Meanwood

Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 6,968 · 4 LSOAs

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

68Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,171 of 6,856 in England
  • #175 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #32 of 107 in Leeds
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,867
Median age (est.)39
Density4,221per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above51%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 33%45–64 26%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 20%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 11%Other: 12%
One person 31%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 34% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional34%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades6%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 78%Asian: 9%Black: 5%Mixed: 6%Other: 2%
White 78%Asian 9%Black 5%Mixed 6%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 40% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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

Meanwood is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,171 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #32 of 107 in Leeds. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (98) and lowest on Crime (46). Typical homes here sold for about £315,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 99 sales), 28% above the wider Leeds median of £246,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,551 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 71 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.

Income 57 · #2,939
Employment 58 · #2,843
Education 82 · #1,232
Health 54 · #3,186
Crime 46 · #3,700
Housing & access 98 · #156
Living environment 48 · #3,576

House prices ?

£315,000median (12m) · -3.1% yr · n=99
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£315,00099-3.1%+21.2%
Detached£422,80021+3.1%+32.1%
Semi-detached£320,00051+2.6%+20.8%
Terraced£297,00014+4.5%+30.3%
Flat£185,00013+19.0%
This area£315,000
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)£41,551±£5,965 · #2,986 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,016
Price-to-income ?7.6×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

78Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

71 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 495 offences
Leeds120
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #3,601 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences194
Theft115
Burglary29
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson38
Public order & weapons51
Drugs21
Robbery9
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 38 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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