Wetherby East & Thorp Arch

Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,361 · 4 LSOAs

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

64Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,438 of 6,856 in England
  • #200 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #37 of 107 in Leeds
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,364
Median age (est.)46
Density342per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above32%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 9%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 20%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 36%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional14%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 35% · Muslim 2%

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

Wetherby East & Thorp Arch is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,438 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #37 of 107 in Leeds. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (74) and lowest on Health (39). Typical homes here sold for about £301,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 106 sales), 22% above the wider Leeds median of £246,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,423 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 127 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 64 · #2,438
Employment 57 · #2,973
Education 59 · #2,802
Health 39 · #4,207
Crime 50 · #3,453
Housing & access 65 · #2,377
Living environment 74 · #1,815

House prices ?

£301,000median (12m) · -2.9% yr · n=106
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£301,000106-2.9%+7.5%
Detached£442,50034+2.9%+13.5%
Semi-detached£252,00019-19.4%-16.4%
Terraced£250,00015+13.6%+23.5%
Flat£207,50038+12.2%+6.0%
This area£301,000
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)£39,423±£5,702 · #3,592 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,909
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 ?

127 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 932 offences
Leeds120
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #5,595 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences513
Theft134
Burglary32
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson42
Public order & weapons90
Drugs19
Robbery5
Other75

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 57 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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