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Lady Wood & Oakwood: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Lady Wood & Oakwood neighbourhood of Leeds, England (ONS area Leeds 037). Headline figures assembled 20 October 2026. Postcodes LS8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LS8 2PQ.

An affluent neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification

Lady Wood & Oakwood is an affluent neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Leeds (3 of 20 signals rising, 3 falling). Houses here typically resell for £348,000 and flats for £160,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Leeds (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Cross Gates, is 3.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 20 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£348,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +39% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£160,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +50% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

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 +0.13; 3 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 9 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 3 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£58,000

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.7 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 Lady Wood & Oakwood sits in Leeds

Typical house price: 17th highest of the 105 neighbourhoods in Leeds with enough house sales for one
Typical flat price: 23rd highest of the 56 neighbourhoods in Leeds with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: joint 23rd highest of 107 neighbourhoods in Leeds

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 20 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 Lady Wood & Oakwood

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Leeds, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Leeds, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 20 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Leeds, 3 the other way and 14 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

Income deprivation ranking
Home improvement applications
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Single-person households under 65
Recorded crime
Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Cross Gates Railway station, 3.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre 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 Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected.
Nearest state secondary school Roundhay School 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Lady Wood & Oakwood

What is the typical house price in Lady Wood & Oakwood?

£348,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +39% against 2017-2019.

How does Lady Wood & Oakwood compare with the rest of Leeds?

Typical house price: 17th highest of the 105 neighbourhoods in Leeds with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 23rd highest of the 56 neighbourhoods in Leeds with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 23rd highest of 107 neighbourhoods in Leeds.

Is Lady Wood & Oakwood an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Lady Wood & Oakwood gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.13; 3 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Lady Wood & Oakwood?

Cross Gates. Railway station, 3.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre 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 Lady Wood & Oakwood?

Nearest state primary school. Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School. 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected. Nearest state secondary school. Roundhay School. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2023).

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.