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These are the 9 Leeds areas where the population is decreasing

The population of Leeds increased by 6% from 2002 to 2013 and unsuprisingly the biggest increase was in the city centre.

But some areas of Leeds saw the population stagnate, or decline, during that time. According to census data, organised by tomforth.co.uk, these are the nine Leeds wards where people are moving out at the same rate or faster than people are moving in. Images are for illustrative purposes only.

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