Affluence in LA2 8BX
How LA2 8BX ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Ingleton & High Bentham
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,442 (2024)
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How well off LA2 8BX is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LA2 8BX area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for 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.
- Barriers to housing and services1.0
- Living environment1.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Income9.0
- Employment9.0
- Education and skills9.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
- Crime10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
52% of adults in the LA2 8BX area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 35.2% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
41.5% of adults in the LA2 8BX area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
46.8% of adults in the LA2 8BX area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 11.6% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LA2 8BX (Ingleton & High Bentham) (about 1,442 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.