Pay vs Place

Havant vs Leeds: buying or renting a home

A typical terraced house costs £72,500 (36%) more in Havant than in Leeds. Measured against local pay, buying is harder in Havant: it takes 7.4× median annual pay, against 5.5× in Leeds.

Havant, terraced
£275,000
Income typically needed: £55,000
Median full-time pay: £37,220
Leeds, terraced
£202,500
Income typically needed: £40,500
Median full-time pay: £36,716

At a glance

Havant Leeds
Buying a home Expensive 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 Havant (£37,220), while a typical terraced house costs 26% less (£202,500 against £275,000). Set against local pay, Leeds is the easier of the two for a typical earner to buy in.

Buying a terraced house takes 7.4× annual pay in Havant and 5.5× in Leeds. Renting one takes 38% of pay in Havant and 38% in Leeds. Buying is harder in Havant; renting is about the same.

Across all property types and measured against pay, Havant is the 109th most expensive of 316 areas to buy in, and Leeds is the 114th least expensive of 316 areas. For renting against pay, Havant is the 110th most expensive of 316 areas and Leeds is the 106th most expensive of 316 areas.

Someone on £40,000 in Havant would need about £29,500 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 75.8 crimes per 1,000 residents in Havant and 114.6 in Leeds, so recorded crime per resident is 51% higher in Leeds. The biggest difference is in residential burglary: 2.9 per 1,000 in Havant against 13.0 in Leeds.

Can a typical earner buy?

Terraced house Havant Leeds
Median full-time pay £37,220 £36,716
House price ÷ pay 7.4× 5.5×
Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy 68% 91%
Rent a year as a share of median pay 38% 38%

Buying, by property type

Type Havant Leeds Difference
Detached £470,000 £430,000 -9% in Leeds
Semi-detached £340,000 £262,000 -23% in Leeds
Terraced £275,000 £202,500 -26% in Leeds
Flat £152,000 £150,000 -1% in Leeds

Renting, by property type

Type (average rent a month) Havant Leeds Difference
Detached £1,545 £1,507 -2% in Leeds
Semi-detached £1,315 £1,226 -7% in Leeds
Terraced £1,172 £1,157 -1% in Leeds
Flat £943 £905 -4% in Leeds

Crime

Police recorded 75.8 crimes per 1,000 residents in Havant and 114.6 in Leeds, so recorded crime per resident is 51% higher in Leeds.

Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents Havant Leeds Difference
All recorded crime (excluding fraud) 75.8 114.6 +51% in Leeds
Violence against the person 34.7 44.9 +29% in Leeds
Sexual offences 3.5 4.4 +26% in Leeds
Robbery 0.7 2.2 +203% in Leeds
Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) 2.9 13.0 +349% in Leeds
Vehicle offences 2.5 7.0 +181% in Leeds
Theft from the person 0.4 1.3 +231% in Leeds
Criminal damage and arson 6.6 8.5 +29% 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.

Havant: 187Leeds: 181
House prices in Havant and Leeds since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Havant now 187, Leeds now 181.7510012515017520020052010201520202025House prices in Havant and Leeds since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Havant now 187, Leeds now 181.7510012515017520020102020
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YearHavantLeeds
2005100100
2006103107
2007112114
2008110110
20099998
2010107103
2011107101
201210899
2013109100
2014118106
2015126111
2016138119
2017147125
2018153130
2019152134
2020156139
2021168151
2022184165
2023185168
2024179171
2025185177
12 months to July 2026187181

In 2005 the average home cost £169,139 in Havant and £135,425 in Leeds. Now it is £315,987 and £244,464: Havant is up 87% and Leeds is up 81%. Prices have risen faster in Havant, so the gap between the two has widened.

Buying a home against local pay, over time

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

Havant: 8.4 years of payLeeds: 6.5 years of pay
Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Havant and LeedsHavant now 8.4, Leeds now 6.5 years of pay.0×2.5×5×7.5×10×20052010201520202025Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Havant and LeedsHavant now 8.4, Leeds now 6.5 years of pay.0×2.5×5×7.5×10×20052010201520202025
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YearHavantLeeds
20057.5 years of pay6.1 years of pay
20107.2 years of pay5.7 years of pay
20157.7 years of pay5.7 years of pay
20208.8 years of pay6.2 years of pay
20258.4 years of pay6.5 years of pay

In 2005 a home cost 7.5 years of pay in Havant and 6.1 years in Leeds. In 2025 it was 8.4 years and 6.5 years.

Affordability has worsened more in Havant over that time.

How rents have changed in each area

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

Havant: 154Leeds: 151
Rents in Havant and Leeds since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Havant now 154, Leeds now 151.80100120140160201620182020202220242026Rents in Havant and Leeds since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Havant now 154, Leeds now 151.80100120140160201520202025
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YearHavantLeeds
2015100100
201610598
2017111102
2018112104
2019114107
2020115112
2021117114
2022125125
2023131136
2024142145
2025149146
August 2026154151

In 2015 the average rent was £747 a month in Havant and £758 in Leeds. Now it is £1,151 and £1,145: up 54% in Havant and up 51% in Leeds.

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 Havant to Leeds

Earning in Havant Equivalent to buy in Leeds Equivalent to rent in Leeds
£30,000 £22,000 £29,500
£40,000 £29,500 £39,500
£50,000 £37,000 £49,500
£60,000 £44,000 £59,000

Moving from Leeds to Havant

Earning in Leeds Equivalent to buy in Havant Equivalent to rent in Havant
£30,000 £40,500 £30,500
£40,000 £54,500 £40,500
£50,000 £68,000 £50,500
£60,000 £81,500 £61,000
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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