Brooklyn Street, Armley, Leeds, LS12 2BU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LS12 2BU is primarily male, with 57.1% 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	49.3%	42.9%	-6.4%	51.0%	-8.1%
Male	50.7%	57.1%	6.4%	49.0%	8.1%

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 2BU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.1% 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	51%	49.1%	-1.9%	37.9%	11.2%
Married: Opposite sex	36.7%	31.8%	-4.9%	44.2%	-12.4%
Separated	1.2%	5.8%	4.6%	2.2%	3.6%
Divorced	7.8%	9.7%	1.9%	9.1%	0.6%
Widowed	3.3%	3.6%	0.3%	6.1%	-2.5%

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 (87.1%) 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	40.3%	47%	6.7%	48.4%	-1.4%
Good health	42.8%	40.1%	-2.7%	33.6%	6.5%
Fair health	12.4%	9.2%	-3.2%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	3.8%	3.2%	-0.6%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.6%

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 LS12 2BU this area, 28.8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 22.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.6%	28.8%	7.2%	18.2%	10.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.4%	10.1%	-8.3%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.4%	11.9%	0.5%	13.4%	-1.5%
Apprenticeship	2.9%	5.4%	2.5%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	16.9%	5.9%	16.9%	0.0%
Degree or Similar	22%	22.7%	0.7%	33.8%	-11.1%
Other	12.7%	4.3%	-8.4%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.6% 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	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	2.8%	1.7%	-1.1%	3.1%	-1.4%
Pakistani	9.3%	15.2%	5.9%	2.7%	12.5%
Other Asian	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	0.7%	9.2%	8.5%	2.5%	6.7%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	1.7%	2%	0.3%	0.8%	1.2%
White	76.9%	61.6%	-15.3%	81.4%	-19.8%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Arab	2.4%	2.3%	-0.1%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	1.4%	3.2%	1.8%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.5% 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	68.6%	60.5%	-8.1%	83.2%	-22.7%
European Union	15.5%	22.6%	7.1%	6.1%	16.5%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	3.4%	6%	2.6%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	10.3%	9.2%	-1.1%	5.6%	3.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	1.3%	-0.2%
Oceania	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.9%	60.5%	-7.4%	83.2%	-22.7%
10+ Years	7.6%	16.6%	9.0%	9.8%	6.8%
5-10 Years	6.6%	6.3%	-0.3%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	10.7%	10.3%	-0.4%	2.2%	8.1%
Less than 2 years	7.2%	6.3%	-0.9%	1.9%	4.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53%	76.7%	-23.7%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	4.8%	0.6%	4.2%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	12.8%	1.3%	11.5%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	7.1%	1.5%	5.6%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	12.5%	13.5%	-1.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.4%	37.2%	-5.8%
Christian	42.3%	46.2%	-3.9%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Muslim	17.4%	6.5%	10.9%
Sikh	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Brooklyn Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brooklyn Street was 204.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.2% lower than the Armley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Brooklyn Street has the 39th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley and the 421st highest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 102.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -65.2%.

🔎 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
£28,600

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in LS12 2BU, 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 - 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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) - 8/10 (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 Brooklyn Street are based on 80 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 Brooklyn Street, Armley, Leeds, LS12 2BU

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS12 2BU

Average Price
£119,216

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£119,845

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£97,197

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brooklyn Street

Average Price
£134,291

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£134,751

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£97,957

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brooklyn Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
23 Brooklyn Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£138,000	2025-10-31	£138,642
32 Brooklyn Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£98,000	2023-12-18	£106,479
8 Brooklyn Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£137,000	2023-11-27	£148,554
38 Brooklyn Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2023-09-06	£138,053
35 Brooklyn Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£77,500	2023-08-23	£83,284

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS12 2BU

Employment

LS12 2BU 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	121
Part-Time Employee	38
Self-Employed	23
Unemployed	22
Retired	20
Looking after home or family	18
Other	15
Student (economically inactive)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Manufacturing	23
Transport and storage	17
Education	13
Human health and social work activities	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Other	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Construction	5
Information and communication	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	5,393 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Strawberry Lane , Tong Road LS12 1SF	- not rated	273 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Bartholomew's CofE First School Strawberry Lane , Tong Road LS12 1SF	- not rated	273 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family RC First School Parliament Road , Armley LS12 2LH	- not rated	312 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Parliament Road , Armley LS12 2LH	3out of 4	312 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Armley First School Armley Road , Armley LS12 2LY	- not rated	365 yd	Community 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	1,288 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Swallow Hill Community College Whingate Road , Armley LS12 3DS	- not rated	1,288 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Leeds Boys' High School Whingate , LS12 3QS	- not rated	1,459 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
West Leeds Girls' High School Congress Mount , LS12 3DT	- not rated	1,541 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
West Leeds High School Congress Mount , LS12 3DT	- not rated	1,541 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	273 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thornhill Middle School Hayfield Terrace , LS12 4LD	- not rated	718 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kirkstall Middle School Argie Road , LS4 2QZ	- not rated	1,531 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Royal Park Middle School Queen's Road , LS6 1NY	- not rated	2,058 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ryecroft Middle School Stonebridge Grove , Farnley LS12 5AW	- not rated	2,476 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	1,945 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Lane College, Leeds Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	2,003 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Mathematics School 105 Albion Street , LS1 5AS	- not rated	2,875 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Technology Cookridge Street , LS2 8BL	- not rated	2,892 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL	- not rated	2,926 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	4,193 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Carr Manor Community School Carr Manor Road , LS17 5DJ	- not rated	5,283 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	739 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
The Armley Park Centre Rombalds Avenue , LS12 2BB	- not rated	739 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	1,297 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	1,692 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cliff House School Fawcett Lane , Lower Wortley LS12 4PF	- not rated	1,698 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
Bagaara	Make My Dabba And Deccan Delicacies, 1A Stocks Hill	260 yd
Nayeb Restaurant	1 Stocks Hill, Armley	263 yd
Happy Holidays (Hunger Scheme)	Armley Library, Stocks Hill	275 yd
SFC	19A Branch Road, Armley	292 yd
Mario & Naomi's Delicious Baguettes	15 Branch Road, Armley	294 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Malt Shovel Inn	21 Crab Lane, Armley	289 yd
The Royal	60 Town Street, Armley	481 yd
Denison Hall WMC	2 Pinfold Lane, Armley	549 yd
Armley Liberal Club Ltd	1 Armley Lodge Road, Armley	591 yd
White Horse Inn	87 Town Street, Armley	591 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hall Lane Fisheries	85A Hall Lane, Armley	100 yd
Munchaz	85 Hall Lane, Armley	100 yd
Deccan Delicacies	1A Stocks Hill, Armley	260 yd
Make My Dabba	1A Stocks Hill, Armley	260 yd
Elforno Pizza	17 - 19 Branch Road, Armley	295 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
EU INTL Foods	4 Branch Road, Armley	292 yd
Heron Foods	25 Town Street, Armley	363 yd
Tesco	Unit 2 Centre West, Stanningley Road	393 yd
Lidl (Armley)	49 - 59 Armley Road, Armley	761 yd
Asda (Wortley)	Oldfield Lane, Wortley	849 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ley Lane Recreation Ground Ley Lane	grass pitches	273 yd
Strawberry Lane Community Centre Strawberry Lane		274 yd
Holy Family Catholic Primary School HALL LANE	artificial grass pitch	310 yd
Armley Sports & Leisure Centre (Closed) Carr Crofts	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	486 yd
Armley Squash Club (Closed) Eyres Avenue	health and fitness suite, squash courts	535 yd
Armley Leisure Centre CARR CROFTS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	548 yd
West Leeds Arlfc Redshaw Road	grass pitches	668 yd
Armley Park STANNINGLEY ROAD	grass pitches	697 yd
Five Lanes Primary School STRADBROKE WAY	grass pitches	730 yd
Castleton Primary School GREEN LANE	artificial grass pitch	760 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	130.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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