Well Close Rise, Leeds, LS7 1HT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LS7 1HT is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	43.9%	50.2%	6.3%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	56.1%	49.8%	-6.3%	49.0%	0.8%

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 1HT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 81.1% 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	87.1%	81.1%	-6.0%	37.9%	43.2%
Married: Opposite sex	6.7%	10.1%	3.4%	44.2%	-34.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	3.5%	4.8%	1.3%	9.1%	-4.3%
Widowed	1.4%	2.6%	1.2%	6.1%	-3.5%

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 (85.7%) 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	54.3%	55.2%	0.9%	48.4%	6.8%
Good health	33.7%	30.5%	-3.2%	33.6%	-3.1%
Fair health	9.4%	9.7%	0.3%	12.7%	-3.0%
Bad health	2.3%	4.2%	1.9%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	6.7%	15.2%	8.5%	18.2%	-3.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.1%	4.3%	0.2%	9.6%	-5.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.3%	6.1%	-6.2%	13.4%	-7.3%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	3%	1.8%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	55%	27.4%	-27.6%	16.9%	10.5%
Degree or Similar	15.7%	40%	24.3%	33.8%	6.2%
Other	4.9%	3.9%	-1.0%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.6% 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	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.7%
Chinese	3.1%	5.4%	2.3%	0.7%	4.7%
Indian	2.1%	5.8%	3.7%	3.1%	2.7%
Pakistani	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	1.3%	4.7%	3.4%	1.6%	3.1%
Black African	5.2%	12.8%	7.6%	2.5%	10.3%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	5.8%	3.9%	1.0%	4.8%
Other Black	1%	1.6%	0.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1.9%	0.6%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	6.2%	4.3%	0.9%	5.3%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%
White	77.3%	44.6%	-32.7%	81.4%	-36.8%
Arab	2.3%	4.3%	2.0%	0.6%	3.7%
Other	0%	3.9%	3.9%	1.6%	2.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.2% 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	80.7%	59.2%	-21.5%	83.2%	-24.0%
European Union	4.2%	5.9%	1.7%	6.1%	-0.2%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	6.4%	11%	4.6%	2.7%	8.3%
Middle East and Asia	6.7%	18.4%	11.7%	5.6%	12.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	2.4%	0.7%	1.3%	1.1%
British Overseas	0%	3.1%	3.1%	0.0%	3.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80%	58.5%	-21.5%	83.2%	-24.7%
10+ Years	5.2%	11.6%	6.4%	9.8%	1.8%
5-10 Years	5.2%	8.9%	3.7%	2.9%	6.0%
2-5 Years	4.8%	8.1%	3.3%	2.2%	5.9%
Less than 2 years	4.8%	12.8%	8.0%	1.9%	10.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.2%	76.7%	-13.5%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
South and Eastern Africa	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
Middle East	2.7%	0.1%	2.6%
Eastern Asia	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Southern Asia	5.4%	1.2%	4.2%
South-East Asia	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	11.2%	13.5%	-2.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.9%	37.2%	1.7%
Christian	42.8%	46.2%	-3.4%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	3.1%	1.7%	1.4%
Muslim	10.1%	6.5%	3.6%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	3.5%	6.0%	-2.5%

Safety

Is Well Close Rise Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Well Close Rise was 349.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 188.8% higher than the Chapel Allerton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Well Close Rise has the 8th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton and the 146th highest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 179.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.5%.

🔎 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 1HT, 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 Well Close Rise are based on 82 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 Well Close Rise, Leeds, LS7 1HT

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS7 1HT

Average Price
£180,320

Semi-Detached
£216,556

Terraced
£220,930

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£86,607

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Well Close Rise

Average Price
£192,369

Semi-Detached
£219,738

Terraced
£254,199

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£92,749

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Well Close RiseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
56 Well Close Rise, Leeds, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£90,000	2025-09-12	£89,122
52 Well Close Rise, Leeds, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£78,500	2025-01-13	£78,655
54 Well Close Rise, Leeds, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£72,500	2024-05-24	£73,957
10 Well Close Rise, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£165,000	2022-09-26	£177,326
23 Well Close Rise, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£231,000	2022-02-25	£267,148

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS7 1HT

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LS7 1HT 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)	61
Full-Time Employee	54
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	39
Part-Time Employee	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Retired	11
Other	9
Unemployed	9
Looking after home or family	8
Self-Employed	8

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	70
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	51
Education	21
Other	13
Human health and social work activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Construction	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Real estate activities	3
Information and communication	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Transport and storage	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	4,252 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	197 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blenheim Primary School Lofthouse Place , LS2 9EX	4out of 4	197 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Rosary and St Anne's RC First School Carlton Hill , LS2 9PZ	- not rated	201 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Little London Academy Meanwood Street , LS7 1SR	2out of 4	392 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Little London First School Meanwood Road , LS7 1SR	- not rated	392 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	839 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Dominic's RC School Leopold Street , LS7 4AW	- not rated	1,090 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Primrose High School Hill Street , LS9 7NL	- not rated	1,306 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's RC College St John's Road , LS3 1EY	- not rated	1,397 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College St John's Road , LS3 1EY	- not rated	1,397 yd	Voluntary aided 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	727 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's CofE Middle School St Mary's Street , LS9 7DP	- not rated	1,376 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bedford Field Middle School Cliff Mount , LS6 2HP	- not rated	1,433 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Earl Cowper Middle School Cowper Street , LS7 4DR	- not rated	1,443 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Royal Park Middle School Queen's Road , LS6 1NY	- not rated	1,856 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	640 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL	- not rated	717 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Building North Street , LS2 7QT	- not rated	866 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Thomas Danby Roundhay Road , LS7 3BG	- not rated	929 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Mathematics School 105 Albion Street , LS1 5AS	- not rated	985 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	986 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Carr Manor Community School Carr Manor Road , LS17 5DJ	- not rated	3,350 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Roundhay School Gledhow Lane , Roundhay LS8 1ND	4out of 4	3,451 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Temple Learning Academy Neville Road , LS15 0NN	2out of 4	4,760 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leeds Arts University Blenheim Walk , LS2 9AQ	- not rated	523 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Leeds The University , LS2 9JT	- not rated	598 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodside School Wintoun Street , LS7 1DD	- not rated	668 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Adel Beck Care of: Leeds City Council , Civic Hall LS1 1UR	- not rated	694 yd	Secure units	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
West Oaks School Crowther Place , LS6 2ST	4out of 4	707 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
The Leeds African Community Trust	Little London Community Centre, Oatland Lane	316 yd
ESS	Capita Customer Management Ltd, Providence House	402 yd
Strawberry Fields (Strawbs) Bar	159 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds	412 yd
Caffe Nero	University Of Leeds, Laidlaw Library	450 yd
Leeds Central Seventh Day Adventist Church	169 Meanwood Road, Meanwood	470 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Leeds Rifleman	1 - 3 Carlton Parade, Sheepscar	178 yd
The Fenton	161 - 163 Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse	412 yd
The Dry Dock/Locked And Loaded	Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse	416 yd
Walkabout Leeds (88th Street, Value Mighty, Sin City Burger	43 Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse	558 yd
Hedley Verity	43A - 47 Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse	558 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Oishi.kitchen	33 Blackman Lane, Woodhouse	214 yd
Lebanese Bites	180 Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse	544 yd
Charcos	162A Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse	544 yd
Bakery 164	164 Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse	544 yd
Getting Fresh Gyros	191 Meanwood Road, Meanwood	547 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	19 - 20 Blenheim Terrace, Woodhouse	502 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, Leeds Beckett University	607 yd
Morrisons (Merrion Centre)	Merrion Centre, Merrion Way	691 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	19 - 23 Merrion Centre, Merrion Way	691 yd
Heron Foods	72 - 76 Merrion Centre, Merrion Way	697 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Blenheim Primary School LOFTHOUSE PLACE	grass pitches	213 yd
The Gym (Leeds Meanwood) MEANWOOD ROAD	health and fitness suite	537 yd
Leeds Beckett University (City Campus Fitness Centre) THE ROSE BOWL THE ROSE BOWL PORTLAND CRESCENT	health and fitness suite	581 yd
The Edge WOODHOUSE LANE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	627 yd
Pure Gym (Leeds City Centre North) MERRION WAY	health and fitness suite	663 yd
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College ST. MARKS AVENUE		708 yd
Mandela Centre CHAPELTOWN ROAD		882 yd
Cromer Terrace UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS WOODHOUSE LANE		886 yd
Cromer Terrace Fitness Studio (Closed) Cromer Terrace	health and fitness suite	894 yd
Nuffield Health (Leeds) THE LIGHT THE LIGHT THE HEADROW	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	901 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	141.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LS7 1HT