Lady Wood & Oakwood
Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 8,538 · 5 LSOAs
Postcode LS8
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,117 of 6,856 in England
- #270 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
- #49 of 107 in Leeds
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 28% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 28% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Muslim 32% · Christian 30% · No religion 23%
Born outside the UK: 25%
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
Lady Wood & Oakwood sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,117 of 6,856 in England, and #49 of 107 in Leeds. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (90) but weak on Crime (34). Typical homes here, about £346,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 37% in five years (from 65 sales), 41% above the wider Leeds median of £246,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,844 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 79 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to 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 | £346,000 | 65 | +26.7% | +36.9% |
| Detached | £658,750 | 14 | +7.4% | +37.9% |
| Semi-detached | £335,800 | 34 | +17.2% | +39.9% |
| Terraced | £362,500 | 6 | +16.9% | +88.3% |
| Flat | £150,000 | 11 | -18.0% | -13.5% |
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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 ?
- #2,905 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 #4,050 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 284 |
| Theft | 79 |
| Burglary | 66 |
| Vehicle crime | 76 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 41 |
| Public order & weapons | 52 |
| Drugs | 37 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Other | 32 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 105 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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