Saxstead Rise, Leeds, LS12 4ND

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LS12 4ND has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% 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	50.9%	49.5%	-1.4%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	49.1%	50.5%	1.4%	49.0%	1.5%

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	33.8%	38.5%	4.7%	37.9%	0.6%
Married: Opposite sex	47.5%	47.8%	0.3%	44.2%	3.6%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	2.1%	1.5%	-0.6%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	7.3%	7.5%	0.2%	9.1%	-1.6%
Widowed	8.6%	4.3%	-4.3%	6.1%	-1.8%

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 (86.1%) 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	48.7%	56.4%	7.7%	48.4%	8.0%
Good health	31.5%	29.7%	-1.8%	33.6%	-3.9%
Fair health	13%	10.6%	-2.4%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	5.6%	3.1%	-2.5%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.2%	-1.0%	1.2%	-1.0%

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	27.3%	19.2%	-8.1%	18.2%	1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.8%	10.2%	-3.6%	9.6%	0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.8%	14%	-0.8%	13.4%	0.6%
Apprenticeship	3.6%	7.2%	3.6%	5.3%	1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13%	19.2%	6.2%	16.9%	2.3%
Degree or Similar	23.1%	26.9%	3.8%	33.8%	-6.9%
Other	4.4%	3.2%	-1.2%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 73.5% 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%	0.6%	0.6%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	3.9%	5.1%	1.2%	3.1%	2.0%
Pakistani	2.5%	2.7%	0.2%	2.7%	0.0%
Other Asian	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	0.2%	3.3%	3.1%	2.5%	0.8%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	1%	0.8%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1.8%	1.0%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.8%	0.0%
White	89.3%	73.5%	-15.8%	81.4%	-7.9%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	0%	5.1%	5.1%	0.6%	4.5%
Other	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	1.6%	-0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 76.5% 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	90.7%	76.5%	-14.2%	83.2%	-6.7%
European Union	3.9%	6.5%	2.6%	6.1%	0.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	1.4%	3.1%	1.7%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	3.5%	11.2%	7.7%	5.6%	5.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.2%	1.6%	1.4%	1.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.9%	76.5%	-13.4%	83.2%	-6.7%
10+ Years	0%	9.6%	9.6%	9.8%	-0.2%
5-10 Years	1.4%	3.9%	2.5%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	4.3%	3.7%	-0.6%	2.2%	1.5%
Less than 2 years	4.3%	6.3%	2.0%	1.9%	4.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.1%	76.7%	1.4%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	4.7%	1.5%	3.2%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	9.5%	13.5%	-4.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	36.3%	37.2%	-0.9%
Christian	41.9%	46.2%	-4.3%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Muslim	9.7%	6.5%	3.2%
Sikh	3.1%	0.9%	2.2%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Saxstead Rise Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Saxstead Rise was 121.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 41.9% lower than the Armley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Saxstead Rise has the 55th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Armley and the 857th highest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 69.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.0%.

🔎 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 4ND, 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 Saxstead Rise are based on 103 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 Saxstead Rise, Leeds, LS12 4ND

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS12 4ND

Average Price
£223,680

Semi-Detached
£239,852

Terraced
£223,718

Detached
£355,434

Flats/Maisonettes
£129,267

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Saxstead Rise

Average Price
£225,265

Semi-Detached
£274,027

Terraced
£281,109

Detached
£373,889

Flats/Maisonettes
£154,941

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Saxstead RiseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
34 Saxstead Rise, Leeds, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£118,000	2025-11-12	£116,508
1 Saxstead Rise, Leeds, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£350,000	2024-10-21	£359,166
18 Saxstead Rise, Leeds, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£116,250	2023-09-29	£116,595
36 Saxstead Rise, Leeds, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£116,000	2023-09-08	£116,344
24 Saxstead Rise, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£114,000	2023-03-06	£125,902

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS12 4ND

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	189
Retired	58
Part-Time Employee	53
Self-Employed	25
Unemployed	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Student (economically inactive)	12
Other	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Looking after home or family	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Human health and social work activities	34
Manufacturing	25
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Education	19
Construction	19
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	17
Transport and storage	15
Financial and insurance activities	15
Administrative and support service activities	12
Other	12
Information and communication	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Upper Wortley First School Ashley Road , LS12 4LF	- not rated	146 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Five Lanes Primary School Stradbroke Way , Wortley LS12 4NB	3out of 4	154 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Strawberry Lane , Tong Road LS12 1SF	- not rated	417 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Bartholomew's CofE First School Strawberry Lane , Tong Road LS12 1SF	- not rated	417 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family RC First School Parliament Road , Armley LS12 2LH	- not rated	914 yd	Voluntary aided 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	965 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Swallow Hill Community College Whingate Road , Armley LS12 3DS	- not rated	965 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wortley High School Swallow Crescent , LS12 4RB	- not rated	1,123 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Silver Royd School Swallow Crescent , LS12 4RB	- not rated	1,131 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
West Leeds Girls' High School Congress Mount , LS12 3DT	- not rated	1,200 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	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	78 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Armley Middle School Strawberry Lane , LS12 1SF	- not rated	417 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ryecroft Middle School Stonebridge Grove , Farnley LS12 5AW	- not rated	2,003 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kirkstall Middle School Argie Road , LS4 2QZ	- not rated	2,087 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenhill Middle School Gamble Hill Drive , LS13 4JJ	- not rated	2,501 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	2,517 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Lane College, Leeds Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	2,580 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Mathematics School 105 Albion Street , LS1 5AS	- not rated	3,383 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Technology Cookridge Street , LS2 8BL	- not rated	3,448 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL	- not rated	3,582 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	4out of 4	4,810 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	971 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cliff House School Fawcett Lane , Lower Wortley LS12 4PF	- not rated	1,029 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Newcliff House School Fawcett Lane , Lower Wortley LS12 4PF	- not rated	1,029 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Armley Lodge School Rombald's Grove , LS12 2BB	- not rated	1,243 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
The Armley Park Centre Rombalds Avenue , LS12 2BB	- not rated	1,243 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
Corner House Cafe	172 Tong Road, Armley	397 yd
Kingz Dessserts	145 Oldfield Lane, Upper Wortley	400 yd
Da Joggi	143 Oldfield Lane, Upper Wortley	402 yd
Kashmir Balti House	238 - 238A Tong Road, Farnley	436 yd
Caroles Kitchen	270 Tong Road, Farnley	436 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Golden Fleece	126 - 136 Upper Wortley Road, Lower Wortley	148 yd
Upper Wortley Liberal Club	99 - 101 Upper Wortley Road, Lower Wortley	226 yd
Star Inn	205 Tong Road, Farnley	315 yd
The Queen	134 Oldfield Lane, Wortley	358 yd
White Horse Inn	87 Town Street, Armley	636 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nice Bites	123 Upper Wortley Road, Lower Wortley	226 yd
Umar Raaz	141 Tong Road, Farnley	244 yd
Perfect Fried Chicken Leeds And Korean Fried Chicken Leeds	POD 3 Jacuna Kitchens, 7 Wortley Moor Road	363 yd
Kiingzz Tea N Donuts	145A Oldfield Lane, Upper Wortley	400 yd
Ritz Fisheries	2 Lower Wortley Road, Lower Wortley	413 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda (Wortley)	Oldfield Lane, Wortley	517 yd
Heron Foods	25 Town Street, Armley	672 yd
EU INTL Foods	4 Branch Road, Armley	789 yd
Tesco	Unit 2 Centre West, Stanningley Road	821 yd
Aldi	332 Tong Road, Farnley	924 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Five Lanes Primary School STRADBROKE WAY	grass pitches	159 yd
Strawberry Lane Community Centre Strawberry Lane		417 yd
Oldfield Lane (Closed) Oldfield Lane	grass pitches	421 yd
Armley Leisure Centre CARR CROFTS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	422 yd
Future Fitness (Wortley) (Closed) Tong Road	health and fitness suite	432 yd
Armley Sports & Leisure Centre (Closed) Carr Crofts	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	494 yd
West Leeds Arlfc Redshaw Road	grass pitches	727 yd
Western Flatts Cliff Park GREEN HILL LANE	grass pitches	769 yd
Armley Squash Club (Closed) Eyres Avenue	health and fitness suite, squash courts	806 yd
New Wortley Recreation Ground WHITE HOUSE WHITE HOUSE OLDFIELD LANE	grass pitches	918 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	45.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	45.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	45.2%

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	55.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	93.3 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	11.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LS12 4ND