Kentmere Approach, Leeds, LS14 1JJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LS14 1JJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.3%	50.9%	-1.4%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	47.7%	49.1%	1.4%	49.0%	0.1%

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 LS14 1JJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.3% 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	44.7%	57.3%	12.6%	37.9%	19.4%
Married: Opposite sex	37.3%	30.6%	-6.7%	44.2%	-13.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	1.9%	2.2%	0.3%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	8.1%	7.3%	-0.8%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	8.1%	2%	-6.1%	6.1%	-4.1%

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%) 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	30.8%	52.2%	21.4%	48.4%	3.8%
Good health	36.4%	33.8%	-2.6%	33.6%	0.2%
Fair health	22.4%	10.6%	-11.8%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	7.9%	2.8%	-5.1%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	2.3%	0.6%	-1.7%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	51.6%	17.1%	-34.5%	18.2%	-1.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.6%	10.4%	-8.2%	9.6%	0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13%	14.3%	1.3%	13.4%	0.9%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	2.8%	0.9%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.3%	14%	9.7%	16.9%	-2.9%
Degree or Similar	6.8%	41.3%	34.5%	33.8%	7.5%
Other	3.7%	0%	-3.7%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 69.1% 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%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	1.9%	0.2%	-1.7%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	0%	6%	6.0%	3.1%	2.9%
Pakistani	0.5%	5%	4.5%	2.7%	2.3%
Other Asian	2.3%	1.9%	-0.4%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	0%	7.3%	7.3%	2.5%	4.8%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	1.0%	0.5%
Other Black	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.3%	2.4%	-0.9%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
White	90.7%	69.1%	-21.6%	81.4%	-12.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.6%	-0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 80.6% 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	96.7%	80.6%	-16.1%	83.2%	-2.6%
European Union	0.9%	4.7%	3.8%	6.1%	-1.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	0%	5.4%	5.4%	2.7%	2.7%
Middle East and Asia	2.3%	7.3%	5.0%	5.6%	1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	95.8%	81%	-14.8%	83.2%	-2.2%
10+ Years	0%	11.7%	11.7%	9.8%	1.9%
5-10 Years	0.5%	5.4%	4.9%	2.9%	2.5%
2-5 Years	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	2.2%	-0.7%
Less than 2 years	3.3%	0.4%	-2.9%	1.9%	-1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74%	76.7%	-2.7%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	13.5%	13.5%	0.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.5%	37.2%	3.3%
Christian	38.8%	46.2%	-7.4%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	4.1%	1.7%	2.4%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	7.5%	6.5%	1.0%
Sikh	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Kentmere Approach Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Kentmere Approach was 296.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 77.9% higher than the Gipton & Harehills average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Kentmere Approach has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills and the 203rd highest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 186.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -67.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,300

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in LS14 1JJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 5/10 (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) - 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 Kentmere Approach are based on 75 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 Kentmere Approach, Leeds, LS14 1JJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS14 1JJ

Average Price
£221,682

Semi-Detached
£160,746

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£343,554

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kentmere Approach

Average Price
£184,594

Semi-Detached
£177,019

Terraced
£152,101

Detached
£334,508

Flats/Maisonettes
£32,462

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kentmere ApproachStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
130 Kentmere Approach, Leeds, West Yorkshire Detached, a newly built property	£239,995	2017-06-30	£347,828
139 Kentmere Approach, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£90,000	2005-11-16	£166,000
133 Kentmere Approach, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£88,000	2005-08-25	£163,429
139 Kentmere Approach, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£18,000	2002-05-24	£60,884

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS14 1JJ

Employment

LS14 1JJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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	183
Part-Time Employee	39
Long-Term Sick or disabled	30
Self-Employed	26
Retired	25
Looking after home or family	19
Student (economically inactive)	16
Unemployed	7
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Human health and social work activities	14
Construction	11
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Transport and storage	3
Education	2
Financial and insurance activities	1
Information and communication	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Other	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Asket Hill First School Kentmere Approach , LS14 1JL	- not rated	34 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Asket Hill Primary School Kentmere Approach , LS14 1JL	- not rated	34 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Farm First School Barncroft Rise , LS14 1AX	- not rated	672 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Grange Farm Primary School Barncroft Rise , Seacroft LS14 1AX	3out of 4	672 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Good Counsel RC First School Pigeon Cote Road , Seacroft LS14 1EP	- not rated	792 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
David Young Community Academy Bishop's Way , Off North Parkway LS14 6NU	- not rated	391 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Young Church of England Academy Bishops Way , Seacroft LS14 6NU	3out of 4	391 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Foxwood School Brooklands View , LS14 6SA	- not rated	664 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East Leeds High School Brooklands View , Seacroft LS14 6SA	- not rated	664 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Braim Wood Boys' High School Wetherby Road , LS8 2LG	- not rated	1,033 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Braimwood Middle School Wetherby Road , LS8 2LG	- not rated	1,033 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Seacroft Park Middle School Dufton Approach , Seacroft LS14 6ED	- not rated	1,564 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oak Tree Middle School Thorn Walk , LS8 3LW	- not rated	1,870 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Farm Middle School Thorn Walk , LS8 3LW	- not rated	1,870 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Swarcliffe Middle School Swarcliffe Drive , LS14 5JW	- not rated	2,023 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leeds Thomas Danby Roundhay Road , LS7 3BG	- not rated	4,178 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Building North Street , LS2 7QT	- not rated	4,734 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Technology Cookridge Street , LS2 8BL	- not rated	5,460 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Roundhay School Gledhow Lane , Roundhay LS8 1ND	4out of 4	2,702 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Temple Learning Academy Neville Road , LS15 0NN	2out of 4	3,375 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown Leopold Street , Chapeltown LS7 4AW	4out of 4	4,138 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Carr Manor Community School Carr Manor Road , LS17 5DJ	- not rated	5,410 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
East Leeds Pupil Referral Unit East Leeds Curriculum Training Centre , Brooklands Avenue LS14 6SA	- not rated	664 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
John Jamieson School Hollin Hill Drive , LS8 2PW	3out of 4	1,150 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Richard Oastler School Oakwood Lane , LS8 3LF	- not rated	1,167 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Fearnville School Oakwood Road , LS8 3LF	- not rated	1,197 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Oakwood Pupil Support Centre Oakwood Lane Centre , Opposite Fearnville Leisure Centre LS8 3LF	- not rated	1,197 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
Dib Lane Diner	114A Dib Lane, Roundhay	579 yd
Jays Desserts	128 Dib Lane, Roundhay	579 yd
Getaway Girls	19 Brooklands Avenue, Seacroft	820 yd
LS14 Trust	45 - 47 Ramshead Hill, Seacroft	840 yd
Brisket N Go	10A Dib Lane, Roundhay	1,003 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Orchard	Dib Lane, Roundhay	688 yd
Adrian Club And Institute	Belle Vue Avenue, Roundhay	817 yd
Beechwood Working Mens Club	Ramshead Drive, Seacroft	1,012 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Soprano Pizza	85 Boggart Hill Drive, Seacroft	466 yd
Wild Wingz	91 Boggart Hill Drive, Seacroft	466 yd
Captain Thorntons	132 Dib Lane, Roundhay	579 yd
Pizza Pizza	124 Dib Lane, Roundhay	579 yd
Dragon Pearl Takeaway	126 Dib Lane, Roundhay	579 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Asket Hill Primary School (Closed) Kentmere Approach	grass pitches	127 yd
Bishop Young Church Of England Academy Bishops Way	grass pitches	414 yd
The Rein THE REIN	grass pitches	433 yd
Braim Wood Boys High School (Closed) Elmete Lane	grass pitches	1,028 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

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

Overview of LS14 1JJ