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LS23 postcode area · Leeds

The LS23 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Leeds. Area Scores range from 64 to 94 across them. Every full LS23 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the LS23 district's neighbourhoods is Collingham, Rigton & Harewood (95 out of 100, #348 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Wetherby East & Thorp Arch (64). 3 of the 4 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £301,000 in Wetherby East & Thorp Arch to £594,998 in Collingham, Rigton & Harewood — a 2.0× gap within the LS23 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£45,143a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime62per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied78%

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 LS23 district

£375,000median home sold over the past year · +15.9% over 5 years · +3.8% over the year · 132 sales
Detached£584,500
Semi-detached£335,000
Terraced£254,000
Flat£218,400
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
Collingham, Rigton & HarewoodLeeds 34895 £594,998
Boston Spa & BramhamLeeds 97186 £375,000
Aberford, Barwick & ThornerLeeds 1,17783 £350,000
Wetherby East & Thorp ArchLeeds 2,43864 £301,000

People living in LS23 Census 2021

Residents28,991
Median age (est.)48
Density201per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above42%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 8%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 11%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 7%Other: 19%
One person 29%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 7%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors21%
Associate professional15%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

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 58% · No religion 33% · Muslim 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.

Towns & places in LS23

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LS23 district.

Wetherby

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LS23.

LS24 LS22 LS14 LS15 LS17 LS8 LS25 LS9

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.