Thornton Gardens, Leeds, LS12 3JE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LS12 3JE has a slightly higher male population, with 51.4% 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	52.2%	48.6%	-3.6%	51.0%	-2.4%
Male	47.8%	51.4%	3.6%	49.0%	2.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	27.1%	41%	13.9%	37.9%	3.1%
Married: Opposite sex	30.1%	25.3%	-4.8%	44.2%	-18.9%
Separated	4.2%	7%	2.8%	2.2%	4.8%
Divorced	15.7%	19.2%	3.5%	9.1%	10.1%
Widowed	22.9%	7.4%	-15.5%	6.1%	1.3%

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.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (68.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	32.1%	38.2%	6.1%	48.4%	-10.2%
Good health	33.7%	29.9%	-3.8%	33.6%	-3.7%
Fair health	21.7%	20.5%	-1.2%	12.7%	7.8%
Bad health	7.6%	9.4%	1.8%	4.0%	5.4%
Very bad health	4.9%	2%	-2.9%	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	42.2%	26.2%	-16.0%	18.2%	8.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.9%	13.5%	-0.4%	9.6%	3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.6%	8.3%	-1.3%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	8.7%	6.3%	5.3%	3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.2%	14.8%	7.6%	16.9%	-2.1%
Degree or Similar	19.9%	27.1%	7.2%	33.8%	-6.7%
Other	4.8%	1.3%	-3.5%	2.8%	-1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	2.7%	0.8%	-1.9%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	1.1%	5.5%	4.4%	2.7%	2.8%
Other Asian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	0%	4.7%	4.7%	2.5%	2.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.0%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	2%	1.5%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	4.3%	3.8%	0.9%	3.4%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	92.9%	75.2%	-17.7%	81.4%	-6.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Arab	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	0%	3.9%	3.9%	1.6%	2.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 77.3% 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	89.1%	77.3%	-11.8%	83.2%	-5.9%
European Union	3.3%	12.9%	9.6%	6.1%	6.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	2.2%	4.7%	2.5%	2.7%	2.0%
Middle East and Asia	4.9%	3.5%	-1.4%	5.6%	-2.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	1.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.1%	77.3%	-11.8%	83.2%	-5.9%
10+ Years	0.5%	9.4%	8.9%	9.8%	-0.4%
5-10 Years	1.6%	4.7%	3.1%	2.9%	1.8%
2-5 Years	1.6%	3.5%	1.9%	2.2%	1.3%
Less than 2 years	7.1%	5.1%	-2.0%	1.9%	3.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.7%	76.7%	-12.0%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Portugal	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Poland	3.2%	1.3%	1.9%
Romania	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other EU countries	5.2%	1.5%	3.7%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	19%	13.5%	5.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.9%	37.2%	8.7%
Christian	41.2%	46.2%	-5.0%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Muslim	8.6%	6.5%	2.1%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is Thornton Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Thornton Gardens was 251.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 20.4% higher than the Armley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Thornton Gardens has the 29th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley and the 278th highest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 139.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.2%.

🔎 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 3JE, 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 Gardens are based on 41 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 Gardens, Leeds, LS12 3JE

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS12 3JE

Average Price
£163,538

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£163,538

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Thornton Gardens

Average Price
£181,260

Semi-Detached
£182,407

Terraced
£181,232

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Thornton GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
28 Thornton Gardens, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£167,000	2025-06-05	£175,107
4 Thornton Gardens, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£135,000	2024-10-31	£139,789
3 Thornton Gardens, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£117,995	2022-01-24	£139,425
12 Thornton Gardens, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£133,500	2020-10-26	£172,053
16 Thornton Gardens, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£100,000	2020-08-07	£131,227

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS12 3JE

Employment

LS12 3JE 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	82
Retired	47
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Part-Time Employee	18
Unemployed	18
Other	15
Self-Employed	14
Looking after home or family	6
Student (economically inactive)	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	16
Manufacturing	9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	8
Construction	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Education	4
Administrative and support service activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Information and communication	3
Other	2
Transport and storage	2
Real estate 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	294 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	306 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CofE First School Theaker Lane , LS12 3NU	- not rated	385 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whingate Primary School Whingate Road , LS12 3DS	3out of 4	439 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whingate First School Whingate Road , LS12 3DS	- not rated	439 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	329 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Swallow Hill Community College Whingate Road , Armley LS12 3DS	- not rated	329 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Leeds Boys' High School Whingate , LS12 3QS	- not rated	395 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
West Leeds Girls' High School Congress Mount , LS12 3DT	- not rated	534 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
West Leeds High School Congress Mount , LS12 3DT	- not rated	534 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	994 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Armley Middle School Strawberry Lane , LS12 1SF	- not rated	1,019 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ryecroft Middle School Stonebridge Grove , Farnley LS12 5AW	- not rated	1,513 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenhill Middle School Gamble Hill Drive , LS13 4JJ	- not rated	1,681 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kirkstall Middle School Argie Road , LS4 2QZ	- not rated	1,700 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	2,961 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Lane College, Leeds Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	3,012 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL	- not rated	3,773 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Technology Cookridge Street , LS2 8BL	- not rated	3,907 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Mathematics School 105 Albion Street , LS1 5AS	- not rated	3,918 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	5,120 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	339 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Armley Grange School Armley Grange Drive , Armley LS12 3QH	- not rated	860 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Armley Grange School Armley Grange Drive , Armley LS12 3QH	- not rated	894 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Armley Lodge School Rombald's Grove , LS12 2BB	- not rated	993 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
The Armley Park Centre Rombalds Avenue , LS12 2BB	- not rated	993 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
Emmas	12 Wortley Road, Armley	104 yd
Amalfi	49 Wortley Road, Lower Wortley	112 yd
Puglian Pizza Cafe / Burger And Banoffee	185A Town Street, Armley	152 yd
Dorothy's	63 Armley Ridge Road, Armley	267 yd
King's Wok	147 Town Street, Armley	283 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Commercial Armley	42 Whingate, Armley	148 yd
Armley Conservative Club	Theaker Lane, Armley	326 yd
White Horse Inn	87 Town Street, Armley	474 yd
Denison Hall WMC	2 Pinfold Lane, Armley	520 yd
The Royal	60 Town Street, Armley	590 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Birds Nest	39 Whingate, Armley	210 yd
Square Pizza	37 Whingate, Armley	210 yd
Whingate Fisheries	37 Whingate, Armley	210 yd
Lavish Taste	100 Town Street, Armley	259 yd
Jahan's Fusion	22 - 24 Whingate Road, Armley	297 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	332 Tong Road, Farnley	442 yd
Heron Foods	25 Town Street, Armley	719 yd
Tesco	Unit 2 Centre West, Stanningley Road	791 yd
EU INTL Foods	4 Branch Road, Armley	872 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Moorfield Recreation Ground HALLIDAY ROAD	grass pitches	424 yd
Whingate Primary School WHINGATE ROAD	grass pitches	442 yd
Future Fitness (Wortley) (Closed) Tong Road	health and fitness suite	500 yd
Swallow Hill Community College (Upper Site) (Closed) Congress Mount	grass pitches	536 yd
Armley Leisure Centre CARR CROFTS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	583 yd
Dixons Unity Academy WHINGATE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	596 yd
Armley Sports & Leisure Centre (Closed) Carr Crofts	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	598 yd
Armley Squash Club (Closed) Eyres Avenue	health and fitness suite, squash courts	612 yd
Armley Park STANNINGLEY ROAD	grass pitches	622 yd
Swallow Hill Community College Grass Pitch (Closed) Swallow Crescent	grass pitches	819 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	164 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LS12 3JE