Figures show number of pubs and bars falling across Leeds

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show the number of pubs and bars in Leeds has fallen slightly since last year.

- by Harriet Sutton

There were some 480 open in 2024-down slightly from 485 the year before, but a slight increase from 445 in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Using the most recent available population estimates, it suggests there were about 59 pubs and bars per 100,000 people in the area last year, which is slightly above the 58 per 100,000 average across England and Wales.