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Affluence in DL7 9SW

How DL7 9SW ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Leeming, Pickhill & Thornton
Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,822 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DL7 9SW is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the DL7 9SW area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Barriers to housing and services1.0
  • Living environment4.0
  • Older people in low-income households8.0
  • Income9.0
  • Employment9.0
  • Education and skills9.0
  • Health and disability9.0
  • Children in low-income families9.0
  • Crime10.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£58,800
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
64%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

69% of adults in the DL7 9SW area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 17.1% are retired and 4.1% are full-time students.

DL7 9SWEngland
Employee, full-time48.9%34.3%
Employee, part-time10.2%11.9%
Self-employed10%9.5%
Unemployed1.3%2.9%
Full-time student4.1%7.9%
Retired17.1%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.8%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled1.6%4.1%
Other3%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

41.2% of adults in the DL7 9SW area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.

DL7 9SWEngland
Higher managerial & professional13.2%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional28.1%19.9%
Intermediate19%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed11%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.1%5.3%
Semi-routine8.1%11.3%
Routine6.9%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.7%8.5%
Full-time students4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

32.7% of adults in the DL7 9SW area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 9.5% have no qualifications.

DL7 9SWEngland
Degree level or above32.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent28.7%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.7%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C6.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship7%5.3%
Other qualifications1.9%2.8%
No qualifications9.5%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DL7 9SW (Leeming, Pickhill & Thornton) (about 2,822 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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