Is Kensington Avenue in Leeds a nice place to live?

Kensington Avenue is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Kensington Avenue has an average crime rate (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Kensington Avenue is located in the Harewood ward of the Leeds district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.861733, -1.420595
Grid Ref SE382407
Suburb Thorner
Constituency Elmet and Rothwell
Postcodes LS14 3EH

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Kensington Avenue in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Kensington Avenue, West Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-yorkshire Police in Kensington Avenue 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 Avenue and compared that to the average for the Harewood ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Kensington Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Harewood ward

Social economic statistics for Kensington Avenue

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 Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Kensington Avenue 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 Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Kensington Avenue are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Kensington Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Kensington Avenue are in the top 30% least 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 Kensington Avenue are in the top 30% least 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 Kensington Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Kensington Avenue are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Kensington Avenue

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

Unemployment in Kensington Avenue

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.
1.19% of Kensington Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Kensington Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Kensington Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Kensington Avenue is 15.92% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
34.52% of Kensington Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Kensington Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Kensington Avenue is 26.65% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.57% of properties in Kensington Avenue are private rented and 0.54% are social rented.
88.65% of residents of Kensington Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Kensington Avenue residents

The proportion if Kensington Avenue residents born in the UK is 14.99% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.36% of Kensington Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
97.64% of Kensington Avenue residents were born in the UK

Kensington Avenue Summary

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

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