Thornton Avenue, Leeds, LS12 3JD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LS12 3JD 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	49.8%	51.5%	1.7%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	50.2%	48.5%	-1.7%	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 3JD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 64.4% 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	60.2%	64.4%	4.2%	37.9%	26.5%
Married: Opposite sex	21.1%	22.4%	1.3%	44.2%	-21.8%
Married: Same sex	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	2%	2.9%	0.9%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	12.2%	9.3%	-2.9%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	2.8%	0.6%	-2.2%	6.1%	-5.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.2%	49.1%	2.9%	48.4%	0.7%
Good health	36.6%	35.4%	-1.2%	33.6%	1.8%
Fair health	12.3%	10.3%	-2.0%	12.7%	-2.4%
Bad health	4%	4.5%	0.5%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	21.1%	19%	-2.1%	18.2%	0.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.8%	11.6%	-0.2%	9.6%	2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.4%	16.4%	1.0%	13.4%	3.0%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	5.8%	4.2%	5.3%	0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	12.5%	1.5%	16.9%	-4.4%
Degree or Similar	32.1%	32.5%	0.4%	33.8%	-1.3%
Other	6.9%	2.3%	-4.6%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.7%	0.1%
Pakistani	1.2%	4.5%	3.3%	2.7%	1.8%
Other Asian	2.2%	0.3%	-1.9%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	1.8%	4.5%	2.7%	2.5%	2.0%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	4%	3.7%	1.0%	3.0%
Other Black	0.6%	2.4%	1.8%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	1.9%	0.4%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%
White	87.7%	75.6%	-12.1%	81.4%	-5.8%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	1.3%	1.3%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.9% 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	86.2%	68.9%	-17.3%	83.2%	-14.3%
European Union	8.3%	19.7%	11.4%	6.1%	13.6%
Rest of Europe	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	2.5%	3.9%	1.4%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	2.8%	2.4%	-0.4%	5.6%	-3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	1.3%	-0.8%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	1.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.8%	69.3%	-16.5%	83.2%	-13.9%
10+ Years	1.8%	8.7%	6.9%	9.8%	-1.1%
5-10 Years	5.2%	11.4%	6.2%	2.9%	8.5%
2-5 Years	3.4%	4.5%	1.1%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	3.7%	6.1%	2.4%	1.9%	4.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.4%	76.7%	-19.3%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	5%	1.3%	3.7%
Romania	3.9%	0.9%	3.0%
Other EU countries	5%	1.5%	3.5%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	18.2%	13.5%	4.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.9%	37.2%	12.7%
Christian	36.6%	46.2%	-9.6%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	8%	6.5%	1.5%
Not answered	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7%

Safety

Is Thornton Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Thornton Avenue was 141.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 32.3% lower than the Armley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Thornton Avenue has the 64th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley and the 712th highest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 73.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -64.6%.

🔎 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. 75% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£38,100

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in LS12 3JD, 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 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 Thornton Avenue are based on 17 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 Thornton Avenue, Leeds, LS12 3JD

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS12 3JD

Average Price
£148,018

Semi-Detached
£163,453

Terraced
£146,303

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Thornton Avenue

Average Price
£154,243

Semi-Detached
£168,575

Terraced
£153,348

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Thornton AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Thornton Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2023-06-23	£144,593
8 Thornton Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£105,000	2021-07-08	£126,421
16 Thornton Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£99,000	2019-12-19	£134,491
4 Thornton Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£115,000	2019-12-12	£156,226
13 Thornton Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2017-10-25	£117,551

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS12 3JD

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	140
Part-Time Employee	40
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	17
Self-Employed	17
Unemployed	17
Retired	16
Other	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Education	17
Manufacturing	16
Other	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Construction	8
Information and communication	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Transport and storage	7
Administrative and support service activities	5
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Theaker Lane , LS12 3NU	- not rated	357 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School Theaker Lane , LS12 3NU	3out of 4	369 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Whingate Primary School Whingate Road , LS12 3DS	3out of 4	379 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whingate First School Whingate Road , LS12 3DS	- not rated	379 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CofE First School Theaker Lane , LS12 3NU	- not rated	445 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	268 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Swallow Hill Community College Whingate Road , Armley LS12 3DS	- not rated	268 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Leeds Boys' High School Whingate , LS12 3QS	- not rated	349 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
West Leeds Girls' High School Congress Mount , LS12 3DT	- not rated	470 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
West Leeds High School Congress Mount , LS12 3DT	- not rated	470 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thornhill Middle School Hayfield Terrace , LS12 4LD	- not rated	1,009 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Armley Middle School Strawberry Lane , LS12 1SF	- not rated	1,059 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ryecroft Middle School Stonebridge Grove , Farnley LS12 5AW	- not rated	1,449 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenhill Middle School Gamble Hill Drive , LS13 4JJ	- not rated	1,636 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kirkstall Middle School Argie Road , LS4 2QZ	- not rated	1,758 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	3,020 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Lane College, Leeds Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	3,071 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL	- not rated	3,837 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Technology Cookridge Street , LS2 8BL	- not rated	3,966 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Mathematics School 105 Albion Street , LS1 5AS	- not rated	3,974 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	5,182 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West Leeds Pupil Referral Unit West Leeds Curriculum Training Base , Conference Place LS12 3DS	- not rated	277 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Armley Grange School Armley Grange Drive , Armley LS12 3QH	- not rated	849 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Armley Grange School Armley Grange Drive , Armley LS12 3QH	- not rated	872 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Armley Lodge School Rombald's Grove , LS12 2BB	- not rated	1,057 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
The Armley Park Centre Rombalds Avenue , LS12 2BB	- not rated	1,057 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Amalfi	49 Wortley Road, Lower Wortley	146 yd
Puglian Pizza Cafe / Burger And Banoffee	185A Town Street, Armley	147 yd
Emmas	12 Wortley Road, Armley	157 yd
Dorothy's	63 Armley Ridge Road, Armley	318 yd
RugRatz Play Gym	2B Whingate, Armley	324 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Commercial Armley	42 Whingate, Armley	113 yd
Armley Conservative Club	Theaker Lane, Armley	389 yd
White Horse Inn	87 Town Street, Armley	526 yd
The Brick	374 - 376 Tong Road, Farnley	551 yd
Denison Hall WMC	2 Pinfold Lane, Armley	576 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Birds Nest	39 Whingate, Armley	183 yd
Square Pizza	37 Whingate, Armley	183 yd
Whingate Fisheries	37 Whingate, Armley	183 yd
Jahan's Fusion	22 - 24 Whingate Road, Armley	236 yd
Chans	26 Whingate Road, Armley	254 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	332 Tong Road, Farnley	385 yd
Heron Foods	25 Town Street, Armley	775 yd
Tesco	Unit 2 Centre West, Stanningley Road	851 yd
EU INTL Foods	4 Branch Road, Armley	930 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Whingate Primary School WHINGATE ROAD	grass pitches	381 yd
Moorfield Recreation Ground HALLIDAY ROAD	grass pitches	432 yd
Swallow Hill Community College (Upper Site) (Closed) Congress Mount	grass pitches	472 yd
Future Fitness (Wortley) (Closed) Tong Road	health and fitness suite	509 yd
Dixons Unity Academy WHINGATE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	536 yd
Armley Leisure Centre CARR CROFTS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	620 yd
Armley Sports & Leisure Centre (Closed) Carr Crofts	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	643 yd
Armley Squash Club (Closed) Eyres Avenue	health and fitness suite, squash courts	673 yd
Armley Park STANNINGLEY ROAD	grass pitches	686 yd
Swallow Hill Community College Grass Pitch (Closed) Swallow Crescent	grass pitches	761 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	253.2 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	18.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LS12 3JD