Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk
Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 5,890 · 4 LSOAs
Postcode LS15
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #272 of 6,856 in England
- #21 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
- #7 of 107 in Leeds
- Least deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 25% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 25% |
| Associate professional | 16% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Elementary | 5% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 56% · No religion 38% · Hindu 1%
Born outside the UK: 5%
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
Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #272 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #7 of 107 in Leeds. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (97) and lowest on Crime (54). Typical homes here, about £340,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 36% in five years (from 86 sales), 38% above the wider Leeds median of £246,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,319 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 110 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £340,000 | 86 | +21.4% | +35.5% |
| Detached | £395,000 | 35 | -3.7% | +39.6% |
| Semi-detached | £277,500 | 38 | +2.6% | +4.3% |
| Terraced | £230,000 | 10 | +1.1% | +34.1% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #911 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,216 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 197 |
| Theft | 237 |
| Burglary | 48 |
| Vehicle crime | 36 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 42 |
| Public order & weapons | 56 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Other | 18 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 121 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
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