Is Compton View in Leeds a nice place to live?

Compton View is classified by the ONS as Asian Terraces and Flats. Compton View is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Compton View is located in the Gipton & Harehills ward of the Leeds district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.80764, -1.513
Grid Ref SE321347
Suburb Harehills
Constituency Leeds East
Postcodes LS9 7BY

House Prices

The average house price in Compton View is 172.62% lower than the rest of Leeds. The last sale we have on record is 1 Compton View, that sold for £70,500. The average house price in Leeds is £192,194 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Compton View

Date No. Type Price
28/02/2020 1 Terrace £70,500

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Compton View, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Compton View during July 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Compton View and compared that to the average for the Gipton & Harehills ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Compton View, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Gipton & Harehills ward

Social economic statistics for Compton View

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Compton View is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Compton View is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Compton View experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Compton View are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Compton View involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Compton View are in the top 10% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Compton View are in the top 20% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Compton View, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Compton View are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Compton View

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Compton View.

Unemployment in Compton View

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
8.86% of Compton View residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Compton View

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Compton View. The proportion of retirees on Compton View is 17.33% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
1.27% of Compton View residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Compton View

The proportion of home owners on Compton View is 45.72% lower than the national average of 62%. 61.24% of properties in Compton View are private rented and 20.16% are social rented.
16.28% of residents of Compton View own their home

Country of Birth of Compton View residents

The proportion if Compton View residents born in the UK is 41.98% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 59.33% of Compton View residents were born outside the UK.
40.67% of Compton View residents were born in the UK

Compton View Summary

With house prices in Compton View less than the average for West Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Compton View is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Compton View has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Compton View maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Compton View has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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