Pay vs Place

Gosport vs Leeds: buying or renting a home

A typical terraced house costs £42,500 (21%) more in Gosport than in Leeds. Measured against local pay, buying is harder in Gosport: it takes 6.6× median annual pay, against 5.5× in Leeds.

Gosport, terraced
£245,000
Income typically needed: £49,000
Median full-time pay: £37,060
Leeds, terraced
£202,500
Income typically needed: £40,500
Median full-time pay: £36,716

At a glance

Gosport Leeds
Buying a home Fairly affordable Fairly affordable
Renting a home Expensive Expensive
Recorded crime About average Above average

Buying rates the typical price of all homes against median pay; renting rates a year of average rent against median pay; crime rates recorded crime per resident against the England and Wales average.

What the numbers say

Median full-time pay in Leeds (£36,716) is 1% lower than in Gosport (£37,060), while a typical terraced house costs 17% less (£202,500 against £245,000). Set against local pay, Leeds is the easier of the two for a typical earner to buy in.

Buying a terraced house takes 6.6× annual pay in Gosport and 5.5× in Leeds. Renting one takes 38% of pay in Gosport and 38% in Leeds. Buying is harder in Gosport; renting is about the same.

Across all property types and measured against pay, Gosport is the 122nd least expensive of 316 areas to buy in, and Leeds is the 114th least expensive of 316 areas. For renting against pay, Gosport is the 102nd most expensive of 316 areas and Leeds is the 106th most expensive of 316 areas.

Someone on £40,000 in Gosport would need about £33,000 in Leeds to be equally placed to buy a terraced house, and about £39,500 to be equally placed to rent one. Keeping the same pay after a move to Leeds would leave you better placed to buy. These figures compare housing costs only; they ignore other living costs and the pay you could earn in a new job.

Police recorded 71.8 crimes per 1,000 residents in Gosport and 114.6 in Leeds, so recorded crime per resident is 60% higher in Leeds. The biggest difference is in residential burglary: 2.8 per 1,000 in Gosport against 13.0 in Leeds.

Can a typical earner buy?

Terraced house Gosport Leeds
Median full-time pay £37,060 £36,716
House price ÷ pay 6.6× 5.5×
Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy 76% 91%
Rent a year as a share of median pay 38% 38%

Buying, by property type

Type Gosport Leeds Difference
Detached £490,000 £430,000 -12% in Leeds
Semi-detached £305,000 £262,000 -14% in Leeds
Terraced £245,000 £202,500 -17% in Leeds
Flat £150,000 £150,000 0% in Leeds

Renting, by property type

Type (average rent a month) Gosport Leeds Difference
Detached £1,571 £1,507 -4% in Leeds
Semi-detached £1,321 £1,226 -7% in Leeds
Terraced £1,171 £1,157 -1% in Leeds
Flat £960 £905 -6% in Leeds

Crime

Police recorded 71.8 crimes per 1,000 residents in Gosport and 114.6 in Leeds, so recorded crime per resident is 60% higher in Leeds.

Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents Gosport Leeds Difference
All recorded crime (excluding fraud) 71.8 114.6 +60% in Leeds
Violence against the person 32.3 44.9 +39% in Leeds
Sexual offences 4.1 4.4 +7% in Leeds
Robbery 0.5 2.2 +327% in Leeds
Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) 2.8 13.0 +362% in Leeds
Vehicle offences 2.9 7.0 +138% in Leeds
Theft from the person 0.3 1.3 +279% in Leeds
Criminal damage and arson 5.8 8.5 +45% in Leeds

Rates use resident population, so city centres and student areas show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on reporting and police recording practice.

How prices have changed in each area

Average house price for all property types, indexed so that 2005 is 100. A line at 200 means prices have doubled.

Gosport: 180Leeds: 181
House prices in Gosport and Leeds since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Gosport now 180, Leeds now 181.7510012515017520020052010201520202025House prices in Gosport and Leeds since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Gosport now 180, Leeds now 181.7510012515017520020102020
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YearGosportLeeds
2005100100
2006102107
2007110114
2008107110
20099998
2010105103
2011104101
201210699
2013106100
2014113106
2015121111
2016133119
2017143125
2018149130
2019150134
2020151139
2021162151
2022180165
2023182168
2024175171
2025179177
12 months to July 2026180181

In 2005 the average home cost £131,258 in Gosport and £135,425 in Leeds. Now it is £236,645 and £244,464: Gosport is up 80% and Leeds is up 81%.

Buying a home against local pay, over time

Average house price divided by median full-time pay. Higher means harder to afford.

Gosport: 6.3 years of payLeeds: 6.5 years of pay
Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Gosport and LeedsGosport now 6.3, Leeds now 6.5 years of pay.0×2×4×6×8×20052010201520202025Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Gosport and LeedsGosport now 6.3, Leeds now 6.5 years of pay.0×2×4×6×8×20052010201520202025
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YearGosportLeeds
20056.2 years of pay6.1 years of pay
20105.5 years of pay5.7 years of pay
20155.8 years of pay5.7 years of pay
20206.6 years of pay6.2 years of pay
20256.3 years of pay6.5 years of pay

In 2005 a home cost 6.2 years of pay in Gosport and 6.1 years in Leeds. In 2025 it was 6.3 years and 6.5 years.

How rents have changed in each area

Average monthly rent for all property types, indexed so that 2015 is 100.

Gosport: 159Leeds: 151
Rents in Gosport and Leeds since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Gosport now 159, Leeds now 151.80100120140160201620182020202220242026Rents in Gosport and Leeds since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Gosport now 159, Leeds now 151.80100120140160201520202025
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YearGosportLeeds
2015100100
201610398
2017106102
2018108104
2019110107
2020112112
2021116114
2022120125
2023128136
2024139145
2025150146
August 2026159151

In 2015 the average rent was £734 a month in Gosport and £758 in Leeds. Now it is £1,169 and £1,145: up 59% in Gosport and up 51% in Leeds. Rents have risen faster in Gosport.

What your salary is worth in each area

Salary needed to afford the same kind of home (terraced), going by median prices and average rents.

Moving from Gosport to Leeds

Earning in Gosport Equivalent to buy in Leeds Equivalent to rent in Leeds
£30,000 £25,000 £29,500
£40,000 £33,000 £39,500
£50,000 £41,500 £49,500
£60,000 £49,500 £59,500

Moving from Leeds to Gosport

Earning in Leeds Equivalent to buy in Gosport Equivalent to rent in Gosport
£30,000 £36,500 £30,500
£40,000 £48,500 £40,500
£50,000 £60,500 £50,500
£60,000 £72,500 £60,500
Prices are medians for each property type over the last 12 months of registered sales; types with fewer than 100 sales in either area are left out. Rents are ONS averages for the area. Pay is the median for full-time employees living in the area, before tax. Income needed is illustrative: it assumes a 10% deposit and a lender willing to lend 4.5 times income. Real lending depends on your circumstances. Salary equivalents compare housing costs only, not other living costs, tax or the pay you could earn in a new job.

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