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Lawnswood & Ireland Wood: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Lawnswood & Ireland Wood neighbourhood of Leeds, England (ONS area Leeds 019). Headline figures assembled 20 October 2026. Postcodes LS16, LS18. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LS16 6LJ.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Lawnswood & Ireland Wood is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Leeds (3 of 19 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £285,000 and flats for £145,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Leeds (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Horsforth, is about a 21-minute walk 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
£285,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£145,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% 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
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.17; 0 of 19 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 2 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 2 to 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£55,400
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.8 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
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Lawnswood & Ireland Wood sits in Leeds
- Typical house price: joint 28th highest of the 105 neighbourhoods in Leeds with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: joint 24th lowest of the 56 neighbourhoods in Leeds with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 32nd 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 Lawnswood & Ireland Wood
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
0 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Leeds, 3 the other way and 16 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.
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Recorded crime
- Schools improving
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Horsforth Railway station, about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 5.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern and LNER to Leeds (about 14 min); Northern to York (about 63 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 Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy 100 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Oct 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Ralph Thoresby School 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Oct 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 Lawnswood & Ireland Wood
What is the typical house price in Lawnswood & Ireland Wood?
£285,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.
How does Lawnswood & Ireland Wood compare with the rest of Leeds?
Typical house price: joint 28th highest of the 105 neighbourhoods in Leeds with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: joint 24th lowest of the 56 neighbourhoods in Leeds with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 32nd highest of 107 neighbourhoods in Leeds.
Is Lawnswood & Ireland Wood an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Lawnswood & Ireland Wood gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.17; 0 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Lawnswood & Ireland Wood?
Horsforth. Railway station, about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 5.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern and LNER to Leeds (about 14 min); Northern to York (about 63 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Lawnswood & Ireland Wood?
Nearest state primary school. Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy. 100 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Oct 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Ralph Thoresby School. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Oct 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.