Darfield Road, Leeds, LS8 5DQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LS8 5DQ has a slightly higher male population, with 50% 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	45.1%	50%	4.9%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	54.9%	50%	-4.9%	49.0%	1.0%

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	35.4%	40.2%	4.8%	37.9%	2.3%
Married: Opposite sex	53.5%	47.7%	-5.8%	44.2%	3.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	2.7%	2.5%	-0.2%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	3.1%	5%	1.9%	9.1%	-4.1%
Widowed	5.3%	4.1%	-1.2%	6.1%	-2.0%

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 (86.7%) 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	48%	57.8%	9.8%	48.4%	9.4%
Good health	34.5%	28.9%	-5.6%	33.6%	-4.7%
Fair health	13.5%	9.8%	-3.7%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	2.8%	2.9%	0.1%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.6%

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 LS8 5DQ this area, 32.6% 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	37.6%	32.6%	-5.0%	18.2%	14.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.7%	11.6%	-6.1%	9.6%	2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8%	16.9%	8.9%	13.4%	3.5%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	3.3%	1.5%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.9%	6.2%	1.3%	16.9%	-10.7%
Degree or Similar	16.4%	26.9%	10.5%	33.8%	-6.9%
Other	13.7%	2.5%	-11.2%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 17.9% 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	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Indian	12.5%	2.3%	-10.2%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	48.3%	43.2%	-5.1%	2.7%	40.5%
Other Asian	6.6%	6.6%	0.0%	1.6%	5.0%
Black African	7.8%	4.3%	-3.5%	2.5%	1.8%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	2.9%	2.0%	1.0%	1.9%
Other Black	0.6%	3.5%	2.9%	0.5%	3.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	19.4%	17.9%	-1.5%	81.4%	-63.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.1%	2.5%
Roma	0%	4%	4.0%	0.2%	3.8%
Arab	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0%	8.9%	8.9%	1.6%	7.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.7% 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	53.3%	54.7%	1.4%	83.2%	-28.5%
European Union	3.8%	16.3%	12.5%	6.1%	10.2%
Africa	6.9%	3.8%	-3.1%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	35.1%	22.4%	-12.7%	5.6%	16.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	2.3%	1.4%	1.3%	1.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53%	54.3%	1.3%	83.2%	-28.9%
10+ Years	7.2%	16.2%	9.0%	9.8%	6.4%
5-10 Years	7.8%	9.8%	2.0%	2.9%	6.9%
2-5 Years	8.8%	8.4%	-0.4%	2.2%	6.2%
Less than 2 years	23.2%	11.3%	-11.9%	1.9%	9.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.9%	76.7%	-12.8%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	7.7%	0.9%	6.8%
Other EU countries	4.9%	1.5%	3.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Southern Asia	6%	1.2%	4.8%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	10.9%	13.5%	-2.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	7.8%	37.2%	-29.4%
Christian	28.4%	46.2%	-17.8%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Muslim	57.1%	6.5%	50.6%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	3.2%	6.0%	-2.8%

Safety

Is Darfield Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Darfield Road was 222.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.7% higher than the Gipton & Harehills average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Darfield Road has the 20th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills and the 367th highest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 126.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.2%.

🔎 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. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£28,400

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in LS8 5DQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 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) - 8/10 (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 Darfield Road are based on 30 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 Darfield Road, Leeds, LS8 5DQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for LS8 5DQ

Average Price
£109,539

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£109,539

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Darfield Road

Average Price
£119,280

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£119,280

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Darfield Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
29 Darfield Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£122,000	2025-10-01	£122,567
9 Darfield Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2025-07-31	£133,969
3 Darfield Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£102,000	2025-03-21	£104,516
29 Darfield Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£128,000	2025-01-13	£133,179
1 Darfield Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£126,000	2024-03-01	£136,627

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LS8 5DQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LS8 5DQ 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	45
Part-Time Employee	41
Looking after home or family	35
Other	34
Student (economically inactive)	25
Self-Employed	22
Unemployed	15
Retired	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Transport and storage	10
Manufacturing	9
Other	8
Human health and social work activities	8
Education	6
Administrative and support service activities	4
Construction	3
Information and communication	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical 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	4,195 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Haremills First School Darfield Avenue , LS8 5DQ	- not rated	1 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harehills Primary School Darfield Road , Harehills LS8 5DQ	3out of 4	169 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Co-op Academy Nightingale Stanley Road , Harehills LS9 7AX	3out of 4	336 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Co-op Academy Woodlands Foundry Place , Harehills LS9 6DA	3out of 4	547 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Primary School Foundry Place , LS9 6DA	- not rated	547 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Co-op Academy Leeds Stoney Rock Lane , LS9 7HD	3out of 4	1,110 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Primrose High School Hill Street , LS9 7NL	- not rated	1,198 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Primrose High School Stoney Rock Lane , LS9 7HD	- not rated	1,249 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Brigid's RC School Torre Road , LS9 7QL	- not rated	1,260 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Academy Leeds Torre Road , LS9 7QL	4out of 4	1,300 yd	Free schools	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	391 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oak Tree Middle School Thorn Walk , LS8 3LW	- not rated	1,053 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Farm Middle School Thorn Walk , LS8 3LW	- not rated	1,053 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shakespeare Middle School Stoney Rock Lane , LS9 7HD	- not rated	1,249 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Earl Cowper Middle School Cowper Street , LS7 4DR	- not rated	1,286 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	1,391 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Building North Street , LS2 7QT	- not rated	1,859 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds College of Technology Cookridge Street , LS2 8BL	- not rated	2,599 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leeds Mathematics School 105 Albion Street , LS1 5AS	- not rated	2,710 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	2,872 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	1,472 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Roundhay School Gledhow Lane , Roundhay LS8 1ND	4out of 4	2,313 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Temple Learning Academy Neville Road , LS15 0NN	2out of 4	2,917 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Carr Manor Community School Carr Manor Road , LS17 5DJ	- not rated	4,030 yd	Foundation school	Yes	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	1,158 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Nowell School Nowell View , LS9 6HL	- not rated	1,200 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Northern School of Contemporary Dance 98 Chapeltown Road , LS7 4BH	- not rated	1,499 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richard Oastler School Oakwood Lane , LS8 3LF	- not rated	1,732 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Beechtree Steiner Initiative 192a Chapeltown Road , Leeds LS7 4HZ	- not rated	1,748 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
Habesha Cafe And Restaurant	216 Harehills Lane, Leeds	144 yd
The Gym Kitchen	The Gym Health And Fitness Ltd, Unit 3	187 yd
Maraki Coffee Shop	14 Ashley Road, Harehills	213 yd
Happy Holidays (Hunger Scheme)	The Compton Centre, 322 Harehills Lane	287 yd
Family Internet Cafe	1 Ashley Road, Harehills	295 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Harehills WMC	34 Cowper Road, Harehills	188 yd
Harehills Labour Club	Florence Street, Harehills	248 yd
Harehills Labour Club (Catering)	Florence Street, Harehills	248 yd
Harehills Liberal Club	Seaforth Road, Harehills	463 yd
Brown Hare Public House	388 Harehills Lane, Harehills	791 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Senorita Texmex	258 Harehills Lane, Leeds	99 yd
Dawn Pizza Leeds	267 Harehills Lane, Leeds	124 yd
A F C	283 Harehills Lane, Harehills	126 yd
Bamboo Takeaway	257 Harehills Lane, Harehills	126 yd
TFC And Pizza House	255 Harehills Lane, Leeds	129 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morrisons (Harehills)	Harehills Lane, Harehills	126 yd
Heron Foods	318 - 320 Harehills Lane, Harehills	246 yd
Gusto Supermarket	12 - 14 Strathmore Drive, Harehills	304 yd
Asda (Harehills)	Harehills Lane, Harehills	532 yd
Roots	97 Roundhay Road, Leeds	741 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym Health & Fitness Ltd CAMART HOUSE 15-19 CAMART HOUSE 15-19 COWPER ROAD	health and fitness suite	216 yd
Just Fitness (Closed) Units 3-5 Units 3-5 Harehills Road	health and fitness suite	338 yd
Bilal Sports Centre BILAL SPORTS CENTRE BILAL SPORTS CENTRE CONWAY ROAD		368 yd
Woodlands Primary Academy FOUNDRY PLACE	grass pitches	536 yd
St Augustines Catholic Primary School ST. WILFRIDS CIRCUS	grass pitches	642 yd
Bangladeshi Centre ROUNDHAY ROAD		720 yd
Harehills Park COLDCOTES AVENUE	grass pitches	861 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	50 Mbit/s
Average download speed	96.9 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	11.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LS8 5DQ