Pay vs Place

Leeds vs Teignbridge: buying or renting a home

A typical terraced house costs £29,500 (15%) more in Teignbridge than in Leeds. Measured against local pay, buying is harder in Teignbridge: it takes 6.6× median annual pay, against 5.5× in Leeds.

Leeds, terraced
£202,500
Income typically needed: £40,500
Median full-time pay: £36,716
Teignbridge, terraced
£232,000
Income typically needed: £46,500
Median full-time pay: £35,410

At a glance

Leeds Teignbridge
Buying a home Fairly affordable Expensive
Renting a home Expensive Fairly affordable
Recorded crime Above average Low

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 Teignbridge (£35,410) is 4% lower than in Leeds (£36,716), while a typical terraced house costs 15% more (£232,000 against £202,500). Set against local pay, Leeds is the easier of the two for a typical earner to buy in.

Buying a terraced house takes 5.5× annual pay in Leeds and 6.6× in Teignbridge. Renting one takes 38% of pay in Leeds and 32% in Teignbridge. The two measures point different ways: buying is harder in Teignbridge, but renting takes a bigger share of pay in Leeds.

Across all property types and measured against pay, Leeds is the 114th least expensive of 316 areas to buy in, and Teignbridge is around the middle of 316 areas (129th most expensive). For renting against pay, Leeds is the 106th most expensive of 316 areas and Teignbridge is around the middle of 316 areas (163rd most expensive).

Someone on £40,000 in Leeds would need about £46,000 in Teignbridge to be equally placed to buy a terraced house, and about £33,000 to be equally placed to rent one. Keeping the same pay after a move to Teignbridge would leave you worse 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 114.6 crimes per 1,000 residents in Leeds and 46.3 in Teignbridge, so recorded crime per resident is 60% lower in Teignbridge. The biggest difference is in vehicle offences: 7.0 per 1,000 in Leeds against 1.3 in Teignbridge.

Can a typical earner buy?

Terraced house Leeds Teignbridge
Median full-time pay £36,716 £35,410
House price ÷ pay 5.5× 6.6×
Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy 91% 76%
Rent a year as a share of median pay 38% 32%

Buying, by property type

Type Leeds Teignbridge Difference
Detached £430,000 £425,000 -1% in Teignbridge
Semi-detached £262,000 £290,000 +11% in Teignbridge
Terraced £202,500 £232,000 +15% in Teignbridge
Flat £150,000 £155,000 +3% in Teignbridge

Renting, by property type

Type (average rent a month) Leeds Teignbridge Difference
Detached £1,507 £1,344 -11% in Teignbridge
Semi-detached £1,226 £1,049 -14% in Teignbridge
Terraced £1,157 £959 -17% in Teignbridge
Flat £905 £732 -19% in Teignbridge

Crime

Police recorded 114.6 crimes per 1,000 residents in Leeds and 46.3 in Teignbridge, so recorded crime per resident is 60% lower in Teignbridge.

Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents Leeds Teignbridge Difference
All recorded crime (excluding fraud) 114.6 46.3 -60% in Teignbridge
Violence against the person 44.9 21.8 -52% in Teignbridge
Sexual offences 4.4 2.6 -40% in Teignbridge
Robbery 2.2 0.2 -91% in Teignbridge
Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) 13.0 2.4 -82% in Teignbridge
Vehicle offences 7.0 1.3 -82% in Teignbridge
Theft from the person 1.3 0.2 -84% in Teignbridge
Criminal damage and arson 8.5 4.9 -42% in Teignbridge

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.

Leeds: 181Teignbridge: 167
House prices in Leeds and Teignbridge since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Leeds now 181, Teignbridge now 167.7510012515017520020052010201520202025House prices in Leeds and Teignbridge since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Leeds now 181, Teignbridge now 167.7510012515017520020102020
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YearLeedsTeignbridge
2005100100
2006107105
2007114113
2008110111
20099898
2010103107
2011101104
201299104
2013100107
2014106112
2015111115
2016119122
2017125127
2018130131
2019134132
2020139136
2021151147
2022165165
2023168166
2024171165
2025177167
12 months to July 2026181167

In 2005 the average home cost £135,425 in Leeds and £178,752 in Teignbridge. Now it is £244,464 and £298,341: Leeds is up 81% and Teignbridge is up 67%. Prices have risen faster in Leeds, so the gap between the two has narrowed.

Buying a home against local pay, over time

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

Leeds: 6.5 years of payTeignbridge: 8.5 years of pay
Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Leeds and TeignbridgeLeeds now 6.5, Teignbridge now 8.5 years of pay.0×2.5×5×7.5×10×20052010201520202025Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Leeds and TeignbridgeLeeds now 6.5, Teignbridge now 8.5 years of pay.0×2.5×5×7.5×10×20052010201520202025
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YearLeedsTeignbridge
20056.1 years of pay9.1 years of pay
20105.7 years of pay8.2 years of pay
20155.7 years of pay8.4 years of pay
20206.2 years of pay9.7 years of pay
20256.5 years of pay8.5 years of pay

In 2005 a home cost 6.1 years of pay in Leeds and 9.1 years in Teignbridge. In 2025 it was 6.5 years and 8.5 years.

Affordability has worsened more in Leeds over that time.

How rents have changed in each area

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

Leeds: 151Teignbridge: 141
Rents in Leeds and Teignbridge since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Leeds now 151, Teignbridge now 141.80100120140160201620182020202220242026Rents in Leeds and Teignbridge since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Leeds now 151, Teignbridge now 141.80100120140160201520202025
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YearLeedsTeignbridge
2015100100
201698102
2017102104
2018104105
2019107106
2020112107
2021114111
2022125119
2023136126
2024145130
2025146135
August 2026151141

In 2015 the average rent was £758 a month in Leeds and £681 in Teignbridge. Now it is £1,145 and £961: up 51% in Leeds and up 41% in Teignbridge. Rents have risen faster 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 Leeds to Teignbridge

Earning in Leeds Equivalent to buy in Teignbridge Equivalent to rent in Teignbridge
£30,000 £34,500 £25,000
£40,000 £46,000 £33,000
£50,000 £57,500 £41,500
£60,000 £68,500 £49,500

Moving from Teignbridge to Leeds

Earning in Teignbridge Equivalent to buy in Leeds Equivalent to rent in Leeds
£30,000 £26,000 £36,000
£40,000 £35,000 £48,500
£50,000 £43,500 £60,500
£60,000 £52,500 £72,500
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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