Roundhay Avenue, Leeds, LS8 4DU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LS8 4DU is primarily male, with 54.1% of the population 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	47.7%	45.9%	-1.8%	51.0%	-5.1%
Male	52.3%	54.1%	1.8%	49.0%	5.1%

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 LS8 4DU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.4% 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	57.6%	65.4%	7.8%	37.9%	27.5%
Married: Opposite sex	27.4%	19.4%	-8.0%	44.2%	-24.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Separated	2.5%	3.4%	0.9%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	8%	6.9%	-1.1%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	4.5%	3.7%	-0.8%	6.1%	-2.4%

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	45.3%	50%	4.7%	48.4%	1.6%
Good health	38%	33.6%	-4.4%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	12.7%	10.4%	-2.3%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	2.4%	5.2%	2.8%	4.0%	1.2%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.7%	-0.9%	1.2%	-0.5%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 50.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.7%	13.4%	0.7%	18.2%	-4.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.9%	9.4%	-0.5%	9.6%	-0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.2%	7.7%	-1.5%	13.4%	-5.7%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	2.6%	2.3%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.6%	14.2%	-2.4%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	42.4%	50.9%	8.5%	33.8%	17.1%
Other	8.9%	2%	-6.9%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57.4% 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	5.9%	5.5%	-0.4%	1.1%	4.4%
Chinese	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	2.2%	2%	-0.2%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	2.7%	4.8%	2.1%	2.7%	2.1%
Other Asian	3.5%	2.5%	-1.0%	1.6%	0.9%
Black African	5.1%	5%	-0.1%	2.5%	2.5%
Black Caribbean	8.1%	6.8%	-1.3%	1.0%	5.8%
Other Black	4.3%	2%	-2.3%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	2%	0.7%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.8%	4%	0.2%	0.9%	3.1%
Mixed Other	1.6%	2.3%	0.7%	0.8%	1.5%
White	57.7%	57.4%	-0.3%	81.4%	-24.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	0.8%	2.3%	1.5%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.8% 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	73.6%	72.8%	-0.8%	83.2%	-10.4%
European Union	7%	8.8%	1.8%	6.1%	2.7%
Africa	5.9%	4.8%	-1.1%	2.7%	2.1%
Middle East and Asia	7.3%	9.3%	2.0%	5.6%	3.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.1%	3.8%	-1.3%	1.3%	2.5%
Oceania	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.3%	72.2%	-1.1%	83.2%	-11.0%
10+ Years	3%	15.4%	12.4%	9.8%	5.6%
5-10 Years	5.4%	4.7%	-0.7%	2.9%	1.8%
2-5 Years	3.5%	5.5%	2.0%	2.2%	3.3%
Less than 2 years	14.8%	2.2%	-12.6%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.2%	76.7%	2.5%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Middle East	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	2%	0.2%	1.8%
No passport held	7.5%	13.5%	-6.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.5%	37.2%	7.3%
Christian	29.4%	46.2%	-16.8%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	17.4%	6.5%	10.9%
Sikh	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Roundhay Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Roundhay Avenue was 76.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 36.9% lower than the Chapel Allerton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Roundhay Avenue has the 64th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton and the 1217th lowest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 48.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -80.2%.

🔎 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 LS8 4DU, 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 9/10 (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 Roundhay Avenue are based on 68 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 Roundhay Avenue, Leeds, LS8 4DU

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS8 4DU

Average Price
£247,478

Semi-Detached
£256,079

Terraced
£245,914

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Roundhay Avenue

Average Price
£240,766

Semi-Detached
£240,477

Terraced
£239,930

Detached
£290,216

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Roundhay AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
39 Roundhay Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£341,000	2026-02-26	£341,000
29 Roundhay Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£305,000	2024-10-24	£315,820
4 Roundhay Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2023-06-02	£333,677
8 Roundhay Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£211,000	2022-03-09	£243,722
41 Roundhay Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£221,000	2021-03-05	£272,213

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS8 4DU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LS8 4DU 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	127
Part-Time Employee	48
Retired	42
Self-Employed	32
Student (economically inactive)	23
Unemployed	20
Other	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Looking after home or family	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Education	46
Human health and social work activities	38
Accommodation and food service activities	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Other	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Real estate activities	7
Manufacturing	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Construction	5
Information and communication	4
Transport and storage	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	5,405 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

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	559 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hamilton First School Hamilton Terrace , LS7 4EA	- not rated	711 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bankside Primary School Shepherds Lane , LS8 5AW	- not rated	769 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hovingham Primary School Hovingham Avenue , LS8 3QY	2out of 4	901 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hovingham Primary School Hovingham Avenue , LS8 3QY	- not rated	901 yd	Community school	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	1,392 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Roundhay School Old Park Road , LS8 1JU	- not rated	1,548 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Primrose High School Hill Street , LS9 7NL	- not rated	1,963 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Co-op Academy Leeds Stoney Rock Lane , LS9 7HD	3out of 4	2,173 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Primrose High School Stoney Rock Lane , LS9 7HD	- not rated	2,357 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harehills Middle School Harehills Road , LS8 5HS	- not rated	978 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Earl Cowper Middle School Cowper Street , LS7 4DR	- not rated	1,010 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oak Tree Middle School Thorn Walk , LS8 3LW	- not rated	1,697 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Farm Middle School Thorn Walk , LS8 3LW	- not rated	1,697 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Scott Hall Middle School Stainbeck Lane , LS7 3QU	- not rated	2,100 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	1,676 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Building North Street , LS2 7QT	- not rated	2,455 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL	- not rated	2,718 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Technology Cookridge Street , LS2 8BL	- not rated	2,976 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Mathematics School 105 Albion Street , LS1 5AS	- not rated	3,219 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
Roundhay School Gledhow Lane , Roundhay LS8 1ND	4out of 4	1,127 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown Leopold Street , Chapeltown LS7 4AW	4out of 4	1,480 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Carr Manor Community School Carr Manor Road , LS17 5DJ	- not rated	2,889 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Temple Learning Academy Neville Road , LS15 0NN	2out of 4	4,088 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leeds Christian School of Excellence Reconciliation Centre , Avenue Hill LS8 4EX	- not rated	441 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beechtree Steiner Initiative 192a Chapeltown Road , Leeds LS7 4HZ	- not rated	852 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al Kauthar Girls Academy Newton Hill House , Newton Hill Road LS7 4JE	- not rated	965 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Northern School of Contemporary Dance 98 Chapeltown Road , LS7 4BH	- not rated	1,373 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Alcuin School 64 Woodland Lane , LS7 4PD	- not rated	1,659 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
Harehills Lane Baptist Church And Courtyard Cafe	Harehills Lane Baptist Church, Hilton Place	183 yd
Bisons	325 Roundhay Road, Leeds	351 yd
Simplery	317 - 319 Roundhay Road, Leeds	352 yd
Scotchie's Caribbean Cuisine	Unit 1 Embassy Court, 333 Roundhay Road	359 yd
Shimlas	293 Roundhay Road, Leeds	383 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yorkshire Amateur AFC	Bracken Edge, Chapeltown	191 yd
Q360 Lounge	Unit 7 Clock Buildings, Roundhay Road	427 yd
The Roundhay	Roundhay Road, Leeds	939 yd
Trax	148 Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown	1,064 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pho Hanoi	60 Harehills Lane, Leeds	176 yd
Faheems Biryanis	307 Roundhay Road, Leeds	352 yd
New Hong Van	309 Roundhay Road, Leeds	352 yd
Rajas	248 Roundhay Road, Leeds	481 yd
KFC (Roundhay)	246 Roundhay Road, Leeds	481 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Haidang Supermarket	62 Harehills Lane, Leeds	180 yd
Roundhay Supermarket	264 Roundhay Road, Leeds	481 yd
Tesco	361 Roundhay Road, Leeds	545 yd
International Foods	22 Shepherds Lane, Chapeltown	674 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Potternewton Park AVENUE HILL	tennis courts	352 yd
Bracken Edge Football Ground FOOTBALL GROUND FOOTBALL GROUND BRACKEN EDGE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	359 yd
Fitness 2000 Leeds (Closed) Roundhay Road	health and fitness suite	377 yd
Bangladeshi Centre ROUNDHAY ROAD		685 yd
Bilal Sports Centre BILAL SPORTS CENTRE BILAL SPORTS CENTRE CONWAY ROAD		932 yd
New Horizon Community School NEWTON HILL HOUSE NEWTON HILL HOUSE NEWTON HILL ROAD		965 yd
Leeds Police Sports Club POLICE SPORTS GROUND POLICE SPORTS GROUND GLEDHOW LANE	grass pitches	1,042 yd
Just Fitness (Closed) Units 3-5 Units 3-5 Harehills Road	health and fitness suite	1,059 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	120.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LS8 4DU