Affluence in LS8 1SG
How LS8 1SG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Moortown
- Council
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,471 (2024)
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How well off LS8 1SG is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LS8 1SG area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is living environment (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Living environment4.0
- Older people in low-income households4.0
- Income6.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Employment7.0
- Crime8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Education and skills9.0
- Barriers to housing and services10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
58.5% of adults in the LS8 1SG area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 20.8% are retired and 8% are full-time students.
Social grade
42.3% of adults in the LS8 1SG area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
47.2% of adults in the LS8 1SG area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 14.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LS8 1SG (Moortown) (about 1,471 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.