Alwoodley

Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,548 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

98Area Score / 100 ?
  • #101 of 6,856 in England
  • #10 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #4 of 107 in Leeds
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,433
Median age (est.)46
Density554per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above53%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 8%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 1%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 1%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 6%Other: 21%
One person 24%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 6%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 36% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional36%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional14%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure5%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades4%
Elementary4%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 73%Asian: 17%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 5%
White 73%Asian 17%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 40% · No religion 25% · Jewish 14%

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.

In summary

Alwoodley is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #101 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #4 of 107 in Leeds. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (99) and lowest on Living environment (69). Typical homes here, about £435,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 86 sales), 77% above the wider Leeds median of £246,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,553 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 35 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 98 · #108
Employment 97 · #231
Education 99 · #73
Health 92 · #512
Crime 73 · #1,876
Housing & access 74 · #1,767
Living environment 69 · #2,137

House prices ?

£435,000median (12m) · -3.3% yr · n=86
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£435,00086-3.3%+28.9%
Detached£699,00032-5.2%+36.4%
Semi-detached£401,00040-2.2%+28.3%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Flat£280,00013+16.7%+50.1%
This area£435,000
Leeds£246,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£48,553±£6,982 · #1,343 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£42,514
Price-to-income ?9.0×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

60Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

35 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 266 offences
Leeds120
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #828 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences109
Theft38
Burglary32
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson11
Public order & weapons33
Drugs12
Robbery8
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 26 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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