Model Road, Armley, Leeds, LS12 2BN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LS12 2BN has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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	45.7%	49.8%	4.1%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	54.3%	50.2%	-4.1%	49.0%	1.2%

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 2BN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.3% 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	40.7%	52.3%	11.6%	37.9%	14.4%
Married: Opposite sex	34.8%	34.5%	-0.3%	44.2%	-9.7%
Married: Same sex	1%	1%	0.0%	0.3%	0.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	2.9%	1.5%	-1.4%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	7.8%	8.6%	0.8%	9.1%	-0.5%
Widowed	12.7%	1%	-11.7%	6.1%	-5.1%

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	42.1%	48.5%	6.4%	48.4%	0.1%
Good health	27.1%	33%	5.9%	33.6%	-0.6%
Fair health	18.6%	13.7%	-4.9%	12.7%	1.0%
Bad health	6.1%	4.1%	-2.0%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	6.1%	0.7%	-5.4%	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	33.8%	15.7%	-18.1%	18.2%	-2.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.7%	20.8%	6.1%	9.6%	11.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.7%	16.2%	-0.5%	13.4%	2.8%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	7.6%	5.1%	5.3%	2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	12.2%	1.9%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	13.2%	25.4%	12.2%	33.8%	-8.4%
Other	8.8%	2%	-6.8%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52.9% 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	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2%	0.7%	-1.3%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	2%	0.4%	-1.6%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	8.5%	17.3%	8.8%	2.7%	14.6%
Black African	2.4%	8.1%	5.7%	2.5%	5.6%
Black Caribbean	0%	5.1%	5.1%	1.0%	4.1%
Other Black	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	83%	52.9%	-30.1%	81.4%	-28.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	2.2%	1.8%	0.1%	2.1%
Roma	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Other	0%	5.1%	5.1%	1.6%	3.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.8% 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	85.4%	63.8%	-21.6%	83.2%	-19.4%
European Union	5.3%	15.1%	9.8%	6.1%	9.0%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	1.5%	0.7%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	2%	5.9%	3.9%	2.7%	3.2%
Middle East and Asia	5.7%	8.1%	2.4%	5.6%	2.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Oceania	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	5.2%	5.2%	0.0%	5.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.4%	63.8%	-21.6%	83.2%	-19.4%
10+ Years	1.6%	10.3%	8.7%	9.8%	0.5%
5-10 Years	4%	10.7%	6.7%	2.9%	7.8%
2-5 Years	3.2%	8.5%	5.3%	2.2%	6.3%
Less than 2 years	5.7%	6.6%	0.9%	1.9%	4.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.7%	76.7%	-21.0%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	5.2%	1.3%	3.9%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	10%	1.5%	8.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	3.7%	1.2%	2.5%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	19.6%	13.5%	6.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.5%	37.2%	-7.7%
Christian	43.9%	46.2%	-2.3%
Muslim	19.2%	6.5%	12.7%
Not answered	7.4%	6.0%	1.4%

Safety

Is Model Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Model Road was 161.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.0% lower than the Armley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Model Road has the 56th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley and the 605th highest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 89.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.5%.

🔎 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 2BN, 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 Model Road are based on 98 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 Model Road, Armley, Leeds, LS12 2BN

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS12 2BN

Average Price
£144,144

Semi-Detached
£152,058

Terraced
£143,946

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Model Road

Average Price
£152,717

Semi-Detached
£165,431

Terraced
£152,452

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Model Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
27 Model Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£140,000	2026-01-23	£139,098
19 Model Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£114,000	2025-02-14	£117,931
33 Model Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£120,000	2024-01-18	£129,990
37 Model Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£135,000	2023-08-21	£145,075
26 Model Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£132,500	2022-11-18	£139,746

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS12 2BN

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LS12 2BN 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
Student (economically inactive)	22
Part-Time Employee	21
Looking after home or family	18
Other	18
Unemployed	11
Retired	10
Self-Employed	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Transport and storage	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Other	9
Construction	9
Human health and social work activities	8
Manufacturing	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Education	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Information and communication	2

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	5,203 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Family RC First School Parliament Road , Armley LS12 2LH	- not rated	83 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Parliament Road , Armley LS12 2LH	3out of 4	83 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Armley First School Armley Road , Armley LS12 2LY	- not rated	390 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Strawberry Lane , Tong Road LS12 1SF	- not rated	435 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Bartholomew's CofE First School Strawberry Lane , Tong Road LS12 1SF	- not rated	435 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Swallow Hill Community College Whingate Road , Armley LS12 3DS	- not rated	1,518 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Swallow Hill Community College Whingate Road , Armley LS12 3DS	- not rated	1,518 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's RC College St John's Road , LS3 1EY	- not rated	1,674 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College St John's Road , LS3 1EY	- not rated	1,674 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Leeds Boys' High School Whingate , LS12 3QS	- not rated	1,683 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Armley Middle School Strawberry Lane , LS12 1SF	- not rated	435 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thornhill Middle School Hayfield Terrace , LS12 4LD	- not rated	878 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kirkstall Middle School Argie Road , LS4 2QZ	- not rated	1,540 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Royal Park Middle School Queen's Road , LS6 1NY	- not rated	1,923 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hillside County Middle School Beeston Road , LS11 8ND	- not rated	2,638 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	1,719 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Lane College, Leeds Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	1,777 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Mathematics School 105 Albion Street , LS1 5AS	- not rated	2,645 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Technology Cookridge Street , LS2 8BL	- not rated	2,665 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL	- not rated	2,731 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	3,978 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Carr Manor Community School Carr Manor Road , LS17 5DJ	- not rated	5,157 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	824 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
The Armley Park Centre Rombalds Avenue , LS12 2BB	- not rated	824 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	1,527 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	1,633 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cliff House School Fawcett Lane , Lower Wortley LS12 4PF	- not rated	1,880 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Grand Valley Bar And Kitchen	212 Armley Road, Armley	420 yd
Nayeb Restaurant	1 Stocks Hill, Armley	446 yd
Bagaara	Make My Dabba And Deccan Delicacies, 1A Stocks Hill	446 yd
Corner House Cafe	172 Tong Road, Armley	462 yd
SFC	19A Branch Road, Armley	464 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Malt Shovel Inn	21 Crab Lane, Armley	455 yd
West Leeds Sports And Social Club	28 Redshaw Road, Upper Armley	597 yd
Armley Liberal Club Ltd	1 Armley Lodge Road, Armley	671 yd
The Royal	60 Town Street, Armley	702 yd
Denison Hall WMC	2 Pinfold Lane, Armley	771 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hall Lane Fisheries	85A Hall Lane, Armley	227 yd
Munchaz	85 Hall Lane, Armley	227 yd
Sams Sarnies	200 Armley Road, Armley	396 yd
Deccan Delicacies	1A Stocks Hill, Armley	446 yd
Make My Dabba	1A Stocks Hill, Armley	446 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
EU INTL Foods	4 Branch Road, Armley	464 yd
Tesco	Unit 2 Centre West, Stanningley Road	568 yd
Heron Foods	25 Town Street, Armley	577 yd
Lidl (Armley)	49 - 59 Armley Road, Armley	804 yd
Adams Fast Food Supplies	Burley Vale Works, Weaver Street	860 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Holy Family Catholic Primary School HALL LANE	artificial grass pitch	82 yd
Ley Lane Recreation Ground Ley Lane	grass pitches	185 yd
Strawberry Lane Community Centre Strawberry Lane		435 yd
Castleton Primary School GREEN LANE	artificial grass pitch	590 yd
West Leeds Arlfc Redshaw Road	grass pitches	619 yd
New Wortley Community Centre TONG ROAD		704 yd
Armley Sports & Leisure Centre (Closed) Carr Crofts	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	715 yd
Armley Squash Club (Closed) Eyres Avenue	health and fitness suite, squash courts	734 yd
Armley Leisure Centre CARR CROFTS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	776 yd
Five Lanes Primary School STRADBROKE WAY	grass pitches	871 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	122.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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