Housing in LS12 4RT
What the homes in LS12 4RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wortley
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,596 (2024)
LS12 4RTLeeds
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (57.1%). Flats make up 15.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
71% of households in the LS12 4RT area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.8% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 37.8% own outright and 33.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned71%61.3%
- Shared ownership5%1%
- Private rented13.8%20.5%
- Social rented10.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (20.6%). 22.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Leeds
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Leeds (August 2026, +4.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LS12 4RT (Wortley) (about 1,596 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.