Council-Managed Allotment Sites in Leeds with Plot Sizes and Charges

Leeds City Council provides details of all its managed allotment sites around the city. The dataset includes full postal addresses, plot sizes and numbers, and facility information. Specific rental and water charges for the 2014/15 financial year are listed, such as £38.50 for a full 250 m² plot.

Use Cases

• Map the distribution and density of public gardening spaces based on the provided postal addresses.
• Analyze the relationship between plot size and rental cost based on the listed full, half, and quarter plot charges.
• Model operational costs for council-managed sites based on the separate water charges for different plot sizes.
• Assess public facility provision and accessibility based on the described site locations and amenities.

Strengths

• Includes specific financial data for the 2014/15 period, such as £38.50 for a full plot.
• Lists concrete plot sizes (250 m², 125 m², 63 m²) and associated rental tiers.
• Published under the OGL-UK-3.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The listed charges are from 2014/15; financial data is not current.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Leeds City Council

Collection Method

Likely compiled from council records of managed public land.

Time Range

Charges are specified for the 2014/15 financial year.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:23.616424; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Allotment sites around the city of Leeds, UK.