Back Laurel Mount, Leeds, LS7 3JZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LS7 3JZ has a slightly higher male population, with 51.1% 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	46.4%	48.9%	2.5%	51.0%	-2.1%
Male	53.6%	51.1%	-2.5%	49.0%	2.1%

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 area around LS7 3JZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.5% 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	59.6%	57.5%	-2.1%	37.9%	19.6%
Married: Opposite sex	27.4%	21.3%	-6.1%	44.2%	-22.9%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	7.4%	13.1%	5.7%	9.1%	4.0%
Widowed	2.2%	5%	2.8%	6.1%	-1.1%

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	50.6%	37.7%	-12.9%	48.4%	-10.7%
Good health	31.8%	37.7%	5.9%	33.6%	4.1%
Fair health	10.1%	17.7%	7.6%	12.7%	5.0%
Bad health	6.4%	5.3%	-1.1%	4.0%	1.3%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	1.2%	0.3%

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	17%	14.2%	-2.8%	18.2%	-4.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.3%	11.9%	3.6%	9.6%	2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.9%	9.1%	-1.8%	13.4%	-4.3%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	4.1%	2.4%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	16.9%	7.3%	16.9%	0.0%
Degree or Similar	45.2%	37.9%	-7.3%	33.8%	4.1%
Other	7.4%	5.9%	-1.5%	2.8%	3.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 30.5% 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%	4.2%	4.2%	1.1%	3.1%
Chinese	1.9%	2.7%	0.8%	0.7%	2.0%
Indian	9.4%	6.5%	-2.9%	3.1%	3.4%
Pakistani	3.4%	1.5%	-1.9%	2.7%	-1.2%
Other Asian	0%	3.1%	3.1%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	1.5%	10.3%	8.8%	2.5%	7.8%
Black Caribbean	6.4%	14.9%	8.5%	1.0%	13.9%
Other Black	4.1%	11.5%	7.4%	0.5%	11.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	3.8%	3.4%	0.8%	3.0%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.9%	2.7%	-2.2%	0.9%	1.8%
Mixed Other	1.1%	4.6%	3.5%	0.8%	3.8%
White	62.9%	30.5%	-32.4%	81.4%	-50.9%
Other	3.7%	2.7%	-1.0%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.6% 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	74.2%	68.6%	-5.6%	83.2%	-14.6%
European Union	9%	7.6%	-1.4%	6.1%	1.5%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	2.2%	7.6%	5.4%	2.7%	4.9%
Middle East and Asia	10.5%	6.1%	-4.4%	5.6%	0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.7%	8.3%	4.6%	1.3%	7.0%
Oceania	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.7%	67.8%	-4.9%	83.2%	-15.4%
10+ Years	4.1%	26.6%	22.5%	9.8%	16.8%
5-10 Years	4.1%	1.5%	-2.6%	2.9%	-1.4%
2-5 Years	3.7%	1.9%	-1.8%	2.2%	-0.3%
Less than 2 years	15.4%	2.2%	-13.2%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.8%	76.7%	-1.9%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Southern Asia	1.9%	1.2%	0.7%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Oceania	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
No passport held	12.4%	13.5%	-1.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.8%	37.2%	-7.4%
Christian	44.2%	46.2%	-2.0%
Jewish	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Muslim	9.1%	6.5%	2.6%
Sikh	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	11.3%	6.0%	5.3%

Safety

Is Back Laurel Mount Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Back Laurel Mount was 227.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 87.8% higher than the Chapel Allerton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Back Laurel Mount has the 23rd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton and the 354th highest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 148.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -45.5%.

🔎 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. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,800

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in LS7 3JZ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 9/10 (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) - 5/10 (average )
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 Back Laurel Mount are based on 6 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 Back Laurel Mount, Leeds, LS7 3JZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS7 3JZ

Average Price
£392,982

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£392,982

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Back Laurel Mount

Average Price
£337,087

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£292,879

Detached
£359,192

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Back Laurel MountStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Caretakers Cottage Back Laurel Mount, Leeds, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£350,000	2025-11-07	£344,465
Caretakers Cottage Back Laurel Mount, Leeds, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£353,525	2021-08-27	£420,731
Caretakers Cottage Back Laurel Mount, Leeds, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£188,250	2018-06-14	£258,997
The Old Stable Back Laurel Mount, Leeds, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£177,500	2003-10-31	£397,871
The Old Stable Back Laurel Mount, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£69,995	2000-10-02	£306,051

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS7 3JZ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LS7 3JZ 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	67
Retired	32
Part-Time Employee	28
Looking after home or family	19
Self-Employed	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Unemployed	13
Student (economically inactive)	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Other	9

Employment Industry

Education	26
Human health and social work activities	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	11
Information and communication	11
Other	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Construction	8
Financial and insurance activities	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Manufacturing	2
Transport and storage	2
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bracken Edge Primary School Bracken Edge Primary School , Newton Garth LS7 4HE	3out of 4	674 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel Allerton Primary School Harrogate Road , LS7 3PD	3out of 4	802 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hamilton First School Hamilton Terrace , LS7 4EA	- not rated	839 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chapel Allerton First School Harrogate Road , LS7 3PD	- not rated	950 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hillcrest Academy Cowper Street , LS7 4DR	4out of 4	975 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Dominic's RC School Leopold Street , LS7 4AW	- not rated	1,061 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of Leeds School Bedford Field , Woodhouse Cliff LS6 2LG	- not rated	1,642 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leeds City Academy Bedford Field , Woodhouse Cliff LS6 2LG	3out of 4	1,642 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Primrose High School Hill Street , LS9 7NL	- not rated	1,958 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stainbeck High School Carr Manor Road , LS17 5DJ	- not rated	2,064 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Earl Cowper Middle School Cowper Street , LS7 4DR	- not rated	822 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Scott Hall Middle School Stainbeck Lane , LS7 3QU	- not rated	1,150 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blenheim Middle School Crowther Place , LS6 2ST	- not rated	1,155 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's CofE Middle School Wood Lane , LS7 3QF	- not rated	1,411 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bedford Field Middle School Cliff Mount , LS6 2HP	- not rated	1,612 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leeds Thomas Danby Roundhay Road , LS7 3BG	- not rated	1,375 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL	- not rated	1,676 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Building North Street , LS2 7QT	- not rated	2,120 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Technology Cookridge Street , LS2 8BL	- not rated	2,321 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Mathematics School 105 Albion Street , LS1 5AS	- not rated	2,645 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	1,047 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Roundhay School Gledhow Lane , Roundhay LS8 1ND	4out of 4	1,905 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Carr Manor Community School Carr Manor Road , LS17 5DJ	- not rated	2,059 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Temple Learning Academy Neville Road , LS15 0NN	2out of 4	4,961 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beechtree Steiner Initiative 192a Chapeltown Road , Leeds LS7 4HZ	- not rated	382 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al Kauthar Girls Academy Newton Hill House , Newton Hill Road LS7 4JE	- not rated	552 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Northern School of Contemporary Dance 98 Chapeltown Road , LS7 4BH	- not rated	894 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Christian School of Excellence Reconciliation Centre , Avenue Hill LS8 4EX	- not rated	980 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Craven Road Centre Woodhouse Community Complex , Crowther Place LS6 2SN	- not rated	1,123 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
BHI Fusion Cafe Xtra	St Martins Institute, St Martins View	142 yd
Evans Management Group Ltd	Millshaw, Beeston	242 yd
Semolino	3 Newton Parade, Potternewton	307 yd
The Church Of God Of Prophecy	196 Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown	357 yd
Community \& Wellbeing Hub	Street Record, Reginald Terrace	473 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Palace	Kirkgate, Leeds	242 yd
The Three Hulats	13 Harrogate Road, Moortown	587 yd
Trax	148 Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown	636 yd
CENTRAL	189 Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown	731 yd
Sheepscar Bar And Grill	Savile Drive, Chapeltown	772 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sardar Jee	9 Newton Parade, Potternewton	307 yd
Cabin Caribbean Cuisine	7 Reginald Row, Chapeltown	392 yd
Kalabash	Unit A Chapeltown Enterprise Centre, 231 - 235 Chapeltown Road	592 yd
The Dutch Pot	160 Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown	636 yd
Pizza Hut	36 Harrogate Road, Moortown	681 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl (Harrogate Road)	Harrogate Road, Moortown	587 yd
Tesco	Harrogate Road, Moortown	681 yd
CC Continental Supermarket (Chapeltown)	121 - 129 Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown	731 yd
Co-op (Chapel Allerton)	1 Stainbeck Lane, Meanwood	1,043 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
New Horizon Community School NEWTON HILL HOUSE NEWTON HILL HOUSE NEWTON HILL ROAD		551 yd
Caribbean Cricket Club SCOTT HALL ROAD	grass pitches	561 yd
Chapeltown Football Youth Development Centre PLAYING FIELD PLAYING FIELD SCOTT WOOD LANE	grass pitches	628 yd
Potternewton Playing Fields POTTERNEWTON LANE	grass pitches	683 yd
Scott Hall Road Scott Hall Road	grass pitches	741 yd
Norma Hutchinson Park SAVILE DRIVE	grass pitches	849 yd
Potternewton Park AVENUE HILL	tennis courts	928 yd
Scott Hall Sports Centre SCOTT HALL ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	969 yd
Mill Field Primary School POTTERNEWTON MOUNT	grass pitches	1,036 yd
Mandela Centre CHAPELTOWN ROAD		1,047 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	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	0.0%

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

Overview of LS7 3JZ