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LS12 postcode area · Leeds

The LS12 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Leeds. Area Scores range from 2 to 50 across them. Every full LS12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The LS12 district contains both ends of the scale: New Farnley & Lower Wortley at 50 out of 100 (#3,398 of 6,856 in England) against Farnley East at 3, a 48-point gap between neighbouring areas. 7 of the 10 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Median prices range from £136,000 in Armley & New Wortley to £223,500 in Farnley West & Gamble Hill.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,774a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime286per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)34
Owner-occupied42%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LS12 district

£185,000median home sold over the past year · +33.6% over 5 years · +5.7% over the year · 467 sales
Detached£325,000
Semi-detached£215,000
Terraced£157,750
Flat£135,000
Leeds£246,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
New Farnley & Lower WortleyLeeds 3,39850 £210,000
Leeds City CentreLeeds 4,00142 £187,500
WortleyLeeds 4,39936 £187,750
Bramley South & Upper ArmleyLeeds 5,53019 £181,500
Farnley West & Gamble HillLeeds 5,59218 £223,500
Bramley EastLeeds 5,77016 £191,000
Beeston West & CottingleyLeeds 6,05812 £169,000
HolbeckLeeds 6,14710 £141,000
Armley & New WortleyLeeds 6,6203 £136,000
Farnley EastLeeds 6,6613 £164,500

People living in LS12 Census 2021

Residents80,517
Median age (est.)34
Density2,952per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above30%
No car or van42%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 17%25–44 33%45–64 21%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 26%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 39%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Elementary14%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 9%Black: 8%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 77%Asian 9%Black 8%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 44% · Christian 39% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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.

Towns & places in LS12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LS12 district.

Beeston Bramley Farnley Leeds

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LS12.

LS99 LS4 LS3 LS5 LS27 LS1 LS2 LS98

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.