Lingfield Approach, Leeds, LS17 7HJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LS17 7HJ 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	55.2%	50.9%	-4.3%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	44.8%	49.1%	4.3%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.4%	41.8%	2.4%	37.9%	3.9%
Married: Opposite sex	31.6%	36.4%	4.8%	44.2%	-7.8%
Separated	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	10.9%	10.9%	0.0%	9.1%	1.8%
Widowed	16.1%	9.1%	-7.0%	6.1%	3.0%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	37%	38.8%	1.8%	48.4%	-9.6%
Good health	28.3%	32.5%	4.2%	33.6%	-1.1%
Fair health	23%	18.3%	-4.7%	12.7%	5.6%
Bad health	10%	9%	-1.0%	4.0%	5.0%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.4%	-0.3%	1.2%	0.2%

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	37.3%	27.3%	-10.0%	18.2%	9.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.6%	6.8%	-9.8%	9.6%	-2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.8%	12.3%	3.5%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	3.2%	1.1%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.3%	15.9%	8.6%	16.9%	-1.0%
Degree or Similar	21.2%	31.4%	10.2%	33.8%	-2.4%
Other	6.7%	3.2%	-3.5%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.4% 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)
Chinese	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	2.6%	1.7%	-0.9%	3.1%	-1.4%
Pakistani	2.6%	4.2%	1.6%	2.7%	1.5%
Other Asian	1.7%	3.5%	1.8%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	3.9%	8%	4.1%	2.5%	5.5%
Black Caribbean	1.7%	0.7%	-1.0%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	0.9%	1%	0.1%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.3%	4.2%	-0.1%	0.9%	3.3%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	77%	71.4%	-5.6%	81.4%	-10.0%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.2%	2.8%	0.6%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.2% 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	81.3%	81.2%	-0.1%	83.2%	-2.0%
European Union	6.5%	6.6%	0.1%	6.1%	0.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	4.3%	3.8%	-0.5%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	5.2%	5.2%	0.0%	5.6%	-0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.6%	1.7%	-0.9%	1.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.4%	80.9%	0.5%	83.2%	-2.3%
10+ Years	0%	12.8%	12.8%	9.8%	3.0%
5-10 Years	4.8%	4.5%	-0.3%	2.9%	1.6%
2-5 Years	6.5%	1%	-5.5%	2.2%	-1.2%
Less than 2 years	8.3%	0.7%	-7.6%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.3%	76.7%	-5.4%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Romania	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
No passport held	19.2%	13.5%	5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.9%	37.2%	-9.3%
Christian	46.3%	46.2%	0.1%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Jewish	10.1%	0.5%	9.6%
Muslim	9.8%	6.5%	3.3%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is Lingfield Approach Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lingfield Approach was 273.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 336.6% higher than the Alwoodley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lingfield Approach has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Alwoodley and the 226th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 151.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -2.2%.

🔎 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. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£37,200

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in LS17 7HJ, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 8/10 (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) - 10/10 (very 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 Lingfield Approach are based on 37 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 Lingfield Approach, Leeds, LS17 7HJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS17 7HJ

Average Price
£201,996

Semi-Detached
£210,770

Terraced
£171,284

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lingfield Approach

Average Price
£201,872

Semi-Detached
£219,990

Terraced
£176,842

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£95,542

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lingfield ApproachStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
30 Lingfield Approach, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£270,000	2021-09-20	£330,475
38 Lingfield Approach, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£185,000	2021-03-12	£228,505
44 Lingfield Approach, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£113,332	2020-08-20	£146,857
30 Lingfield Approach, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£168,000	2017-06-30	£252,117
30 Lingfield Approach, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£122,000	2017-03-24	£187,506

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS17 7HJ

Employment

LS17 7HJ 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	61
Retired	49
Long-Term Sick or disabled	29
Part-Time Employee	19
Self-Employed	15
Other	12
Looking after home or family	10
Student (economically inactive)	10
Unemployed	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	6
Other	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Education	3
Manufacturing	2
Information and communication	2
Construction	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Allerton CofE Primary School Lingfield Approach , Alwoodley LS17 7HL	3out of 4	174 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alwoodley Primary School Cranmer Rise , Alwoodley LS17 5HX	4out of 4	492 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Buckstone Crescent , Alwoodley LS17 5ES	- not rated	656 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Primley Wood Primary School Fir Tree Rise , Alwoodley LS17 7EZ	2out of 4	795 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brodetsky Primary School Henry Cohen Campus , Wentworth Avenue LS17 7TN	3out of 4	830 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Allerton High School King Lane , LS17 7AG	4out of 4	238 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Jewish Free School Henry Cohen Campus , Wentworth Avenue LS17 7TN	3out of 4	725 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Tongue Lane , Meanwood LS6 4QE	3out of 4	1,421 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Allerton Grange School Talbot Avenue , LS17 6SF	2out of 4	2,074 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lawnswood School Ring Road , West Park LS16 5AG	3out of 4	3,597 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL	- not rated	4,615 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Carr Manor Community School, Specialist Sports College Carr Manor Road , LS17 5DJ	3out of 4	1,708 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Roundhay School Gledhow Lane , Roundhay LS8 1ND	4out of 4	3,416 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown Leopold Street , Chapeltown LS7 4AW	- not rated	4,621 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Penny Field School Tongue Lane , Meanwood LS6 4QD	- not rated	1,140 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Menorah School 399 Street Lane , LS17 6HQ	- not rated	1,612 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Moorlands School Fox Hill Drive , Weetwood Lane LS16 5PF	- not rated	2,384 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Grammar School At Leeds Alwoodley Gates , Harrogate Road LS17 8GS	- not rated	2,878 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Horizon Community School Newton Hill House , Newton Hill Road LS7 4JE	- not rated	3,291 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lingfield Living Local	83 Lingfield Drive, Moortown	291 yd
Costa	5A Moor Allerton Centre, King Lane	468 yd
The Allerton Asia	Nursery Lane, Moortown	537 yd
David Lloyd Leisure	Tongue Lane, Meanwood	605 yd
MAECare	57 - 57A Cranmer Bank, Moortown	702 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Moortown Social Club	Cranmer Gardens, Moortown		402 yd
King On The Lane	1 Moor Allerton Centre, King Lane		468 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lingfield Fisheries	85 Lingfield Drive, Moortown	290 yd
Ji Xiang	75 Lingfield Drive, Moortown	290 yd
Subway	6 Moor Allerton Centre, King Lane	401 yd
Pizza Marino Tandoori India	63A Cranmer Bank, Moortown	702 yd
Cranmer Bank Chinese Take-Away	47 Cranmer Bank, Moortown	702 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	9 - 11 Moor Allerton Centre, King Lane	468 yd
Alwoodley Co-Op	Nursery Lane, Moortown	537 yd
Marks And Spencer	371 Harrogate Road, Moortown	1,065 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Allerton High School (Closed) King Lane	grass pitches	325 yd
Anytime Fitness (Leeds Moor Allerton) MOOR ALLERTON CENTRE MOOR ALLERTON CENTRE KING LANE	health and fitness suite	390 yd
Allerton High School KING LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	400 yd
Cranmer Bank Recreation Ground CRANMER GARDENS	grass pitches	495 yd
David Lloyd Club (Leeds) TONGUE LANE	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	598 yd
Alwoodley Primary School CRANMER RISE	grass pitches	610 yd
Fir Tree Primary School (Closed) Lingfield Drive	grass pitches	692 yd
St Pauls Rc Primary School BUCKSTONE CRESCENT	grass pitches	767 yd
Brodetsky Primary School THE HENRY COHEN CAMPUS THE HENRY COHEN CAMPUS WENTWORTH AVENUE	grass pitches	799 yd
Stonegate Recreation Ground STONEGATE ROAD	grass pitches	830 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	124.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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