Churwell

Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 6,410 · 4 LSOAs

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

86Area Score / 100 ?
  • #965 of 6,856 in England
  • #74 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #20 of 107 in Leeds
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,447
Median age (est.)43
Density2,160per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above32%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 5%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 15% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional15%
Administrative12%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 6%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 6%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 43% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Churwell is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #965 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 107 in Leeds. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (92) and lowest on Crime (51). Typical homes here, about £250,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 35% in five years (from 109 sales), in line with the wider Leeds median of £246,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #140 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £37,478 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 163 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 82 · #1,218
Employment 77 · #1,547
Education 78 · #1,492
Health 62 · #2,630
Crime 51 · #3,350
Housing & access 92 · #553
Living environment 71 · #2,013

House prices ?

£250,000median (12m) · +4.2% yr · n=109
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£250,000109+4.2%+35.1%
Detached£395,00029+7.5%+35.3%
Semi-detached£245,00047+6.5%+33.5%
Terraced£215,00031-4.4%+36.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£250,000
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)£37,478±£5,365 · #4,209 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,265
Price-to-income ?6.7×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

163 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,046 offences
Leeds120
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #6,000 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences278
Theft484
Burglary39
Vehicle crime50
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons75
Drugs17
Robbery10
Other49

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 54 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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