LS21Otley, Leeds, England

House prices in LS21, Otley

Homes in LS21 sold for a median of £307,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 484 standard sales.

That is 24% above the £248,000 median for the Leeds council area, which holds 80% of LS21's postcodes.

Median sale price£307,500484 standard sales
Middle half of prices£246,000 to £420,000
Against the Leeds council area24% aboveLeeds median £248,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in LS21, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle half
Detached106£500,000£400,000 to £654,000
Semi-detached142£306,500£265,000 to £381,000
Terraced196£266,000£220,000 to £347,000
Flats and maisonettes40£196,500£159,000 to £289,000

LS21 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Nearby districts priced within 20% of it have their own: LS19 at £3,319 per m² from 22 sales, LS16 at £3,766 per m² from 39 sales, and LS18 at £4,069 per m² from 26 sales.

Terraced houses were the most common type sold here, at 41% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 29%.

Flats here sold for a median of £196,500, 18% more than the £166,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.

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Where prices are higher in LS21

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in LS21 2, around Otley, with a median of £368,500, and lowest in LS21 3, around Otley, at £290,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in LS21 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 65 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in LS21, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
LS21 2NN£1,250,0003
LS21 1EY£900,0003
LS21 1RX£585,0006
LS21 2RT£560,0003
LS21 2BE£530,0003
LS21 2QB£497,5004
LS21 2RD£485,0004
LS21 2ER£465,0004
LS21 1LE£463,5003
LS21 2DE£455,0005
LS21 1TL£450,0003
LS21 1FG£435,0003
LS21 3LY£425,0003
LS21 1JB£420,0003
LS21 2AW£410,0003
LS21 3NZ£407,5004
LS21 1FE£405,0007
LS21 2RR£383,0004
LS21 2AL£373,5005
LS21 2FB£368,5003
LS21 1LB£365,0003
LS21 1HL£360,0003
LS21 1TY£345,0005
LS21 3NE£340,0003
LS21 1FA£335,0003
LS21 3LW£322,0003
LS21 1GG£321,5004
LS21 3ND£314,0006
LS21 2BY£305,0003
LS21 1AN£300,0003
LS21 1DE£300,0003
LS21 1FQ£300,00011
LS21 1LN£300,0005
LS21 1RS£300,0007
LS21 3LE£295,0005
LS21 3LH£295,0003
LS21 3LU£295,0003
LS21 3DY£290,0005
LS21 3LX£290,0004
LS21 1ND£286,0003
LS21 3LT£282,5004
LS21 1LU£280,5004
LS21 2AH£275,0003
LS21 1BX£272,0004
LS21 1BZ£271,0006
LS21 1DJ£270,0003
LS21 1LW£266,5004
LS21 2AY£260,0003
LS21 2EE£260,0005
LS21 3EQ£260,0003
LS21 3LP£258,00010
LS21 1DA£250,0003
LS21 3HG£250,0003
LS21 2DR£245,0004
LS21 3DS£245,0003
LS21 3EL£237,5003
LS21 1BA£230,0004
LS21 2EJ£230,0003
LS21 1BY£225,0003
LS21 2EQ£206,5004
LS21 1JP£202,5004
LS21 1HF£200,0003
LS21 3JT£196,0004
LS21 1RJ£159,5004
LS21 1RL£140,0003

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £240,000
  2. 2017: £229,000
  3. 2018: £215,500
  4. 2019: £237,000
  5. 2020: £265,000
  6. 2021: £270,000
  7. 2022: £275,000
  8. 2023: £270,000
  9. 2024: £285,000
  10. 2025: £306,500
  11. 2026, January to August: £348,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 28%, from £240,000 in 2016 to £306,500 in 2025, less than the 46% rise for a typical district in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Postcode districts in the Leeds council area

Median sale price of the 26 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. LS21 is the sixth most expensive. LS21 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.

  1. LS22 Wetherby£425,000
  2. LS23 Wetherby£390,000
  3. LS17 Leeds£380,000
  4. LS16 Leeds£330,000
  5. LS18 Leeds£317,000
  6. LS21 Otley, this district£307,500
  7. LS20 Leeds£305,000
  8. LS7 Leeds£291,500
  9. LS6 Leeds£275,000
  10. LS8 Leeds£270,000
  11. LS15 Leeds£265,000
  12. LS25 Leeds£265,000
  13. BD11 Bradford£257,500
  14. LS19 Leeds£250,000
  15. WF3 Wakefield£250,000

All 26 districts in Leeds, ranked

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in LS21, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A10.2%, England and Wales 0.4%
B112.3%, England and Wales 4.8%
C18338.2%, England and Wales 46.9%
D22647.2%, England and Wales 38.1%
E357.3%, England and Wales 7.3%
F194.0%, England and Wales 1.9%
G40.8%, England and Wales 0.6%

Only 41% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales. D was the most common rating: see what a D rating means.

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in LS21, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 190010020.9%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 19296714.0%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 19497014.6%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 19668016.7%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 19826814.2%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995387.9%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 2011336.9%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later234.8%, England and Wales 5.7%

With 21% built before 1900, ask early whether a home is listed or in a conservation area, which limits the work you can do: see buying a listed building and buying in a conservation area.

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £210,000 for a flat on Garnetts Grove to £592,500 for a flat on West Chevin Road.

The latest standard sales recorded in LS21. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 208 Bradford RoadSold for £338,000LS21 3LTSold on 21 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  2. 51 Milner BankSold for £335,000LS21 3NESold on 16 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  3. 15 Queens PlaceSold for £270,000LS21 3HYSold on 14 Sep 2026Terraced
  4. 35 Rombalds ViewSold for £222,500LS21 2DRSold on 14 Sep 2026Terraced
  5. Flat 2, Chevin Hall West Chevin RoadSold for £592,500LS21 3DJSold on 11 Sep 2026Flat
  6. 18 Westbourne GroveSold for £307,500LS21 3LJSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  7. 61 Orchard StreetSold for £260,000LS21 1JUSold on 11 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  8. Apartment 3, Washburn Apartments Garnetts GroveSold for £210,000LS21 1FXSold on 10 Sep 2026Flat
  9. 2 The HolliesSold for £280,000LS21 1RHSold on 9 Sep 2026Flat
  10. 5 Lisker DriveSold for £325,000LS21 1DQSold on 7 Sep 2026Semi-detached

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Bradford Road, Otley£262,50022 sales
  • Albion Street, Otley£245,00012 sales
  • Ilkley Road, Otley£260,00012 sales
  • Bridge Street, Otley£300,00011 sales

Living in LS21

Crime

54 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Lower than 63 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 74% of homes can get it

Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

91% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Higher than 69 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,284 a year in Leeds for 2026 to 2027

Lower than 82 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of LS21, from the sales in LS21, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Adel & Wharfedale 93 sales£352,500
  2. Otley & Yeadon 378 sales£290,000

Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Washburn & Birstwith.

Coal mining

3% of the 651 live postcodes in LS21 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area. The free check shows whether a given postcode is (what a mining report covers).

About these figures

The figures come from 484 standard sales in LS21 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.