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Affluence in LS18 4BX

How LS18 4BX ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Horsforth East
Council
Leeds
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,627 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off LS18 4BX is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LS18 4BX area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is income (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Income3.0
  • Employment3.0
  • Crime3.0
  • Older people in low-income households3.0
  • Health and disability4.0
  • Children in low-income families4.0
  • Education and skills5.0
  • Living environment5.0
  • Barriers to housing and services9.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£55,574
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
57%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

53.1% of adults in the LS18 4BX area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 22.2% are retired and 6.9% are full-time students.

LS18 4BXEngland
Employee, full-time31%34.3%
Employee, part-time13%11.9%
Self-employed9.1%9.5%
Unemployed3.7%2.9%
Full-time student6.9%7.9%
Retired22.2%21.5%
Looking after home or family4.3%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled6.8%4.1%
Other3%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

31.5% of adults in the LS18 4BX area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

LS18 4BXEngland
Higher managerial & professional10.5%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional21.1%19.9%
Intermediate10.8%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9.9%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.9%5.3%
Semi-routine12%11.3%
Routine14.9%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9%8.5%
Full-time students6%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

31.6% of adults in the LS18 4BX area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 20.1% have no qualifications.

LS18 4BXEngland
Degree level or above31.6%33.9%
A level or equivalent14%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.9%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.2%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.5%5.3%
Other qualifications2.6%2.8%
No qualifications20.1%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LS18 4BX (Horsforth East) (about 1,627 residents).

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

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