Holbeck

Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 9,473 · 6 LSOAs

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

10Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,147 of 6,856 in England
  • #561 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #88 of 107 in Leeds
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,059
Median age (est.)30
Density4,217per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above39%
No car or van55%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 17%25–44 40%45–64 17%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 9%Mortgage/shared: 11%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 56%
Own outright 9%Mortgage/shared 11%Social rent 25%Private rent 56%

Households

One person: 44%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 44%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Elementary 17% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Elementary17%
Associate professional14%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative7%
Skilled trades6%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 58%Asian: 15%Black: 18%Mixed: 5%Other: 4%
White 58%Asian 15%Black 18%Mixed 5%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 37% · No religion 36% · Muslim 17%

Born outside the UK: 37%

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

Holbeck is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,147 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #88 of 107 in Leeds. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (64) but weak on Living environment (4). Typical homes here, about £141,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 45% in five years (from 64 sales), 43% below the wider Leeds median of £246,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,285 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 167 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 10 · #6,188
Employment 16 · #5,729
Education 20 · #5,509
Health 16 · #5,736
Crime 7 · #6,353
Housing & access 64 · #2,459
Living environment 4 · #6,586

House prices ?

£141,000median (12m) · -7.7% yr · n=64
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£141,00064-7.7%+45.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£185,0009+35.0%
Terraced£115,00026+4.5%+53.3%
Flat£195,00029+19.1%+31.8%
This area£141,000
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)£34,285±£4,926 · #5,250 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,115
Price-to-income ?4.1×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 ?

30Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

167 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,578 offences
Leeds120
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #6,017 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences624
Theft181
Burglary113
Vehicle crime228
Criminal damage & arson147
Public order & weapons122
Drugs82
Robbery22
Other59

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 115 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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