Armley Ridge Road, Leeds, LS12 2SU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LS12 2SU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.6%	51.5%	0.9%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	49.4%	48.5%	-0.9%	49.0%	-0.5%

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 LS12 2SU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.2% 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	47.1%	55.2%	8.1%	37.9%	17.3%
Married: Opposite sex	32.8%	30.7%	-2.1%	44.2%	-13.5%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.7%	2.1%	-0.6%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	11.6%	10.2%	-1.4%	9.1%	1.1%
Widowed	5.5%	1.8%	-3.7%	6.1%	-4.3%

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	50.1%	53.6%	3.5%	48.4%	5.2%
Good health	31%	30.3%	-0.7%	33.6%	-3.3%
Fair health	13.1%	11.9%	-1.2%	12.7%	-0.8%
Bad health	4.5%	2.8%	-1.7%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%	0.1%

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	26.7%	21.9%	-4.8%	18.2%	3.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.2%	8.9%	-6.3%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.1%	12%	5.9%	13.4%	-1.4%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	5.5%	3.4%	5.3%	0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	13%	3.3%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	35.6%	35.9%	0.3%	33.8%	2.1%
Other	4.6%	2.9%	-1.7%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 69.4% 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%	0.8%	0.8%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	1.2%	2.6%	1.4%	0.7%	1.9%
Indian	1.4%	2.8%	1.4%	3.1%	-0.3%
Pakistani	1.2%	5.5%	4.3%	2.7%	2.8%
Other Asian	0.2%	1.7%	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	4.8%	6.6%	1.8%	2.5%	4.1%
Black Caribbean	2.4%	1.7%	-0.7%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.8%	1.9%	-1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	80.2%	69.4%	-10.8%	81.4%	-12.0%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	1.6%	-0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85%	75.6%	-9.4%	83.2%	-7.6%
European Union	5.5%	8.9%	3.4%	6.1%	2.8%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	4.5%	4.7%	0.2%	2.7%	2.0%
Middle East and Asia	2.4%	8%	5.6%	5.6%	2.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	1.3%	-0.7%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	0.0%	0.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	84%	75.6%	-8.4%	83.2%	-7.6%
10+ Years	1.7%	10.8%	9.1%	9.8%	1.0%
5-10 Years	3.3%	8.1%	4.8%	2.9%	5.2%
2-5 Years	6.2%	2.3%	-3.9%	2.2%	0.1%
Less than 2 years	4.8%	3.2%	-1.6%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.8%	76.7%	-11.9%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Poland	4.9%	1.3%	3.6%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	19.1%	13.5%	5.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.3%	37.2%	8.1%
Christian	36.9%	46.2%	-9.3%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Muslim	10.2%	6.5%	3.7%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is Armley Ridge Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Armley Ridge Road was 155.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 25.6% lower than the Armley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Armley Ridge Road has the 59th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley and the 630th highest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 116.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -46.1%.

🔎 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. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,400

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in LS12 2SU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Armley Ridge Road are based on 225 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 Armley Ridge Road, Leeds, LS12 2SU

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS12 2SU

Average Price
£153,850

Semi-Detached
£182,670

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£68,856

Other
£152,383

Estimated Average Property Prices for Armley Ridge Road

Average Price
£248,938

Semi-Detached
£237,012

Terraced
£204,859

Detached
£364,971

Flats/Maisonettes
£101,316

Other
£441,125

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Armley Ridge Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
313 Armley Ridge Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£274,500	2026-01-19	£273,234
323 Armley Ridge Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£150,000	2022-09-30	£151,192
313 Armley Ridge Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£132,500	2021-07-30	£161,181
291 Armley Ridge Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£52,500	2017-01-20	£68,317
313 Armley Ridge Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£84,000	2013-12-12	£152,843

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS12 2SU

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	169
Part-Time Employee	47
Looking after home or family	32
Self-Employed	27
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Student (economically inactive)	23
Retired	22
Unemployed	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Other	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	42
Education	22
Human health and social work activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	18
Financial and insurance activities	17
Manufacturing	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Construction	13
Other	11
Transport and storage	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Information and communication	7
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wyther Park Primary School Victoria Park Avenue , LS5 3DX	- not rated	475 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wyther Park First School Victoria Park Avenue , LS5 3DX	- not rated	475 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King RC First School Houghley Lane , Bramley LS13 2DN	- not rated	739 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beecroft First School Sandford Road , LS5 3BB	- not rated	804 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hollybush Primary Broad Lane , Bramley LS13 2JJ	3out of 4	815 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Benjamin Gott High School Lenhurst Avenue , LS12 2RE	- not rated	112 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Benjamin Gott High School Lenhurst Avenue , LS12 2RE	- not rated	112 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
West Leeds Boys' High School Whingate , LS12 3QS	- not rated	1,559 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
St Benedict's RC School Leeds and Bradford Road , LS13 1HJ	- not rated	1,645 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Unity Academy Whingate Road , LS12 3DS	3out of 4	1,782 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sandford Middle School Landseer Mount , Bramley LS13 2QZ	- not rated	959 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kirkstall Middle School Argie Road , LS4 2QZ	- not rated	1,485 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bramley CofE Middle School Hough Lane , LS13 3NE	- not rated	1,616 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenhill Middle School Gamble Hill Drive , LS13 4JJ	- not rated	1,699 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beckett Park Middle School Foxcroft Close , LS6 3NT	- not rated	1,808 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	3,667 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Lane College, Leeds Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	3,690 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL	- not rated	3,921 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Airedale and Wharfedale College Calverley Lane , Horsforth LS18 4RQ	- not rated	4,199 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Technology Cookridge Street , LS2 8BL	- not rated	4,503 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Carr Manor Community School Carr Manor Road , LS17 5DJ	- not rated	5,011 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown Leopold Street , Chapeltown LS7 4AW	4out of 4	5,333 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Bernadette's School Houghley Lane , Bramley LS13 2DN	- not rated	739 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Victoria Park School Victoria Park Grove , Bramley LS13 2RD	- not rated	897 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Victoria Park School Victoria Park Grove , Bramley LS13 2RD	- not rated	897 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Armley Grange School Armley Grange Drive , Armley LS12 3QH	- not rated	1,002 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Armley Grange School Armley Grange Drive , Armley LS12 3QH	- not rated	1,116 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
Hilary's	306 Armley Ridge Road, Armley	42 yd
Arcade Club	Unit 3 Savins Mill Way, Kirkstall	631 yd
The Hollybush Cafe	Hollybush Conservation Centre, Broad Lane	692 yd
Starbucks	Unit 2, Abbey Retail Park	696 yd
Gotts Park Manor Tea Room	Gotts Park Golf Club, Armley Ridge Road	744 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The New George	2 - 4 Commercial Road, Kirkstall	742 yd
Kirkstall Bridge Inn	12 Bridge Road, Kirkstall	761 yd
Milford Rl Sports Club	Beecroft Street, Kirkstall	792 yd
Leeds Postal Sports Association Club	Beecroft Street, Kirkstall	792 yd
West End House	26 Abbey Road, Kirkstall	987 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sushi Kitchen	302 Armley Ridge Road, Leeds	43 yd
Di Carlo	304 Armley Ridge Road, Armley	67 yd
Shalimar	310 Armley Ridge Road, Armley	67 yd
Oriental	21 Raynville Road, Bramley	232 yd
Premier Pizza	23 - 25 Raynville Road, Bramley	232 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
B And M Bargains	Unit 3, 2 Savins Mill Way	651 yd
Morrisons (Kirkstall)	1 Savins Mill Way, Kirkstall	670 yd
The Food Warehouse By Iceland	Unit 14 Kirkstall Bridge Shopping Park, Bridge Road	854 yd
Home Bargains	Unit 1 Kirkstall Bridge Shopping Park, Bridge Road	854 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
West Leeds Activity Centre Lenhurst Avenue	grass pitches	108 yd
Leeds Rugby Academy (Kirkstall Training Ground) CABIN CABIN WYTHER LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	495 yd
Milford Sports Club BRIDGE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	619 yd
Kirkstall Brewery Gym (Closed) Broad Lane	health and fitness suite	619 yd
Gotts Park Golf Club GOTTS PARK GOLF CLUB GOTTS PARK GOLF CLUB ARMLEY RIDGE ROAD	golf	742 yd
Hollybush Primary School BROAD LANE	grass pitches	817 yd
Armley Tennis Club STANNINGLEY ROAD	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	823 yd
Pure Gym (Leeds Kirkstall Bridge) BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	857 yd
Christ The King Catholic Primary School KINGS APPROACH	grass pitches	882 yd
Kirkstall Leisure Centre KIRKSTALL LANE	squash courts, swimming pool	894 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	176.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LS12 2SU