Which has the lower district median?
Morley: £217,175. Roundhay: £241,000.
Morley is lower in this 24-month sample.
Morley (LS27) or Roundhay (LS8): an area comparison
Morley has the lower recorded-sale median by £23,825. 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?
Morley: 12. Roundhay: 10 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: LS27 215, LS8 142. mapped green-space sites: LS27 67, LS8 56.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £23,825 across the 24-month samples. That gives Morley the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Morley has 12 registered schools, 67 mapped green-space sites and 215 bus nodes. Roundhay has 10, 56 and 142 respectively.
District prices
LS27 recorded 1,136 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £217,175. The £253,929 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
LS8 recorded 827 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £241,000. The £302,721 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
LS27
- Median recorded sale
- £217,175
- Average recorded sale
- £253,929
- Recorded sales
- 1,136 (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.
LS8
- Median recorded sale
- £241,000
- Average recorded sale
- £302,721
- Recorded sales
- 827 (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 4,347 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 2,117, or 48.7% of the total.
Police.uk records 6,213 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 3,217, or 51.8% of the total.
LS27
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 4,347
- Selected report-category share
- 2,117 (48.7%)
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.
LS8
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 6,213
- Selected report-category share
- 3,217 (51.8%)
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. LS27 has a median of 5.0. 19.4% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 24.9% 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. LS8 has a median of 3.0. 62.0% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 22.8% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
LS27
- Median IMD decile
- 5.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 19.4%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 24.9%
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.
LS8
- Median IMD decile
- 3.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 62.0%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 22.8%
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 12 open establishments in LS27. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 10 open establishments in LS8. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
LS27
- Registered school sites
- 12 (16 plus: 1, Primary: 9, Secondary: 2)
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.
LS8
- Registered school sites
- 10 (All-through: 1, Primary: 9)
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 67 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 118.95 hectares, including 12 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 56 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 181.71 hectares, including 11 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
LS27
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 67
- Mapped site area
- 118.95 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 12
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.
LS8
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 56
- Mapped site area
- 181.71 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 11
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 1,204 postcode units. 126 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 162 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 931 postcode units. 170 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 185 have medium-risk surroundings.
LS27
- Postcode units in source
- 1,204
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 126
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 162
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.
LS8
- Postcode units in source
- 931
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 170
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 185
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 14.2 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 13.0 µg/m³. 99.6% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
LS27
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 14.2 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.
LS8
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 13.0 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 99.6%
- 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 215 active bus nodes and 5 rail, metro or tram nodes across LS27. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 142 active bus nodes and 0 rail, metro or tram nodes across LS8. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
LS27
- Active bus access nodes
- 215
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 5
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.
LS8
- Active bus access nodes
- 142
- 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.
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.
LS27
- 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.
LS8
- 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 175 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 47 serious and 128 slight.
DfT records 275 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 2 fatal, 65 serious and 208 slight.
LS27
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 175
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 47
- Slight
- 128
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.
LS8
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 275
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 65
- Slight
- 208
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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