Thornhill Croft, Leeds, LS12 4JX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LS12 4JX has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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	48.5%	49.8%	1.3%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	51.5%	50.2%	-1.3%	49.0%	1.2%

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	33%	41.5%	8.5%	37.9%	3.6%
Married: Opposite sex	49.2%	45.6%	-3.6%	44.2%	1.4%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	4.5%	0.8%	-3.7%	2.2%	-1.4%
Divorced	8.3%	6.3%	-2.0%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	4.2%	5.2%	1.0%	6.1%	-0.9%

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 (85.3%) 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	47.3%	46.4%	-0.9%	48.4%	-2.0%
Good health	38.4%	38.9%	0.5%	33.6%	5.3%
Fair health	11.6%	11.1%	-0.5%	12.7%	-1.6%
Bad health	2.4%	2.9%	0.5%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	1.2%	-0.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.2%	19.2%	-5.0%	18.2%	1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	22%	9.6%	-12.4%	9.6%	0.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.9%	11.2%	-7.7%	13.4%	-2.2%
Apprenticeship	3.8%	4.7%	0.9%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.3%	18.9%	5.6%	16.9%	2.0%
Degree or Similar	12.9%	34%	21.1%	33.8%	0.2%
Other	4.9%	2.5%	-2.4%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 80.6% 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%	0.2%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	2.1%	6.6%	4.5%	3.1%	3.5%
Pakistani	1.5%	2.6%	1.1%	2.7%	-0.1%
Other Asian	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	1.6%	-1.4%
Black African	0%	1.1%	1.1%	2.5%	-1.4%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	2.2%	1.0%	0.9%	1.3%
Mixed Other	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
White	92.4%	80.6%	-11.8%	81.4%	-0.8%
Arab	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.6%	-1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 80.5% 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	94.2%	80.5%	-13.7%	83.2%	-2.7%
European Union	1.8%	7.8%	6.0%	6.1%	1.7%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	0.6%	3.1%	2.5%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	2.4%	6.7%	4.3%	5.6%	1.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	1.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.9%	80.5%	-13.4%	83.2%	-2.7%
10+ Years	0%	10.9%	10.9%	9.8%	1.1%
5-10 Years	1.5%	5.1%	3.6%	2.9%	2.2%
2-5 Years	0.9%	3.1%	2.2%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	3.7%	0.4%	-3.3%	1.9%	-1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.5%	76.7%	3.8%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	2.9%	1.3%	1.6%
Other EU countries	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	9.1%	13.5%	-4.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.4%	37.2%	3.2%
Christian	42.4%	46.2%	-3.8%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	6%	1.7%	4.3%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	4.4%	6.5%	-2.1%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Thornhill Croft Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Thornhill Croft was 42.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 79.4% lower than the Armley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Thornhill Croft has the 9th lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Armley and the 651st lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 27.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -22.9%.

🔎 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. 77% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£37,600

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in LS12 4JX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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) - 5/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (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 Thornhill Croft 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 Thornhill Croft, Leeds, LS12 4JX

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS12 4JX

Average Price
£217,755

Semi-Detached
£216,707

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£220,691

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Thornhill Croft

Average Price
£222,470

Semi-Detached
£218,948

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£240,026

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£152,558

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Thornhill CroftStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
16 Thornhill Croft, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£210,000	2025-05-30	£216,993
23 Thornhill Croft, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£183,500	2024-08-30	£194,991
22 Thornhill Croft, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£215,000	2023-11-03	£233,490
24 Thornhill Croft, Leeds, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£180,000	2022-06-30	£200,791
6 Thornhill Croft, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£167,500	2021-08-06	£204,388

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS12 4JX

Employment

LS12 4JX area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	172
Retired	47
Part-Time Employee	47
Self-Employed	28
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	15
Other	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Human health and social work activities	22
Construction	22
Manufacturing	17
Transport and storage	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Education	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Other	5
Information and communication	4
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Five Lanes Primary School Stradbroke Way , Wortley LS12 4NB	3out of 4	443 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whingate Primary School Whingate Road , LS12 3DS	3out of 4	685 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Strawberry Lane , Tong Road LS12 1SF	3out of 4	698 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School Theaker Lane , LS12 3NU	1out of 4	873 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Lower Wortley Primary School Lower Wortley Road , LS12 4PX	3out of 4	932 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	693 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Farnley Academy Chapel Lane , Farnley LS12 5EU	4out of 4	2,019 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds City Academy Bedford Field , Woodhouse Cliff LS6 2LG	3out of 4	4,134 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Ruth Gorse Academy Black Bull Street , LS10 1HW	4out of 4	4,295 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
University Technical College Leeds 2 Sayner Road , Hunslet LS10 1LA	2out of 4	4,379 yd	University technical college	No	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	2,824 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elliott Hudson College The White Rose Office Park, Millshaw Park Lane , LS11 0LT	- not rated	3,828 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL	- not rated	3,846 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Building North Street , LS2 7QT	- not rated	4,529 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	5,102 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Elland Academy Gelderd Road , 118 LS12 6DQ	3out of 4	1,720 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Health Education England The Grainger Suite , Dobson House NE3 3PF	- not rated	2,706 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Future Horizons Leeds Ltd 2 Wyther Lane , Kirkstall LS5 3BT	- not rated	2,877 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Swarthmore Education Centre 2 - 7 Woodhouse Square , LS3 1AD	- not rated	3,048 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Stephen Longfellow Academy Global Avenue , Phoenix House LS11 8PG	- not rated	3,400 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kashmir Balti House	238 - 238A Tong Road, Farnley	317 yd
Caroles Kitchen	270 Tong Road, Farnley	317 yd
The Grind	Unit 8, Ratcliffe Mill	374 yd
Babs' Baps	307 Tong Road, Farnley	452 yd
Kingz Dessserts	145 Oldfield Lane, Upper Wortley	482 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Upper Wortley Liberal Club	99 - 101 Upper Wortley Road, Lower Wortley	62 yd
The Golden Fleece	126 - 136 Upper Wortley Road, Lower Wortley	103 yd
Star Inn	205 Tong Road, Farnley	295 yd
The Queen	134 Oldfield Lane, Wortley	467 yd
White Horse Inn	87 Town Street, Armley	646 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nice Bites	123 Upper Wortley Road, Lower Wortley	62 yd
Perfect Fried Chicken Leeds And Korean Fried Chicken Leeds	POD 3 Jacuna Kitchens, 7 Wortley Moor Road	219 yd
Sushibox Leeds	Jacuna Kitchens, Pod 7	226 yd
Trap Kitchen	Jacuna Ltd, 7 Wortley Moor Road	226 yd
Mr Shapatar	Jacuna Ltd, 7 Wortley Moor Road	226 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda (Wortley)	Oldfield Lane, Wortley	693 yd
Aldi	332 Tong Road, Farnley	729 yd
Heron Foods	25 Town Street, Armley	760 yd
EU INTL Foods	4 Branch Road, Armley	905 yd
Tesco	Unit 2 Centre West, Stanningley Road	913 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Future Fitness (Wortley) (Closed) Tong Road	health and fitness suite	312 yd
Five Lanes Primary School STRADBROKE WAY	grass pitches	336 yd
Armley Leisure Centre CARR CROFTS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	448 yd
Armley Sports & Leisure Centre (Closed) Carr Crofts	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	542 yd
Oldfield Lane (Closed) Oldfield Lane	grass pitches	579 yd
Western Flatts Cliff Park GREEN HILL LANE	grass pitches	594 yd
Strawberry Lane Community Centre Strawberry Lane		614 yd
Whingate Primary School WHINGATE ROAD	grass pitches	803 yd
West Leeds Rufc BLUE HILL LANE	grass pitches	842 yd
Armley Squash Club (Closed) Eyres Avenue	health and fitness suite, squash courts	853 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	142.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LS12 4JX