Rombalds Place, Leeds, LS12 2BD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LS12 2BD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.6%	51.2%	0.6%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	49.4%	48.8%	-0.6%	49.0%	-0.2%

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 LS12 2BD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69.1% 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	61.5%	69.1%	7.6%	37.9%	31.2%
Married: Opposite sex	19.2%	19.5%	0.3%	44.2%	-24.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	3%	2.7%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	12.4%	6.5%	-5.9%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	3.8%	1.4%	-2.4%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44%	47%	3.0%	48.4%	-1.4%
Good health	37.2%	37.6%	0.4%	33.6%	4.0%
Fair health	13.7%	9.1%	-4.6%	12.7%	-3.6%
Bad health	2.4%	4.3%	1.9%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	2.7%	2%	-0.7%	1.2%	0.8%

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	22.8%	18.5%	-4.3%	18.2%	0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.5%	8.6%	-2.9%	9.6%	-1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.4%	10.5%	-1.9%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3.5%	2.0%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.9%	18.8%	7.9%	16.9%	1.9%
Degree or Similar	34.9%	37.1%	2.2%	33.8%	3.3%
Other	5.9%	3%	-2.9%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 79.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	1%	2.8%	1.8%	2.7%	0.1%
Other Asian	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	1%	5.9%	4.9%	2.5%	3.4%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	4.6%	4.6%	0.4%	4.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	1%	1.5%	0.5%	0.8%	0.7%
White	93.4%	79.7%	-13.7%	81.4%	-1.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69.4% 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	87%	69.4%	-17.6%	83.2%	-13.8%
European Union	10.8%	17.9%	7.1%	6.1%	11.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	3.9%	3.9%	0.8%	3.1%
Africa	1%	4.6%	3.6%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	1%	2.4%	1.4%	5.6%	-3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.2%	1.7%	1.5%	1.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	84.4%	69.3%	-15.1%	83.2%	-13.9%
10+ Years	1.2%	9.8%	8.6%	9.8%	0.0%
5-10 Years	6.1%	10%	3.9%	2.9%	7.1%
2-5 Years	5.1%	7.4%	2.3%	2.2%	5.2%
Less than 2 years	3.2%	3.5%	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.8%	76.7%	-21.9%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Poland	7.4%	1.3%	6.1%
Romania	5%	0.9%	4.1%
Other EU countries	5.2%	1.5%	3.7%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	18.1%	13.5%	4.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	51.5%	37.2%	14.3%
Christian	35.2%	46.2%	-11.0%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Muslim	6.5%	6.5%	0.0%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	4.8%	6.0%	-1.2%

Safety

Is Rombalds Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rombalds Place was 146.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 29.8% lower than the Armley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Rombalds Place has the 62nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley and the 684th highest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 111.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -52.8%.

🔎 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
£28,600

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in LS12 2BD, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 2/10 (very 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) - 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) - 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 Rombalds Place are based on 16 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 Rombalds Place, Leeds, LS12 2BD

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS12 2BD

Average Price
£151,843

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£151,843

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rombalds Place

Average Price
£155,618

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£155,618

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rombalds PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 Rombalds Place, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2026-01-13	£129,163
13 Rombalds Place, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£105,000	2019-09-20	£142,462
7 Rombalds Place, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£100,000	2018-05-25	£143,617
16 Rombalds Place, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£107,000	2016-09-09	£160,947
6 Rombalds Place, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£74,000	2015-05-22	£125,463

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS12 2BD

Employment

LS12 2BD area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in LS12 2BD 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	146
Part-Time Employee	41
Self-Employed	33
Unemployed	30
Student (economically inactive)	26
Looking after home or family	23
Other	21
Retired	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	44
Education	26
Human health and social work activities	25
Manufacturing	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Administrative and support service activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Other	10
Information and communication	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Construction	7
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	5
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Armley Park Primary School Salisbury Terrace , Armley LS12 2AY	3out of 4	119 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Armley Primary School Salisbury Terrace , LS12 2AY	- not rated	128 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Armley First School Armley Road , Armley LS12 2LY	- not rated	465 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CofE First School Theaker Lane , LS12 3NU	- not rated	651 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School Theaker Lane , LS12 3NU	3out of 4	706 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West Leeds Boys' High School Whingate , LS12 3QS	- not rated	1,312 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Swallow Hill Community College Whingate Road , Armley LS12 3DS	- not rated	1,336 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Swallow Hill Community College Whingate Road , Armley LS12 3DS	- not rated	1,336 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Leeds Girls' High School Congress Mount , LS12 3DT	- not rated	1,538 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
West Leeds High School Congress Mount , LS12 3DT	- not rated	1,538 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kirkstall Middle School Argie Road , LS4 2QZ	- not rated	812 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Armley Middle School Strawberry Lane , LS12 1SF	- not rated	991 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thornhill Middle School Hayfield Terrace , LS12 4LD	- not rated	1,344 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Royal Park Middle School Queen's Road , LS6 1NY	- not rated	1,694 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenhill Middle School Gamble Hill Drive , LS13 4JJ	- not rated	2,464 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Luminate Education Group Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	2,141 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Lane College, Leeds Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	2,180 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL	- not rated	2,791 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Technology Cookridge Street , LS2 8BL	- not rated	3,058 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Mathematics School 105 Albion Street , LS1 5AS	- not rated	3,129 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	4,165 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Carr Manor Community School Carr Manor Road , LS17 5DJ	- not rated	4,794 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Armley Lodge School Rombald's Grove , LS12 2BB	- not rated	34 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
The Armley Park Centre Rombalds Avenue , LS12 2BB	- not rated	34 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The KS3 Pupil Referral Unit Burley Park Centre Cardigan Lane , Burley LS4 2LE	- not rated	1,113 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
West Leeds Pupil Referral Unit West Leeds Curriculum Training Base , Conference Place LS12 3DS	- not rated	1,346 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Armley Grange School Armley Grange Drive , Armley LS12 3QH	- not rated	1,398 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
Divine Gelato	First Floor, Reprographic House	396 yd
The Grand Valley Bar And Kitchen	212 Armley Road, Armley	445 yd
Krimos BBQ	Ground Floor, 3 Stanningley Road	456 yd
Nandos (Cardigan Fileds)	Cardigan Fields Leisure Park, 6 Cardigan Fields Road	495 yd
Pizza Hut	Cardigan Fields Leisure Park, 10 Cardigan Fields Road	495 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Armley Liberal Club Ltd	1 Armley Lodge Road, Armley	184 yd
Control	9 Cardigan Fields Leisure Park, Cardigan Fields Road	495 yd
Bridgewater Arms	5 Cardigan Fields Leisure Park, Cardigan Fields Road	495 yd
Goals Soccer Centre	Redcote Lane, Armley	500 yd
Malt Shovel Inn	21 Crab Lane, Armley	508 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sicilys/Parma King	Reprographic House, Ledgard Way	392 yd
The China Chef	35 Stanningley Road, Leeds	413 yd
Salt N Pepper	1A Stanningley Road, Leeds	447 yd
Sams Sarnies	200 Armley Road, Armley	463 yd
Taco Bell	11A Cardigan Fields Leisure Park, Cardigan Fields Road	495 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl (Armley)	49 - 59 Armley Road, Armley	144 yd
Tesco	Unit 2 Centre West, Stanningley Road	457 yd
EU INTL Foods	4 Branch Road, Armley	512 yd
Aldi Store	Evanston Avenue, Burley	594 yd
Heron Foods	25 Town Street, Armley	604 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Armley Park STANNINGLEY ROAD	grass pitches	394 yd
Virgin Active Club (Leeds Kirkstall Road) CARDIGAN FIELDS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	396 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Leeds) REDCOTE LANE	artificial grass pitch, golf	442 yd
Armley Squash Club (Closed) Eyres Avenue	health and fitness suite, squash courts	508 yd
Ck Fitness (Closed) Kirkstall Road	health and fitness suite	626 yd
Ley Lane Recreation Ground Ley Lane	grass pitches	682 yd
Xercise4Less (Leeds) KIRKSTALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	745 yd
Armley Sports & Leisure Centre (Closed) Carr Crofts	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	811 yd
Holy Family Catholic Primary School HALL LANE	artificial grass pitch	875 yd
Armley Leisure Centre CARR CROFTS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	906 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	116.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LS12 2BD