Neighbourhoods in Leeds
Yorkshire and The Humber · 107 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).
Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population
#176 of 296 local authorities · 107 neighbourhoods · 820,802 residents
deprivation decile · left = most deprived
Neighbourhoods here span Harehills South (0) to Wetherby West (99); 17% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →
In summary
Leeds contains both ends of the scale: Wetherby West at 99 out of 100 (#46 of 6,856 in England) against Harehills South at 0, a 99-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 33 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 39 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £114,000 in Beeston Hill & Hunslet Moor to £594,998 in Collingham, Rigton & Harewood — a 5.2× gap within Leeds. (1 neighbourhood had too few sales to report reliably.)
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in Leeds
Towns & places in Leeds
Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.
Neighbourhood rankings in Leeds
Lowest recorded crime
per 1,000 residents (12m)
| Wetherby West | 26 |
| Garforth East | 29 |
| Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes | 34 |
| Alwoodley | 35 |
| Primley Park & Wigton Moor | 35 |
Highest household income
net income a year (est.)
| Leeds City Centre | £60,407 |
| Horsforth South & Rawdon | £51,590 |
| Roundhay Park & Slaid Hill | £50,893 |
| Wetherby West | £50,878 |
| Roundhay West | £50,796 |
Most affordable
price ÷ net income
| University & Little Woodhouse | 2.7× |
| Leeds City Centre | 3.1× |
| Cross Flats Park & Garnets | 3.8× |
| Burmantofts | 3.8× |
| Beeston Hill & Hunslet Moor | 4.0× |
Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →
Postcode districts in Leeds
Postcode districts that overlap Leeds — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.
People living in Leeds Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 42% · No religion 40% · Muslim 8%
Born outside the UK: 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Nearby areas
Local authorities around Leeds.