Sycamore Croft, Leeds, LS11 6BB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LS11 6BB is primarily male, with 53.9% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.6%	46.1%	-2.5%	51.0%	-4.9%
Male	51.4%	53.9%	2.5%	49.0%	4.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	41.6%	38%	-3.6%	37.9%	0.1%
Married: Opposite sex	41.2%	41.5%	0.3%	44.2%	-2.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	4.3%	3.9%	-0.4%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	7.7%	12.2%	4.5%	9.1%	3.1%
Widowed	5.2%	3.5%	-1.7%	6.1%	-2.6%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.7%	46.1%	5.4%	48.4%	-2.3%
Good health	39.1%	34.3%	-4.8%	33.6%	0.7%
Fair health	12.6%	11.2%	-1.4%	12.7%	-1.5%
Bad health	6.6%	6.5%	-0.1%	4.0%	2.5%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.9%	1.0%	1.2%	0.7%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around LS11 6BB this area, 31.7% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.9%	31.7%	3.8%	18.2%	13.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15%	9.3%	-5.7%	9.6%	-0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.2%	11.9%	0.7%	13.4%	-1.5%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	3.5%	0.9%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	15.4%	5.1%	16.9%	-1.5%
Degree or Similar	20.2%	24.7%	4.5%	33.8%	-9.1%
Other	12.9%	3.5%	-9.4%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52.6% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.8%	3.4%	0.6%	1.1%	2.3%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	3.1%	-1.5%
Pakistani	14.5%	18.1%	3.6%	2.7%	15.4%
Other Asian	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	11.7%	11.5%	-0.2%	2.5%	9.0%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.9%	2.8%	1.9%	0.5%	2.3%
Mixed White and Asian	3.5%	1.2%	-2.3%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	0.4%	1.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.8%	0.1%
White	59.6%	52.6%	-7.0%	81.4%	-28.8%
Arab	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0%	4.4%	4.4%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.7%	68.3%	-2.4%	83.2%	-14.9%
European Union	9.1%	12.9%	3.8%	6.1%	6.8%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	10.1%	8.5%	-1.6%	2.7%	5.8%
Middle East and Asia	7.9%	9.1%	1.2%	5.6%	3.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	1.3%	-0.7%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.7%	67.9%	-2.8%	83.2%	-15.3%
10+ Years	3.2%	14.6%	11.4%	9.8%	4.8%
5-10 Years	8.2%	7.5%	-0.7%	2.9%	4.6%
2-5 Years	11.7%	7.8%	-3.9%	2.2%	5.6%
Less than 2 years	6.3%	2.2%	-4.1%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.3%	76.7%	-18.4%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Italy	4%	0.6%	3.4%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	4.7%	1.3%	3.4%
Romania	3.1%	0.9%	2.2%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Southern Asia	2.8%	1.2%	1.6%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	19.3%	13.5%	5.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.2%	37.2%	-11.0%
Christian	36.4%	46.2%	-9.8%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	27.7%	6.5%	21.2%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is Sycamore Croft Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sycamore Croft was 238.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 41.8% lower than the Hunslet & Riverside average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Sycamore Croft has the 58th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside and the 322nd highest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 111.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -64.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£28,400

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in LS11 6BB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Sycamore Croft are based on 26 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Leeds.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Sycamore Croft, Leeds, LS11 6BB

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS11 6BB

Average Price
£146,848

Semi-Detached
£130,629

Terraced
£152,255

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sycamore Croft

Average Price
£159,022

Semi-Detached
£144,210

Terraced
£162,549

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sycamore CroftStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Sycamore Croft, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£164,000	2025-09-12	£164,610
1 Sycamore Croft, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£147,000	2024-06-07	£160,202
14 Sycamore Croft, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£127,500	2023-04-05	£142,547
12 Sycamore Croft, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£110,000	2021-12-09	£133,333
7 Sycamore Croft, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£85,100	2019-10-15	£115,608

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS11 6BB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LS11 6BB area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	55
Part-Time Employee	29
Self-Employed	25
Retired	24
Looking after home or family	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Student (economically inactive)	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Unemployed	12
Other	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	18
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Administrative and support service activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Manufacturing	9
Transport and storage	8
Information and communication	7
Education	6
Construction	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Other	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hunslet Nursery School Sussex Gardens , Off Low Road LS10 2LA	- not rated	2,484 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenmount Primary School Lodge Lane , LS11 6BA	- not rated	146 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenmount First School Lodge Lane , LS11 6BA	- not rated	146 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis of Assisi RC First School Lady Pit Lane , Beeston LS11 6RX	- not rated	326 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Lady Pit Lane , Beeston LS11 6RX	- not rated	326 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Lady Pit Lane , Beeston LS11 6RX	- not rated	326 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Middleton First School Middleton Park Avenue , LS10 4HU	- not rated	4,307 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Matthew Murray High School Brown Lane , LS11 0DJ	- not rated	1,286 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Matthew Murray High School Brown Lane East , Holbeck LS11 0DJ	- not rated	1,286 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Gaitskell School St Anthony's Drive , Beeston LS11 8AB	- not rated	1,414 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Leeds High School Old Run Road , LS10 2JU	- not rated	1,710 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University Technical College Leeds 2 Sayner Road , Hunslet LS10 1LA	3out of 4	1,761 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hillside County Middle School Beeston Road , LS11 8ND	- not rated	510 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arthur Greenwood Middle School Bismarck Drive , LS11 6UA	- not rated	545 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cross Flats Park Middle School Harlech Road , LS11 7DG	- not rated	661 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hunslet CofE Middle School Church Street , LS10 2QY	- not rated	1,704 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belle Isle Middle School Middleton Road , LS10 3JA	- not rated	2,794 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Elliott Hudson College The White Rose Office Park, Millshaw Park Lane , LS11 0LT	- not rated	2,460 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Mathematics School 105 Albion Street , LS1 5AS	- not rated	2,609 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Luminate Education Group Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	2,749 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Lane College, Leeds Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	2,796 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Technology Cookridge Street , LS2 8BL	- not rated	2,948 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown Leopold Street , Chapeltown LS7 4AW	4out of 4	4,317 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Five Rivers Education 157 Beeston Road , LS11 6AW	- not rated	58 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Fountain House Education Suite 47 Bedwin Street , SP1 3UT	- not rated	66 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cockburn Reach Academy Northcote Crescent , LS11 6NN	- not rated	679 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Victory Academy Victory Centre , Garnet Road LS11 5JY	- not rated	890 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Future Horizons Leeds Ltd Unit 7, Landmark Court , Beeston LS11 8JT	- not rated	919 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Alfies Burger Joint	134A Beeston Road, Beeston	175 yd
Alfies Hotdog Joint	134B Beeston Road, Beeston	217 yd
Alfies Woking Joint	134B Beeston Road, Beeston	217 yd
Arc Of Victory Church Cafe (Homeless)	Arc Of Victory Church, 1 Tempest Road	232 yd
St Lukes Church	Malvern Road, Beeston	236 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rowland Road WMC	38 Rowland Road, Hunslet	292 yd
West Hunslet Sports And Social Club	Dewsbury Road, Hunslet	463 yd
Golden Lion Hotel	42 Beeston Road, Beeston	685 yd
The Spinning Wheel	Admiral Street, Hunslet	707 yd
Beeston Broncos	Club House, Beeston Road	712 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
HFC	7 Lodge Lane, Beeston	141 yd
Daruchini	161 Malvern Road, Beeston	183 yd
Scotch Bonnett	163 Malvern Road, Beeston	183 yd
Wigton Desserts	3 Hird Street, Beeston	187 yd
Alis	1A - 1B Tempest Road, Beeston	232 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Family Shopper	Malvern Road, Beeston	399 yd
Bangla Town	98 Lady Pit Lane, Beeston	406 yd
Iceland (Hunslet)	Unit 1, 255 - 257 Dewsbury Road	598 yd
Kashmir Supermarket	Unit 2, 255 - 257 Dewsbury Road	598 yd
Carpatica	Carpatica Romanian Shop, 243 - 245 Dewsbury Road	605 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Greenmount Primary School LODGE LANE	grass pitches	139 yd
St Francis Of Assisi Catholic Primary School LADY PIT LANE	grass pitches	323 yd
Beeston Hill St Lukes C Of E Primary School Beeston Road	grass pitches	529 yd
New Bewerley Community School BISMARCK DRIVE	grass pitches	534 yd
Greenwood Primary School (Closed) Bismarck Drive	grass pitches	547 yd
South Leeds Sports Centre (Closed) Beeston Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	715 yd
Benedicts Harps Gaa (Closed) Hunslet Hall Road	grass pitches	730 yd
Hunslet Moor BURTON ROW	grass pitches	773 yd
Holbeck Moor HOLBECK MOOR ROAD	grass pitches	798 yd
Cross Flatts Park HARLECH CRESCENT	grass pitches	839 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	159.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	255.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	30 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	27.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of LS11 6BB