Queen Street, Great Preston, Leeds, LS26 8AL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LS26 8AL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.1% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.8%	52.1%	2.3%	51.0%	1.1%
Male	50.2%	47.9%	-2.3%	49.0%	-1.1%

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 vicinity of LS26 8AL there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 57.3% 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	27.6%	29.7%	2.1%	37.9%	-8.2%
Married: Opposite sex	51.6%	57.3%	5.7%	44.2%	13.1%
Separated	4.8%	2%	-2.8%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	11.2%	7.8%	-3.4%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	4.8%	3.2%	-1.6%	6.1%	-2.9%

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 (89.9%) 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	50.5%	60.8%	10.3%	48.4%	12.4%
Good health	34.1%	29.1%	-5.0%	33.6%	-4.5%
Fair health	12.3%	7.1%	-5.2%	12.7%	-5.6%
Bad health	3.1%	2.6%	-0.5%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0%	0.4%	0.4%	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 LS26 8AL this area, 9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	26%	9%	-17.0%	18.2%	-9.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.4%	6.1%	-6.3%	9.6%	-3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.4%	13.1%	-5.3%	13.4%	-0.3%
Apprenticeship	6%	5.2%	-0.8%	5.3%	-0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	22.1%	10.9%	16.9%	5.2%
Degree or Similar	20.4%	43%	22.6%	33.8%	9.2%
Other	5.6%	1.5%	-4.1%	2.8%	-1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 94.7% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Other Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	2.5%	-2.3%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	0.8%	1.1%
White	95.6%	94.7%	-0.9%	81.4%	13.3%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	1.6%	-1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 96.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	98.3%	96.8%	-1.5%	83.2%	13.6%
European Union	0.3%	2.2%	1.9%	6.1%	-3.9%
Africa	0%	0.2%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.5%
Middle East and Asia	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	5.6%	-5.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	97.3%	96.6%	-0.7%	83.2%	13.4%
10+ Years	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	9.8%	-7.9%
5-10 Years	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	2.9%	-1.6%
2-5 Years	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	2.2%	-2.0%
Less than 2 years	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	89.5%	76.7%	12.8%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	7.5%	13.5%	-6.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.6%	37.2%	8.4%
Christian	48.2%	46.2%	2.0%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Queen Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Queen Street was 81.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 19.0% higher than the Garforth & Swillington average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Queen Street has the 30th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Garforth & Swillington and the 1262nd lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 37.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -65.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 64% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£41,100

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in LS26 8AL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (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) - 2/10 (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) - 4/10 (below 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 Queen Street are based on 188 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 Queen Street, Great Preston, Leeds, LS26 8AL

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS26 8AL

Average Price
£753,314

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£753,314

Estimated Average Property Prices for Queen Street

Average Price
£502,762

Semi-Detached
£467,690

Terraced
£264,258

Detached
£405,576

Flats/Maisonettes
£127,521

Other
£1,796,823

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Queen Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
10 Queen Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£500,000	2014-06-30	£765,096

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS26 8AL

Employment

LS26 8AL 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

Full-Time Employee	199
Retired	71
Part-Time Employee	26
Self-Employed	24
Student (economically inactive)	8
Unemployed	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Looking after home or family	4
Other	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Human health and social work activities	20
Construction	18
Manufacturing	16
Transport and storage	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Education	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	4
Information and communication	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Swillington Primary School Church Lane , Swillington LS26 8DX	3out of 4	947 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Great Preston VC CofE Primary School Preston Lane , Great Preston LS26 8AR	3out of 4	2,163 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodlesford Primary School Church Street , Woodlesford LS26 8RD	2out of 4	2,245 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oulton Primary School Green Lea , Oulton LS26 8NT	2out of 4	3,046 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Methley Primary School Savile Road , Methley LS26 9HT	1out of 4	3,271 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brigshaw High School Brigshaw Lane , Allerton Bywater WF10 2HR	3out of 4	2,637 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Garforth Academy Lidgett Lane , Garforth LS25 1LJ	4out of 4	3,592 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Royds Academy Pennington Lane , Oulton LS26 8EX	- not rated	4,239 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Temple Moor High School Field End Grove , Selby Road LS15 0PT	3out of 4	5,249 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
RSPB St Aidan's	RSPB, St Aidens Visitor Centre	2 yd
Northern Power Grid Training Centre	Wakefield Road, Swillington	459 yd
Astley Arms	Park Avenue, Swillington	659 yd
Cazs Cafe	Unit 3, 35 Wakefield Road	674 yd
Grand Indian Lounge	40 Wakefield Road, Swillington	726 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Swillington Miners Welfare Scheme	Wakefield Road, Swillington		674 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Indian Spice	30A Astley Lane, Swillington	685 yd
Swillington Fisheries	1 Neville Grove, Swillington	984 yd
Pizza7	Pizza 7, Ground Floor	1,068 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	2 Wakefield Road, Swillington		819 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Swillington Miners Welfare Club Wakefield Road	grass pitches	439 yd
Swillington Primary School CHURCH LANE	grass pitches	1,019 yd

Broadband

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

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