Garforth East
Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,359 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #115 of 6,856 in England
- #11 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
- #5 of 107 in Leeds
- Least deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 24% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 24% |
| Associate professional | 16% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Administrative | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Elementary | 6% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 55% · No religion 39% · Other 0%
Born outside the UK: 3%
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
Garforth East is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #115 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #5 of 107 in Leeds. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (97) and lowest on Health (83). Typical homes here sold for about £280,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 108 sales), 14% above 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, #150 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £41,749 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 29 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £280,000 | 108 | +9.8% | +4.5% |
| Detached | £400,000 | 17 | +8.4% | +1.9% |
| Semi-detached | £273,000 | 87 | +11.4% | +23.0% |
| Terraced | Too few sales to report (n=4) | |||
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
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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 ?
- #150 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 #327 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 112 |
| Theft | 18 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 13 |
| Public order & weapons | 14 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Other | 6 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 32 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.
Other areas in Leeds
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Cleadon & East BoldonSouth Tyneside98£275,000
- KnowleSolihull98£580,000
- OatlandsElmbridge98£615,000
- Broxbourne TownBroxbourne98£730,000
- West BlatchingtonBrighton and Hove98£820,000
- St Neots Eaton FordHuntingdonshire98£365,000