Which has the lower district median?
Chapel Allerton: £275,500. City Centre: £209,950.
City Centre is lower in this 24-month sample.
Chapel Allerton (LS7) or City Centre (LS1): an area comparison
City Centre has the lower recorded-sale median by £65,550. The cards below show how the two areas compare on prices, schools, green space, local profile and transport.
The short answer
Which has the broader school register?
Chapel Allerton: 8. City Centre: 81 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: LS7 113, LS1 80. mapped green-space sites: LS7 45, LS1 7.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £65,550 across the 24-month samples. That gives City Centre the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Chapel Allerton has 8 registered schools, 45 mapped green-space sites and 113 bus nodes. City Centre has 81, 7 and 80 respectively.
District prices
LS7 recorded 540 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £275,500. The £327,747 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
LS1 recorded 133 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £209,950. The £515,577 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
LS7
- Median recorded sale
- £275,500
- Average recorded sale
- £327,747
- Recorded sales
- 540 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
LS1
- Median recorded sale
- £209,950
- Average recorded sale
- £515,577
- Recorded sales
- 133 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
Crime and serious-crime share
Police.uk records 4,072 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 1,910, or 46.9% of the total.
Police.uk records 8,171 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 2,971, or 36.4% of the total.
LS7
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 4,072
- Selected report-category share
- 1,910 (46.9%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
LS1
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 8,171
- Selected report-category share
- 2,971 (36.4%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
Local-area deprivation context
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. LS7 has a median of 3.0. 58.4% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 13.4% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. LS1 has a median of 4.0. 47.6% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 27.6% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
LS7
- Median IMD decile
- 3.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 58.4%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 13.4%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
LS1
- Median IMD decile
- 4.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 47.6%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 27.6%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
Schools
The register lists 8 open establishments in LS7. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 81 open establishments in LS1. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
LS7
- Registered school sites
- 8 (All-through: 1, Primary: 7)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
LS1
- Registered school sites
- 81 (16 plus: 1, All-through: 2, Primary: 65, Secondary: 13)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
Green space and outdoor sport
OS maps 45 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 61.79 hectares, including 7 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 7 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 1.24 hectares, including 3 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
LS7
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 45
- Mapped site area
- 61.79 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 7
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
LS1
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 7
- Mapped site area
- 1.24 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 3
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
Flood context
The source covers 671 postcode units. 117 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 113 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 5,870 postcode units. 831 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 965 have medium-risk surroundings.
LS7
- Postcode units in source
- 671
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 117
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 113
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
LS1
- Postcode units in source
- 5,870
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 831
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 965
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
Air quality
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 13.6 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 27.3 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
LS7
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 13.6 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
LS1
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 27.3 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
Transport access nodes
NaPTAN contains 113 active bus nodes and 0 rail, metro or tram nodes across LS7. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 80 active bus nodes and 4 rail, metro or tram nodes across LS1. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
LS7
- Active bus access nodes
- 113
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 0
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
LS1
- Active bus access nodes
- 80
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 4
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Broadband availability
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
LS7
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
LS1
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
Road safety
DfT records 203 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 1 fatal, 56 serious and 146 slight.
DfT records 143 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 34 serious and 109 slight.
LS7
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 203
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 56
- Slight
- 146
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
LS1
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 143
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 34
- Slight
- 109
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Sources and method
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
- MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
- Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
- DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
- NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
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