Discovery Way, Leeds, LS2 3AA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LS2 3AA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.9%	51.4%	2.5%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	51.1%	48.6%	-2.5%	49.0%	-0.4%

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 LS2 3AA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 95.1% 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	92.3%	95.1%	2.8%	37.9%	57.2%
Married: Opposite sex	5.2%	3.6%	-1.6%	44.2%	-40.6%
Separated	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	2.2%	-1.8%
Divorced	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	9.1%	-8.5%
Widowed	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	6.1%	-5.9%

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 (89.6%) 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	55.1%	53%	-2.1%	48.4%	4.6%
Good health	37.2%	36.6%	-0.6%	33.6%	3.0%
Fair health	5.7%	8.9%	3.2%	12.7%	-3.8%
Bad health	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	4.0%	-3.0%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.8%

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.

In the area around LS2 3AA this area, 3.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 18.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	4.5%	3.6%	-0.9%	18.2%	-14.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.6%	1.1%	-4.5%	9.6%	-8.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.1%	5.9%	-2.2%	13.4%	-7.5%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	5.3%	-4.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	41.7%	69.7%	28.0%	16.9%	52.8%
Degree or Similar	26.6%	18.9%	-7.7%	33.8%	-14.9%
Other	13.1%	0.2%	-12.9%	2.8%	-2.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 74.1% 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	15.2%	3.1%	-12.1%	0.7%	2.4%
Indian	4.6%	3.3%	-1.3%	3.1%	0.2%
Pakistani	2.2%	1%	-1.2%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	9.5%	3.5%	-6.0%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	5.3%	2.5%	-2.8%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	0.8%	0.4%
White	47.4%	74.1%	26.7%	81.4%	-7.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	9.7%	2.3%	-7.4%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	2.4%	2.5%	0.1%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78% 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	50.7%	78%	27.3%	83.2%	-5.2%
European Union	3.1%	6%	2.9%	6.1%	-0.1%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	6.8%	1.9%	-4.9%	2.7%	-0.8%
Middle East and Asia	36.8%	10.5%	-26.3%	5.6%	4.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	2.1%	1.0%	1.3%	0.8%
British Overseas	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	50.7%	78.3%	27.6%	83.2%	-4.9%
10+ Years	25.3%	4.1%	-21.2%	9.8%	-5.7%
5-10 Years	15%	1.4%	-13.6%	2.9%	-1.5%
2-5 Years	5.5%	6.8%	1.3%	2.2%	4.6%
Less than 2 years	3.5%	9.3%	5.8%	1.9%	7.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.8%	76.7%	2.1%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Middle East	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
Eastern Asia	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Southern Asia	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%
South-East Asia	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	51.7%	37.2%	14.5%
Christian	18.8%	46.2%	-27.4%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Jewish	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Muslim	5.6%	6.5%	-0.9%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	19%	6.0%	13.0%

Safety

Is Discovery Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Discovery Way was 331.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 173.4% higher than the Chapel Allerton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Discovery Way has the 10th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton and the 157th highest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 134.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -58.1%.

🔎 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. 98% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£29,100

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in LS2 3AA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 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 Discovery Way are based on 1 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 Discovery Way, Leeds, LS2 3AA

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS2 3AA

Average Price
£3,073,918

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£3,073,918

Estimated Average Property Prices for Discovery Way

Average Price
£3,097,957

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£3,097,957

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Discovery WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Office And Lab Space Nexus Discovery Way, Leeds, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£2,500,000	2018-10-16	£3,049,880

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS2 3AA

Employment

LS2 3AA 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.

The percentage of student residents living in LS2 3AA area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)	309
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	119
Full-Time Employee	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Unemployed	8
Self-Employed	7
Part-Time Employee	7
Looking after home or family	2
Other	0
Retired	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Accommodation and food service activities	24
Education	18
Administrative and support service activities	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Human health and social work activities	6
Information and communication	5
Transport and storage	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Other	2
Construction	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Manufacturing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hunslet Nursery School Sussex Gardens , Off Low Road LS10 2LA	- not rated	4,251 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Blenheim First School Lofthouse Place , LS2 9EX	- not rated	289 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blenheim Primary School Lofthouse Place , LS2 9EX	4out of 4	289 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Rosary and St Anne's RC First School Carlton Hill , LS2 9PZ	- not rated	323 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's RC First School Woodhouse Square , LS3 1AQ	- not rated	705 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Little London Academy Meanwood Street , LS7 1SR	2out of 4	864 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of Leeds School Woodhouse Lane , LS2 8BP	- not rated	669 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's RC College St John's Road , LS3 1EY	- not rated	953 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College St John's Road , LS3 1EY	- not rated	953 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Dominic's RC School Leopold Street , LS7 4AW	- not rated	1,564 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of Leeds School Bedford Field , Woodhouse Cliff LS6 2LG	- not rated	1,591 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Blenheim Middle School Crowther Place , LS6 2ST	- not rated	985 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bedford Field Middle School Cliff Mount , LS6 2HP	- not rated	1,430 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Royal Park Middle School Queen's Road , LS6 1NY	- not rated	1,534 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's CofE Middle School St Mary's Street , LS9 7DP	- not rated	1,570 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Earl Cowper Middle School Cowper Street , LS7 4DR	- not rated	1,913 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leeds College of Technology Cookridge Street , LS2 8BL	- not rated	494 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL	- not rated	673 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Lane College, Leeds Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	797 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Mathematics School 105 Albion Street , LS1 5AS	- not rated	825 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Luminate Education Group Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	866 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	1,460 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Carr Manor Community School Carr Manor Road , LS17 5DJ	- not rated	3,555 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Roundhay School Gledhow Lane , Roundhay LS8 1ND	4out of 4	3,898 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Temple Learning Academy Neville Road , LS15 0NN	2out of 4	5,088 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Leeds The University , LS2 9JT	- not rated	411 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Adel Beck Care of: Leeds City Council , Civic Hall LS1 1UR	- not rated	417 yd	Secure units	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Arts University Blenheim Walk , LS2 9AQ	- not rated	437 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Swarthmore Education Centre 2 - 7 Woodhouse Square , LS3 1AD	- not rated	649 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
West Oaks School Crowther Place , LS6 2ST	4out of 4	977 yd	Community special 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	Distance
Nexus Building (Affine Cafe Within Nexus Buiding)	Discovery Way, Off Woodhouse Lane	2 yd
Strawberry Fields (Strawbs) Bar	159 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds	63 yd
Caffe Nero	University Of Leeds, Laidlaw Library	91 yd
Caffe Nero	Unit A Cityside, Calverley Street	218 yd
City Campus Coffee Shop (Leslie Silver Building)	Leeds Beckett University, Calverley Street	230 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Fenton	161 - 163 Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse	63 yd
The Dry Dock/Locked And Loaded	Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse	222 yd
Walkabout Leeds (88th Street, Value Mighty, Sin City Burger	43 Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse	230 yd
Hedley Verity	43A - 47 Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse	230 yd
Cuthbert Broderick	99 Portland Crescent, Leeds	462 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lebanese Bites	180 Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse	380 yd
Charcos	162A Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse	380 yd
Bakery 164	164 Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse	380 yd
Fried!	182 Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse	405 yd
Oishi.kitchen	33 Blackman Lane, Woodhouse	410 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Express, Leeds Beckett University	206 yd
Tesco	19 - 20 Blenheim Terrace, Woodhouse	291 yd
Sainsbury's	30 - 32 Woodhouse Lane, Headingley	631 yd
Morrisons (Merrion Centre)	Merrion Centre, Merrion Way	634 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	19 - 23 Merrion Centre, Merrion Way	635 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Blenheim Primary School LOFTHOUSE PLACE	grass pitches	279 yd
Leeds Beckett University (City Campus Fitness Centre) THE ROSE BOWL THE ROSE BOWL PORTLAND CRESCENT	health and fitness suite	344 yd
The Edge WOODHOUSE LANE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	380 yd
Cromer Terrace Fitness Studio (Closed) Cromer Terrace	health and fitness suite	506 yd
Cromer Terrace UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS WOODHOUSE LANE		508 yd
Virgin Active Pure Fitness (Leeds George Street) (Closed) Centaur House Centaur House Great George Street	health and fitness suite	585 yd
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College ST. MARKS AVENUE		675 yd
Pure Gym (Leeds City Centre North) MERRION WAY	health and fitness suite	697 yd
Nuffield Health (Leeds) THE LIGHT THE LIGHT THE HEADROW	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	738 yd
Leeds City College (Park Lane Site) PARK LANE	health and fitness suite	832 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	100.0%

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

Overview of LS2 3AA