Ling Lane, Scarcroft, Leeds, LS14 3HY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LS14 3HY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.6%	50.7%	-0.9%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	48.4%	49.3%	0.9%	49.0%	0.3%

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 vicinity of LS14 3HY there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 74.6% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	16.6%	19%	2.4%	37.9%	-18.9%
Married: Opposite sex	71.1%	74.6%	3.5%	44.2%	30.4%
Separated	2.4%	1.2%	-1.2%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	7.2%	4.1%	-3.1%	9.1%	-5.0%
Widowed	2.7%	1.2%	-1.5%	6.1%	-4.9%

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 (89.7%) 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	62.8%	63.7%	0.9%	48.4%	15.3%
Good health	25.5%	26%	0.5%	33.6%	-7.6%
Fair health	10.2%	8.6%	-1.6%	12.7%	-4.1%
Bad health	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	4.0%	-2.3%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 55.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.1%	10.8%	-4.3%	18.2%	-7.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13%	6.1%	-6.9%	9.6%	-3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16%	9.9%	-6.1%	13.4%	-3.5%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	4.1%	2.9%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.5%	11.1%	3.6%	16.9%	-5.8%
Degree or Similar	40.7%	55.3%	14.6%	33.8%	21.5%
Other	6.6%	2.6%	-4.0%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 74.7% 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	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	9%	11.2%	2.2%	3.1%	8.1%
Pakistani	2.4%	7.4%	5.0%	2.7%	4.7%
Other Asian	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	2.5%	-1.8%
Other Black	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	84.4%	74.7%	-9.7%	81.4%	-6.7%
Other	0.5%	3.3%	2.8%	1.6%	1.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 85.7% 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	88.1%	85.7%	-2.4%	83.2%	2.5%
European Union	1.5%	3.1%	1.6%	6.1%	-3.0%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	1.9%	2.9%	1.0%	2.7%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	6.1%	6.9%	0.8%	5.6%	1.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	1.3%	-0.6%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.6%	85.7%	-0.9%	83.2%	2.5%
10+ Years	1%	11.9%	10.9%	9.8%	2.1%
5-10 Years	0.5%	1%	0.5%	2.9%	-1.9%
2-5 Years	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	11.7%	1.4%	-10.3%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	94.1%	76.7%	17.4%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Other EU countries	0.2%	1.5%	-1.3%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
No passport held	1.9%	13.5%	-11.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.7%	37.2%	-18.5%
Christian	45.3%	46.2%	-0.9%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	3.3%	1.7%	1.6%
Jewish	12.1%	0.5%	11.6%
Muslim	8.3%	6.5%	1.8%
Sikh	7.8%	0.9%	6.9%
Not answered	4%	6.0%	-2.0%

Safety

Is Ling Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ling Lane was 29.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 77.4% lower than the Cross Gates & Whinmoor average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ling Lane has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor and the 385th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 11.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 4.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in LS14 3HY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 1/10 (very low )
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 Ling Lane are based on 85 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 Ling Lane, Scarcroft, Leeds, LS14 3HY

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS14 3HY

Average Price
£2,422,946

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£2,422,946

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ling Lane

Average Price
£1,789,017

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£419,840

Detached
£1,819,857

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,998,492

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ling LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Beacon Hill Ling Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£1,200,000	2020-03-27	£1,614,981
The Gate House Ling Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£1,200,000	2017-06-30	£1,772,055
The Meadows Ling Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£2,800,000	2016-09-14	£4,192,222
Ling Paddock Ling Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£770,000	2015-10-15	£1,226,086
Parklands Ling Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£1,442,000	2015-02-27	£2,459,614

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS14 3HY

Employment

LS14 3HY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

LS14 3HY area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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

Retired	88
Full-Time Employee	88
Self-Employed	61
Part-Time Employee	40
Looking after home or family	27
Student (economically inactive)	20
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Unemployed	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	43
Human health and social work activities	28
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Construction	19
Administrative and support service activities	14
Financial and insurance activities	12
Manufacturing	10
Information and communication	10
Education	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Other	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Real estate activities	3
Transport and storage	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shadwell Primary School Main Street , Shadwell LS17 8JF	4out of 4	1,940 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bardsey Primary School Woodacre Lane , Bardsey LS17 9DG	3out of 4	2,711 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thorner Church of England Primary School Kirkhills , Thorner LS14 3JD	3out of 4	3,100 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Fieldhead Carr Primary School Naburn Approach , LS14 2EG	3out of 4	3,482 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whinmoor St Paul's Church of England Primary School Whinmoor Crescent , LS14 1EG	2out of 4	3,586 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Allerton Grange School Talbot Avenue , LS17 6SF	2out of 4	5,403 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Grammar School At Leeds Alwoodley Gates , Harrogate Road LS17 8GS	- not rated	4,120 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gateways School Harewood , LS17 9LE	- not rated	5,291 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Milk Churn	Beechgrove Farm, Wetherby Road		856 yd
Audley Scarcroft Park	Wetherby Road, Scarcroft		1,055 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Scarcroft Golf Club	Syke Lane, Scarcroft		1,017 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Scarcroft Golf Club SYKE LANE	golf	817 yd
Scarcroft Cricket Club Wetherby Road	grass pitches	920 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	13.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	13.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	13.6%

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	39.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	44.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	76.59 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	76.59 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	8.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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