Benson Street, Leeds, LS7 1BL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LS7 1BL has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% 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	45.4%	49.7%	4.3%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	54.6%	50.3%	-4.3%	49.0%	1.3%

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 area around LS7 1BL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.3% 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	45.7%	49.3%	3.6%	37.9%	11.4%
Married: Opposite sex	39.7%	39.3%	-0.4%	44.2%	-4.9%
Separated	3%	2%	-1.0%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	7%	6%	-1.0%	9.1%	-3.1%
Widowed	4.5%	3.5%	-1.0%	6.1%	-2.6%

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 (85.1%) 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	44.6%	53.4%	8.8%	48.4%	5.0%
Good health	37.1%	31.7%	-5.4%	33.6%	-1.9%
Fair health	13.3%	12%	-1.3%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	4.2%	1.9%	-2.3%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	0.8%	1%	0.2%	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	24.1%	25.9%	1.8%	18.2%	7.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.1%	15.1%	-2.0%	9.6%	5.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.6%	11.2%	-2.4%	13.4%	-2.2%
Apprenticeship	2%	4.9%	2.9%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.5%	9.3%	0.8%	16.9%	-7.6%
Degree or Similar	23.1%	28.8%	5.7%	33.8%	-5.0%
Other	11.6%	4.9%	-6.7%	2.8%	2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 22.1% 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)
Chinese	2.5%	0.6%	-1.9%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	0.8%	1.9%	1.1%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	1.3%	2.6%	1.3%	2.7%	-0.1%
Other Asian	12.1%	5.8%	-6.3%	1.6%	4.2%
Black African	21.3%	32.8%	11.5%	2.5%	30.3%
Black Caribbean	10%	9.1%	-0.9%	1.0%	8.1%
Other Black	5%	6.8%	1.8%	0.5%	6.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.8%	1.6%	-4.2%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2.6%	1.8%	0.8%	1.8%
White	33.3%	22.1%	-11.2%	81.4%	-59.3%
Arab	2.9%	2.9%	0.0%	0.6%	2.3%
Other	3.3%	9.1%	5.8%	1.6%	7.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.2% 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	47.5%	53.2%	5.7%	83.2%	-30.0%
European Union	7.1%	5.8%	-1.3%	6.1%	-0.3%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	18.3%	21.9%	3.6%	2.7%	19.2%
Middle East and Asia	17.9%	11.6%	-6.3%	5.6%	6.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.9%	6.1%	-1.8%	1.3%	4.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	46.7%	53.7%	7.0%	83.2%	-29.5%
10+ Years	7.9%	28.7%	20.8%	9.8%	18.9%
5-10 Years	15.8%	7.8%	-8.0%	2.9%	4.9%
2-5 Years	15.8%	5.2%	-10.6%	2.2%	3.0%
Less than 2 years	13.8%	4.6%	-9.2%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.8%	76.7%	-6.9%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Spain	4.5%	0.4%	4.1%
Lithuania	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.9%	1.2%	0.7%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	10.1%	13.5%	-3.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	15.4%	37.2%	-21.8%
Christian	45.7%	46.2%	-0.5%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Muslim	26.7%	6.5%	20.2%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	8.7%	6.0%	2.7%

Safety

Is Benson Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Benson Street was 107.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 11.3% lower than the Chapel Allerton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Benson Street has the 77th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton and the 961st highest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 58.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -79.5%.

🔎 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 LS7 1BL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 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 Benson Street are based on 4 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 Benson Street, Leeds, LS7 1BL

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS7 1BL

Average Price
£1,266,667

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,266,667

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Benson Street

Average Price
£1,600,797

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,293,333

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,703,285

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Benson Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
18 - 20 Benson Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£1,560,000	2026-02-12	£1,560,000
Shaweld House Benson Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2020-07-30	£1,282,424
18 - 20 Benson Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£725,755	2013-12-04	£1,117,817

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS7 1BL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LS7 1BL 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

Full-Time Employee	48
Part-Time Employee	31
Looking after home or family	26
Retired	24
Self-Employed	14
Other	13
Unemployed	13
Student (economically inactive)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Education	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Human health and social work activities	13
Manufacturing	12
Administrative and support service activities	10
Transport and storage	7
Other	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Information and communication	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Construction	1
Real estate activities	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	3,707 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shakespeare Primary School Lincoln Road , LS9 7NP	3out of 4	418 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Cromwell Street , Burmantofts LS9 7SG	4out of 4	625 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Leeds Cromwell Street , Burmantofts LS9 7SG	- not rated	625 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Little London Academy Meanwood Street , LS7 1SR	2out of 4	657 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Little London First School Meanwood Road , LS7 1SR	- not rated	659 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Primrose High School Hill Street , LS9 7NL	- not rated	370 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Agnes Stewart CofE School Cromwell Street , LS9 7SG	- not rated	727 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Agnes Stewart Church of England High School Cromwell Street , LS9 7SG	- not rated	727 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Dominic's RC School Leopold Street , LS7 4AW	- not rated	791 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Co-op Academy Leeds Stoney Rock Lane , LS9 7HD	3out of 4	852 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Peter's CofE Middle School St Mary's Street , LS9 7DP	- not rated	738 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shakespeare Middle School Stoney Rock Lane , LS9 7HD	- not rated	987 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Earl Cowper Middle School Cowper Street , LS7 4DR	- not rated	1,165 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
All Saints CofE Middle School Cross Aysgarth Mount , LS9 9AD	- not rated	1,369 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harehills Middle School Harehills Road , LS8 5HS	- not rated	1,384 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 Building North Street , LS2 7QT	- not rated	396 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Thomas Danby Roundhay Road , LS7 3BG	- not rated	457 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Technology Cookridge Street , LS2 8BL	- not rated	1,097 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Mathematics School 105 Albion Street , LS1 5AS	- not rated	1,227 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL	- not rated	1,630 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	780 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Roundhay School Gledhow Lane , Roundhay LS8 1ND	4out of 4	3,177 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Carr Manor Community School Carr Manor Road , LS17 5DJ	- not rated	3,808 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Temple Learning Academy Neville Road , LS15 0NN	2out of 4	3,824 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodside School Wintoun Street , LS7 1DD	- not rated	325 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Northern School of Contemporary Dance 98 Chapeltown Road , LS7 4BH	- not rated	936 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Music 3 Quarry Hill , LS2 7PD	- not rated	980 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Adel Beck Care of: Leeds City Council , Civic Hall LS1 1UR	- not rated	1,259 yd	Secure units	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
West Oaks School Crowther Place , LS6 2ST	4out of 4	1,389 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
Oriental City Restaurant	30 - 36 Cross Stamford Street, Sheepscar	91 yd
Billions Lounge	First Floor, 28 Cross Stamford Street	116 yd
Cafe Number 9	9 Sheepscar Street South, Sheepscar	145 yd
Babel Grill	Units 2 And 3, Telephone Place	177 yd
Today Breakfast And Kebabs	Office 5, 1 Dolly Lane	223 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Belul Bar And Cafe	1 Pilot Street, Sheepscar	220 yd
Ramgarhia Sports Centre	Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown	426 yd
Threes A Crowd	76 - 78 North Street, Sheepscar	644 yd
Teresa LTD	Baker House, Bridge Street	674 yd
Brewdog	Unit 1, Crispin Lofts	707 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Homeboy Pizza Co	Unit 2, Taverners Walk Estate	239 yd
BFC	11 Cherry Row, Burmantofts	281 yd
Corner Hut	15A Cherry Row, Burmantofts	295 yd
Vegan Express And Gianni	Clarence House, 20 Roundhay Road	349 yd
Punjab Catering Leeds/Lucky Star/Chicos Fast Food/Nom Nom	Clarence House, 20A Roundhay Road	349 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sing Kee Foods	Ground Floor, 30 - 36 Cross Stamford Street	91 yd
Aldi	Unit 1 Mabgate Junction, Skinner Lane	255 yd
Leeds Drinks And Snacks	Ready Steady Store, 66 - 68 Roseville Road	280 yd
Heron Foods	101 Lincoln Green Road, Burmantofts	639 yd
Tesco	98 Roundhay Road, Leeds	682 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (Leeds Regent Street) MABGATE JUNCTION MABGATE JUNCTION SKINNER LANE	health and fitness suite	243 yd
Primrose High School (Closed) Dolly Lane	artificial grass pitch	370 yd
Shakespeare Primary School LINCOLN ROAD	grass pitches	418 yd
Peak Fitness Gym (Closed) Roseville House Roseville House Roseville Road	health and fitness suite	427 yd
Enfield- Leeds City College ENFIELD TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	457 yd
Bodylines Natural Gym MACAULAY STREET	health and fitness suite	469 yd
Leeds Thomas Danby Community Sports Centre (Closed) Roundhay Road	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	500 yd
The Gym (Leeds Meanwood) MEANWOOD ROAD	health and fitness suite	611 yd
Agnes Stewart Church Of England High School (Closed) Cromwell Street		723 yd
Mandela Centre CHAPELTOWN ROAD		787 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%

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

Overview of LS7 1BL