Town Street, Armley, Leeds, LS12 3JG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LS12 3JG is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.4%	51%	1.6%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	50.6%	49%	-1.6%	49.0%	0.0%

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	38.5%	40.1%	1.6%	37.9%	2.2%
Married: Opposite sex	27.7%	29.1%	1.4%	44.2%	-15.1%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.4%	3.2%	-0.2%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	13.5%	14.6%	1.1%	9.1%	5.5%
Widowed	16.2%	12.3%	-3.9%	6.1%	6.2%

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 (68.3%) 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	35.4%	39.7%	4.3%	48.4%	-8.7%
Good health	38.4%	28.6%	-9.8%	33.6%	-5.0%
Fair health	19.5%	14.4%	-5.1%	12.7%	1.7%
Bad health	5.5%	13.6%	8.1%	4.0%	9.6%
Very bad health	1.2%	3.7%	2.5%	1.2%	2.5%

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.

In the area around LS12 3JG this area, 29% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	39.5%	29%	-10.5%	18.2%	10.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	11.7%	-0.5%	9.6%	2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.4%	11.1%	3.7%	13.4%	-2.3%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	7.2%	3.5%	5.3%	1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.8%	12.4%	0.6%	16.9%	-4.5%
Degree or Similar	15.5%	25.4%	9.9%	33.8%	-8.4%
Other	9.8%	3.3%	-6.5%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 78.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	3%	3.4%	0.4%	3.1%	0.3%
Pakistani	7.9%	5.7%	-2.2%	2.7%	3.0%
Other Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	1.2%	3.7%	2.5%	2.5%	1.2%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	2.3%	1.1%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
White	85.1%	78.2%	-6.9%	81.4%	-3.2%
Arab	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.9% 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	81.4%	79.9%	-1.5%	83.2%	-3.3%
European Union	12.2%	9.6%	-2.6%	6.1%	3.5%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	1.5%	3.4%	1.9%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	4%	5.7%	1.7%	5.6%	0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.5%	80.1%	-0.4%	83.2%	-3.1%
10+ Years	3%	8%	5.0%	9.8%	-1.8%
5-10 Years	7.3%	5.4%	-1.9%	2.9%	2.5%
2-5 Years	5.2%	3.7%	-1.5%	2.2%	1.5%
Less than 2 years	4%	2.8%	-1.2%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.9%	76.7%	-17.8%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	2.8%	1.3%	1.5%
Other EU countries	5.4%	1.5%	3.9%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	26.3%	13.5%	12.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.5%	37.2%	4.3%
Christian	42.6%	46.2%	-3.6%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Muslim	6%	6.5%	-0.5%
Sikh	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Town Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Town Street was 377.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 82.6% higher than the Armley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Town Street has the 14th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley and the 126th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 188.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -7.6%.

🔎 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 3JG, 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 Town Street are based on 840 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 Town Street, Armley, Leeds, LS12 3JG

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS12 3JG

Average Price
£212,324

Semi-Detached
£177,775

Terraced
£173,264

Detached
£578,848

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£383,625

Estimated Average Property Prices for Town Street

Average Price
£311,191

Semi-Detached
£274,050

Terraced
£272,210

Detached
£453,942

Flats/Maisonettes
£171,879

Other
£885,433

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Town Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
122 Town Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£148,000	2023-12-20	£160,507
114 Town Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£565,000	2023-09-06	£597,127
114 Town Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£450,000	2023-04-18	£492,487
Christadelphian Hall Town Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£366,000	2023-03-01	£397,500
142 Town Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£159,000	2022-10-14	£168,869

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS12 3JG

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	108
Retired	91
Part-Time Employee	29
Looking after home or family	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Self-Employed	14
Other	12
Unemployed	12
Student (economically inactive)	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	34
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Human health and social work activities	12
Education	12
Transport and storage	11
Construction	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Information and communication	6
Other	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School Theaker Lane , LS12 3NU	1out of 4	254 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Whingate Primary School Whingate Road , LS12 3DS	3out of 4	524 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Armley Park Primary School Salisbury Terrace , Armley LS12 2AY	- not rated	863 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Strawberry Lane , Tong Road LS12 1SF	3out of 4	1,075 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Five Lanes Primary School Stradbroke Way , Wortley LS12 4NB	3out of 4	1,165 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dixons Unity Academy Whingate Road , LS12 3DS	2out of 4	527 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Farnley Academy Chapel Lane , Farnley LS12 5EU	4out of 4	2,240 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds City Academy Bedford Field , Woodhouse Cliff LS6 2LG	3out of 4	3,835 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Crawshaw Academy Robin Lane , LS28 9HU	3out of 4	4,119 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Leeds West Academy Intake Lane , LS13 1DQ	3out of 4	4,392 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leeds City College Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	2,959 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL	- not rated	3,736 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elliott Hudson College The White Rose Office Park, Millshaw Park Lane , LS11 0LT	- not rated	4,667 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Building North Street , LS2 7QT	- not rated	4,691 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	- not rated	5,093 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Future Horizons Leeds Ltd 2 Wyther Lane , Kirkstall LS5 3BT	- not rated	2,046 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Elland Academy Gelderd Road , 118 LS12 6DQ	3out of 4	2,552 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Health Education England The Grainger Suite , Dobson House NE3 3PF	- not rated	2,896 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Swarthmore Education Centre 2 - 7 Woodhouse Square , LS3 1AD	- not rated	3,168 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Beckett University City Campus , Calverley Street LS6 3QS	- not rated	3,467 yd	Higher education institutions	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	106 yd
Amalfi	49 Wortley Road, Lower Wortley	156 yd
Dorothy's	63 Armley Ridge Road, Armley	171 yd
Puglian Pizza Cafe / Burger And Banoffee	185A Town Street, Armley	212 yd
King's Wok	147 Town Street, Armley	212 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Armley Conservative Club	Theaker Lane, Armley	197 yd
Commercial Armley	42 Whingate, Armley	263 yd
White Horse Inn	87 Town Street, Armley	395 yd
Denison Hall WMC	2 Pinfold Lane, Armley	432 yd
The Royal	60 Town Street, Armley	500 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lavish Taste	100 Town Street, Armley	162 yd
The Birds Nest	39 Whingate, Armley	311 yd
Square Pizza	37 Whingate, Armley	311 yd
Whingate Fisheries	37 Whingate, Armley	311 yd
Hong Kong Chinese Takeaway	162 Town Street, Armley	377 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	332 Tong Road, Farnley	567 yd
Heron Foods	25 Town Street, Armley	625 yd
Tesco	Unit 2 Centre West, Stanningley Road	681 yd
EU INTL Foods	4 Branch Road, Armley	768 yd
Lidl (Armley)	49 - 59 Armley Road, Armley	1,011 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Moorfield Recreation Ground HALLIDAY ROAD	grass pitches	416 yd
Armley Park STANNINGLEY ROAD	grass pitches	494 yd
Armley Squash Club (Closed) Eyres Avenue	health and fitness suite, squash courts	499 yd
Future Fitness (Wortley) (Closed) Tong Road	health and fitness suite	527 yd
Armley Sports & Leisure Centre (Closed) Carr Crofts	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	539 yd
Armley Leisure Centre CARR CROFTS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	544 yd
Whingate Primary School WHINGATE ROAD	grass pitches	571 yd
Swallow Hill Community College (Upper Site) (Closed) Congress Mount	grass pitches	663 yd
Dixons Unity Academy WHINGATE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	714 yd
Armley Tennis Club STANNINGLEY ROAD	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	109.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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