Fairfax Road, Leeds, LS11 8SY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LS11 8SY has a slightly higher male population, with 51.5% of residents 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	41.5%	48.5%	7.0%	51.0%	-2.5%
Male	58.5%	51.5%	-7.0%	49.0%	2.5%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around LS11 8SY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.1% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	57.8%	55.1%	-2.7%	37.9%	17.2%
Married: Opposite sex	27.6%	29.9%	2.3%	44.2%	-14.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	4.5%	3.7%	-0.8%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	7.5%	9.3%	1.8%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	2.5%	1.4%	-1.1%	6.1%	-4.7%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	51.2%	57%	5.8%	48.4%	8.6%
Good health	28.9%	28.9%	0.0%	33.6%	-4.7%
Fair health	12.2%	9.5%	-2.7%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	7.3%	3.9%	-3.4%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.1%	24.3%	1.2%	18.2%	6.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.1%	11.2%	-3.9%	9.6%	1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.6%	11.2%	-3.4%	13.4%	-2.2%
Apprenticeship	1%	4.2%	3.2%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9%	16.8%	7.8%	16.9%	-0.1%
Degree or Similar	23.6%	27.6%	4.0%	33.8%	-6.2%
Other	13.6%	4.7%	-8.9%	2.8%	1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.6% 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	8.9%	7.9%	-1.0%	1.1%	6.8%
Chinese	1.6%	0.7%	-0.9%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	3.1%	-2.1%
Pakistani	12.2%	20.3%	8.1%	2.7%	17.6%
Other Asian	2%	1.3%	-0.7%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	5.3%	15.4%	10.1%	2.5%	12.9%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	2.4%	4.3%	1.9%	0.5%	3.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	60.2%	42.6%	-17.6%	81.4%	-38.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	2.4%	0%	-2.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	3.6%	3.6%	1.6%	2.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.9% 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	69.5%	67.9%	-1.6%	83.2%	-15.3%
European Union	11%	6.9%	-4.1%	6.1%	0.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	5.3%	11.5%	6.2%	2.7%	8.8%
Middle East and Asia	13.8%	11.8%	-2.0%	5.6%	6.2%
Oceania	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.7%	68.3%	-0.4%	83.2%	-14.9%
10+ Years	2%	18.8%	16.8%	9.8%	9.0%
5-10 Years	7.7%	6.3%	-1.4%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	11.4%	3.3%	-8.1%	2.2%	1.1%
Less than 2 years	10.2%	3.3%	-6.9%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69%	76.7%	-7.7%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Lithuania	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Romania	3.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	4.6%	0.3%	4.3%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	13.1%	13.5%	-0.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.9%	37.2%	-17.3%
Christian	41.2%	46.2%	-5.0%
Muslim	31%	6.5%	24.5%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Fairfax Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fairfax Road was 154.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 62.2% lower than the Hunslet & Riverside average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Fairfax Road has the 67th lowest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside and the 639th highest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 89.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -74.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,000

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in LS11 8SY, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 10/10 (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) - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Fairfax Road are based on 18 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 Fairfax Road, Leeds, LS11 8SY

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS11 8SY

Average Price
£263,696

Semi-Detached
£210,058

Terraced
£202,051

Detached
£273,903

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£471,643

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fairfax Road

Average Price
£303,159

Semi-Detached
£204,298

Terraced
£198,843

Detached
£425,246

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£475,331

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fairfax Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Fairfax Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£426,000	2021-11-18	£467,955
3A Fairfax Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£169,000	2020-11-27	£213,724
15 Fairfax Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£155,000	2019-05-03	£215,245
5 Fairfax Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2019-03-01	£212,042
Holbeck Cemetery Lodge Fairfax Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£223,000	2019-01-14	£301,321

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS11 8SY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LS11 8SY 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	71
Part-Time Employee	28
Self-Employed	23
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	19
Retired	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Unemployed	10
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Manufacturing	16
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Human health and social work activities	15
Education	9
Construction	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Information and communication	2
Other	1
Professional, scientific and technical activities	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	2,957 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	439 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenmount First School Lodge Lane , LS11 6BA	- not rated	439 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hillside Primary School Beeston Road , LS11 8ND	- not rated	499 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beeston Hill St Luke's Church of England Primary School Beeston Road , LS11 8ND	3out of 4	499 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's CofE First School Beeston Road , LS11 8ND	- not rated	625 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	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	4,396 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	876 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Matthew Murray High School Brown Lane East , Holbeck LS11 0DJ	- not rated	876 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Gaitskell School St Anthony's Drive , Beeston LS11 8AB	- not rated	1,099 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Leeds High School Old Run Road , LS10 2JU	- not rated	2,057 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University Technical College Leeds 2 Sayner Road , Hunslet LS10 1LA	3out of 4	2,104 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	591 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cross Flats Park Middle School Harlech Road , LS11 7DG	- not rated	843 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arthur Greenwood Middle School Bismarck Drive , LS11 6UA	- not rated	886 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hunslet CofE Middle School Church Street , LS10 2QY	- not rated	2,177 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thornhill Middle School Hayfield Terrace , LS12 4LD	- not rated	2,709 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	2,226 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Luminate Education Group Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	2,666 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Mathematics School 105 Albion Street , LS1 5AS	- not rated	2,701 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Lane College, Leeds Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	2,721 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Technology Cookridge Street , LS2 8BL	- not rated	3,016 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	4,452 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fountain House Education Suite 47 Bedwin Street , SP1 3UT	- not rated	410 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Five Rivers Education 157 Beeston Road , LS11 6AW	- not rated	428 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Future Horizons Leeds Ltd Unit 7, Landmark Court , Beeston LS11 8JT	- not rated	446 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cockburn Reach Academy Northcote Crescent , LS11 6NN	- not rated	1,028 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eden Park Academy Barkly Road , LS11 7EN	- not rated	1,149 yd	Other independent special school	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 Hotdog Joint	134B Beeston Road, Beeston	266 yd
Alfies Woking Joint	134B Beeston Road, Beeston	266 yd
Alfies Burger Joint	134A Beeston Road, Beeston	301 yd
St Lukes Church	Malvern Road, Beeston	339 yd
Arc Of Victory Church Cafe (Homeless)	Arc Of Victory Church, 1 Tempest Road	357 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rowland Road WMC	38 Rowland Road, Hunslet	707 yd
Golden Lion Hotel	42 Beeston Road, Beeston	819 yd
Holbeck WMC	Jenkinson Lawn, Holbeck	845 yd
The Holbeck	Jenkinson Lawn, Holbeck	845 yd
South Leeds Conservative Club	Wooler Street, Beeston	851 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chop Sticks	179A Beeston Road, Beeston	215 yd
Wigton Desserts	3 Hird Street, Beeston	315 yd
HFC	7 Lodge Lane, Beeston	350 yd
Marley Chinese Takeaway	5 Noster Road, Cross Flatts	354 yd
Alis	1A - 1B Tempest Road, Beeston	357 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Family Shopper	Malvern Road, Beeston	255 yd
Marks And Spencer	L10 White Rose Shopping Centre, Dewsbury Road	633 yd
Bangla Town	98 Lady Pit Lane, Beeston	851 yd
Elland Road Express	255 Elland Road, Beeston	988 yd
Iceland (Hunslet)	Unit 1, 255 - 257 Dewsbury Road	1,040 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Greenmount Primary School LODGE LANE	grass pitches	429 yd
Beggars Hill UNIT 4-5 UNIT 4-5 REVIE ROAD	grass pitches	470 yd
Beeston Hill St Lukes C Of E Primary School Beeston Road	grass pitches	638 yd
Holbeck Moor HOLBECK MOOR ROAD	grass pitches	662 yd
St Francis Of Assisi Catholic Primary School LADY PIT LANE	grass pitches	786 yd
St Matthews Community Centre ST. MATTHEWS STREET		840 yd
South Leeds Sports Centre (Closed) Beeston Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	884 yd
South Leeds High School (Holbeck Campus) (Closed) Brown Lane East		893 yd
Ingram Road MATHEW MURRAY SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD ADJACENT 54 MATHEW MURRAY SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD ADJACENT 54 BROWN LANE EAST	grass pitches	894 yd
St Anthonys Catholic Primary School BARKLY ROAD	grass pitches	908 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	128.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LS11 8SY