Horsforth West

Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 6,636 · 4 LSOAs

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

99Area Score / 100 ?
  • #80 of 6,856 in England
  • #7 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #3 of 107 in Leeds
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,663
Median age (est.)42
Density1,692per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above46%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 16%25–44 21%45–64 23%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 2%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 6%Other: 19%
One person 26%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 6%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional16%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure6%
Skilled trades5%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary4%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 43% · Sikh 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

Horsforth West is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #80 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #3 of 107 in Leeds. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (100) and lowest on Living environment (47). Typical homes here sold for about £417,500 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 77 sales), 70% above the wider Leeds median of £246,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,100 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 100 · #19
Employment 99 · #46
Education 99 · #39
Health 93 · #505
Crime 78 · #1,513
Housing & access 98 · #142
Living environment 47 · #3,624

House prices ?

£417,500median (12m) · +9.7% yr · n=77
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£417,50077+9.7%+19.3%
Detached£620,00019+37.0%+45.0%
Semi-detached£427,50033+4.9%+22.1%
Terraced£291,80514+2.4%+8.3%
Flat£175,00011-10.7%+37.8%
This area£417,500
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)£48,100±£7,060 · #1,432 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,690
Price-to-income ?8.7×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 ?

66Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 382 offences
Leeds120
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #2,677 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences118
Theft142
Burglary29
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons38
Drugs2
Robbery14
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 51 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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