Queenswood Drive, Leeds, LS6 3LG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LS6 3LG has a slightly higher male population, with 52.5% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.7%	47.5%	-6.2%	51.0%	-3.5%
Male	46.3%	52.5%	6.2%	49.0%	3.5%

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	49.2%	38.3%	-10.9%	37.9%	0.4%
Married: Opposite sex	30.8%	32.8%	2.0%	44.2%	-11.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	2.9%	1.8%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	9.2%	8.4%	-0.8%	9.1%	-0.7%
Widowed	7.9%	17.9%	10.0%	6.1%	11.8%

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	42.7%	41.2%	-1.5%	48.4%	-7.2%
Good health	33.3%	32.5%	-0.8%	33.6%	-1.1%
Fair health	16.3%	16.8%	0.5%	12.7%	4.1%
Bad health	7.7%	5.6%	-2.1%	4.0%	1.6%
Very bad health	0%	3.9%	3.9%	1.2%	2.7%

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 LS6 3LG this area, 29.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30.8%	29.3%	-1.5%	18.2%	11.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.8%	7%	-6.8%	9.6%	-2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10%	5.1%	-4.9%	13.4%	-8.3%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	8.8%	5.5%	5.3%	3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.3%	12.8%	-0.5%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	23.8%	35.2%	11.4%	33.8%	1.4%
Other	5%	1.8%	-3.2%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 72.8% 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	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	2.7%	1.1%	-1.6%	3.1%	-2.0%
Pakistani	0.7%	2.8%	2.1%	2.7%	0.1%
Other Asian	2.7%	1.4%	-1.3%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	0.3%	5%	4.7%	2.5%	2.5%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	2.2%	1.5%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	3.9%	3.9%	0.4%	3.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	2.5%	-0.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	82.3%	72.8%	-9.5%	81.4%	-8.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.7%	0.8%	-0.9%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	1.7%	4.8%	3.1%	1.6%	3.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.3%	74.9%	-10.4%	83.2%	-8.3%
European Union	3%	9.9%	6.9%	6.1%	3.8%
Rest of Europe	2.7%	3.1%	0.4%	0.8%	2.3%
Africa	2%	4.8%	2.8%	2.7%	2.1%
Middle East and Asia	6.3%	5.6%	-0.7%	5.6%	0.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.3%	1.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.7%	74.9%	-8.8%	83.2%	-8.3%
10+ Years	4.3%	11%	6.7%	9.8%	1.2%
5-10 Years	3%	3.1%	0.1%	2.9%	0.2%
2-5 Years	2.7%	6.5%	3.8%	2.2%	4.3%
Less than 2 years	6.3%	4.5%	-1.8%	1.9%	2.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.7%	76.7%	-3.0%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
Oceania	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
No passport held	18.2%	13.5%	4.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.6%	37.2%	-3.6%
Christian	50.4%	46.2%	4.2%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Muslim	6.7%	6.5%	0.2%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7%

Safety

Is Queenswood Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Queenswood Drive was 209.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 40.3% higher than the Kirkstall average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Queenswood Drive has the 17th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall and the 399th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 112.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 16.6%.

🔎 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. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£38,600

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in LS6 3LG, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Queenswood Drive are based on 102 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 Queenswood Drive, Leeds, LS6 3LG

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS6 3LG

Average Price
£170,761

Semi-Detached
£232,200

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£109,321

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Queenswood Drive

Average Price
£227,230

Semi-Detached
£247,073

Terraced
£211,106

Detached
£235,745

Flats/Maisonettes
£136,915

Other
£89,239

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Queenswood DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
52 Queenswood Drive, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£129,000	2011-01-28	£239,477
64A Queenswood Drive, Leeds, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£59,950	2003-11-21	£111,030
64A Queenswood Drive, Leeds, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£59,950	2002-11-08	£136,597

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS6 3LG

Employment

LS6 3LG 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

Retired	80
Full-Time Employee	73
Long-Term Sick or disabled	28
Part-Time Employee	25
Looking after home or family	21
Self-Employed	14
Student (economically inactive)	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Unemployed	9
Other	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	18
Education	13
Construction	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Other	10
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Transport and storage	6
Information and communication	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School Morris Lane , Kirkstall LS5 3JD	3out of 4	467 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beecroft Primary School Eden Way , LS4 2TF	4out of 4	1,066 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Eden Way , Argie Avenue LS4 2TF	- not rated	1,145 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Chad's Church of England Primary School Northolme Avenue , West Park LS16 5QR	3out of 4	1,394 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Weetwood Primary School Weetwood Lane , LS16 5NW	3out of 4	1,484 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy Butcher Hill , LS16 5EA	3out of 4	1,732 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lawnswood School Ring Road , West Park LS16 5AG	3out of 4	1,776 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leeds City Academy Bedford Field , Woodhouse Cliff LS6 2LG	3out of 4	2,806 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Unity Academy Whingate Road , LS12 3DS	2out of 4	3,364 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Tongue Lane , Meanwood LS6 4QE	3out of 4	3,390 yd	Voluntary aided 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	3,426 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds City College Park Lane , LS3 1AA	- not rated	3,732 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Building North Street , LS2 7QT	- not rated	4,973 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	3,647 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown Leopold Street , Chapeltown LS7 4AW	- not rated	4,724 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leeds Beckett University City Campus , Calverley Street LS6 3QS	- not rated	585 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Future Horizons Leeds Ltd 2 Wyther Lane , Kirkstall LS5 3BT	- not rated	1,165 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richmond House School , Leeds LS16 5LG	- not rated	1,414 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lighthouse Futures Trust Moorfield House , 11 Alma Road LS6 2AH	- not rated	1,524 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Moorlands School Fox Hill Drive , Weetwood Lane LS16 5PF	- not rated	2,643 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	Distance
Station Diner	137 Kirkstall Lane, Kirkstall	561 yd
Butlers At Number One	1 Great Exhibition Way, Kirkstall	641 yd
Mog's Cafe	55 Kirkstall Lane, Kirkstall	642 yd
Energy Bar (Carnegie Sports Reception)	Leeds Beckett University, Churchwood	728 yd
Sound Bites Kirkstall	123 Kirkstall Hill, Kirkstall	750 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Queenswood Social Club	77 Queenswood Drive, Headingley	75 yd
West End House	26 Abbey Road, Kirkstall	644 yd
Milford Rl Sports Club	Beecroft Street, Kirkstall	823 yd
Leeds Postal Sports Association Club	Beecroft Street, Kirkstall	823 yd
The New George	2 - 4 Commercial Road, Kirkstall	863 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dinos Pizzeria	64 Queenswood Drive, Headingley	3 yd
Kirkstall Fisheries	6 Morris Lane, Kirkstall	582 yd
Dinner Box Chinese	57 Kirkstall Lane, Kirkstall	642 yd
Pizza Connection And Balti House	45 Commercial Road, Kirkstall	845 yd
Pizza Pizza	44 Commercial Road, Kirkstall	863 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Food Warehouse By Iceland	Unit 14 Kirkstall Bridge Shopping Park, Bridge Road	845 yd
Home Bargains	Unit 1 Kirkstall Bridge Shopping Park, Bridge Road	845 yd
Morrisons (Kirkstall)	1 Savins Mill Way, Kirkstall	934 yd
B And M Bargains	Unit 3, 2 Savins Mill Way	954 yd
Sainsbury's	40 North Lane, Headingley	1,030 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Queenswood Drive Sports Pitches QUEENSWOOD DRIVE	grass pitches	123 yd
Kirkstall Educational Cricket Club CRICKET GROUND CRICKET GROUND QUEENSWOOD DRIVE	grass pitches	157 yd
Queenswood Education Centre QUEENSWOOD EDUCATION CENTRE QUEENSWOOD EDUCATION CENTRE FOXCROFT CLOSE	grass pitches	299 yd
Kirkstall Leisure Centre KIRKSTALL LANE	squash courts, swimming pool	714 yd
Pure Gym (Leeds Kirkstall Bridge) BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	843 yd
Leeds Rugby Academy (Abbey Field Site) KIRKSTALL BRIDGE SHOPPING PARK KIRKSTALL BRIDGE SHOPPING PARK BRIDGE ROAD	grass pitches	872 yd
Leeds Beckett University (Carnegie Sports Centre) HEADINGLEY CAMPUS HEADINGLEY CAMPUS CHURCH WOOD AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	876 yd
Kirkstall Abbey Estate SOUTHOLME CLOSE	grass pitches	984 yd
Milford Sports Club BRIDGE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,021 yd
Headingley Carnegie Cricket Ground HEADINGLEY CRICKET GROUND HEADINGLEY CRICKET GROUND KIRKSTALL LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,056 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	86.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	160 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	160 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LS6 3LG