Is Kensington Terrace in Leeds a nice place to live?

Kensington Terrace is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Kensington Terrace is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Kensington Terrace is located in the Garforth & Swillington ward of the Leeds district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.795819, -1.388894
Grid Ref SE403334
Suburb Swillington Common
Constituency Elmet and Rothwell
Postcodes LS25 1AH, LS25 1AQ, LS6 1BD, LS6 1BE, LS6 1BG

House Prices

The average house price in Kensington Terrace is 55.79% higher than the rest of Leeds. The last sale we have on record is 17 Kensington Terrace, that sold for £434,700. The average house price in Leeds is £192,194 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Kensington Terrace

Date No. Type Price
25/09/2020 17 Flat £434,700

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

Crime in Kensington Terrace, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Kensington Terrace during September 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 Kensington Terrace and compared that to the average for the Garforth & Swillington ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Kensington Terrace, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Garforth & Swillington ward

Social economic statistics for Kensington Terrace

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 Kensington Terrace is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Kensington Terrace 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 Kensington Terrace experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Kensington Terrace are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Kensington Terrace involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Kensington Terrace are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Kensington Terrace are in the top 40% of the most health & disability 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 Kensington Terrace, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Kensington Terrace are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Kensington Terrace

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

Unemployment in Kensington Terrace

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.
2.06% of Kensington Terrace residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Kensington Terrace

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Kensington Terrace. The proportion of retirees on Kensington Terrace is 1.07% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.53% of Kensington Terrace residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Kensington Terrace

The proportion of home owners on Kensington Terrace is 1.5% higher than the national average of 62%. 32.5% of properties in Kensington Terrace are private rented and 3% are social rented.
63.5% of residents of Kensington Terrace own their home

Country of Birth of Kensington Terrace residents

The proportion if Kensington Terrace residents born in the UK is 13.76% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.59% of Kensington Terrace residents were born outside the UK.
96.41% of Kensington Terrace residents were born in the UK

Kensington Terrace Summary

Kensington Terrace has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Kensington Terrace maybe difficult.

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