds with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: joint 17th lowest of the 56 neighbourhoods in Leeds with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 43rd lowest of 107 neighbourhoods in Leeds.
Is Cross Gates West & Killingbeck an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Cross Gates West & Killingbeck gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.07; 5 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Cross Gates West & Killingbeck?
Cross Gates. Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.0 km in a straight line). About 4.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to York (20 to 26 min) and Leeds (about 8 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Cross Gates West & Killingbeck?
Nearest state primary school. Cross Gates Primary School. 310 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Leeds East Academy. 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 3 areas, Requires improvement in 1 (Oct 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.