Neighbourhoods in Leeds

Yorkshire and The Humber · 107 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

47

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#176 of 296 local authorities · 107 neighbourhoods · 820,802 residents

Income49
Employment50
Education48
Health43
Crime31
Housing & access74
Living env.39
Decile 1: 17% of residentsDecile 2: 11% of residentsDecile 3: 6% of residentsDecile 4: 8% of residentsDecile 5: 7% of residentsDecile 6: 12% of residentsDecile 7: 12% of residentsDecile 8: 5% of residentsDecile 9: 5% of residentsDecile 10: 16% of residentsResidents by national
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

Typical net household income£38,365a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime120per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied58%

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

£246,000median home sold over the past year · +21.8% over 5 years · +2.5% over the year · 9,276 sales
Detached£420,000
Semi-detached£260,000
Terraced£199,052
Flat£155,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Leeds

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Wetherby West 4699 £425,000
Guiseley North & West 7399 £365,000
Horsforth West 8099 £417,500
Alwoodley 10198 £435,000
Garforth East 11598 £280,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Leeds

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

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

Residents811,969
Median age (est.)37
Density1,472per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above35%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 15%25–44 28%45–64 23%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 20%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 33%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 79%Asian: 10%Black: 6%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 79%Asian 10%Black 6%Mixed 3%Other 2%

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.