We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics for New Wortley in Leeds from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of New Wortley older than the national average or younger? What is the population of New Wortley and Leeds? Is New Wortley an unemployment hotspot? This page should provide you with the answers.
How many residents own or rent their home in New Wortley and Leeds
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in New Wortley either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 38.25 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 61.75 of New Wortley residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.
Area |
Owned |
Rented |
Beeston & Holbeck |
38.25% |
61.75% |
Leeds |
56.98% |
43.02% |
Yorkshire and The Humber |
62.58% |
37.42% |
England |
61.31% |
38.69% |
New Wortley has a significantly lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is indicative or an economically deprived area.
New Wortley compared to other wards in Leeds
# |
Ward |
Owned |
Rented |
1 |
Harewood (Leeds) |
84.78% |
15.22% |
2 |
Adel & Wharfedale |
79.67% |
20.33% |
3 |
Guiseley & Rawdon |
77.6% |
22.4% |
4 |
Wetherby |
76.13% |
23.87% |
5 |
Ardsley & Robin Hood |
74.64% |
25.36% |
6 |
Kippax & Methley |
74.26% |
25.74% |
7 |
Horsforth |
73.76% |
26.24% |
8 |
Calverley & Farsley |
73.37% |
26.63% |
9 |
Morley North |
73.35% |
26.65% |
10 |
Roundhay |
71.72% |
28.28% |
11 |
Alwoodley |
71.51% |
28.49% |
12 |
Rothwell |
70.87% |
29.13% |
13 |
Otley & Yeadon |
68.24% |
31.76% |
14 |
Moortown |
68.23% |
31.77% |
15 |
Cross Gates & Whinmoor |
66.33% |
33.67% |
16 |
Pudsey |
65.73% |
34.27% |
17 |
Morley South |
62.52% |
37.48% |
18 |
Weetwood |
60.47% |
39.53% |
19 |
Farnley & Wortley |
60.13% |
39.87% |
20 |
Bramley & Stanningley |
51.56% |
48.44% |
21 |
Middleton Park |
47.75% |
52.25% |
22 |
Chapel Allerton |
47.12% |
52.88% |
23 |
Killingbeck & Seacroft |
43.75% |
56.25% |
24 |
Kirkstall |
39.77% |
60.23% |
25 |
Armley |
38.53% |
61.47% |
26 |
Beeston & Holbeck |
38.25% |
61.75% |
27 |
Gipton & Harehills |
31.91% |
68.09% |
28 |
Burmantofts & Richmond Hill |
26.01% |
73.99% |
29 |
Hunslet & Riverside |
25.76% |
74.24% |
30 |
Headingley & Hyde Park |
16.78% |
83.22% |
31 |
Little London & Woodhouse |
12.88% |
87.12% |
New Wortley is ranked 26 out of 31 wards in Leeds for the percentage of home owners.
New Wortley Unemployment Statistics
Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of Leeds.
Area |
Unemployed |
Yearly Change |
Leeds |
4.5% |
-0.2% |
Yorkshire and The Humber |
4.2% |
-0.3% |
England |
3.8% |
-0.3% |
UK |
3.7% |
-0.3% |
The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover New Wortley on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in New Wortley.
Economic Status |
Proportion |
In Employment |
57.41% |
In Part-Time Work |
25.17% |
Unemployed |
6.87% |
74.83% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in New Wortley
New Wortley & Leeds Immigration Statistics
We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for New Wortley in the Leeds local area district.
Area |
Born in UK |
Born outside UK |
Beeston & Holbeck |
70.43% |
29.57% |
Leeds |
84.2% |
15.8% |
Yorkshire and The Humber |
88.65% |
11.35% |
England |
82.65% |
17.35% |
New Wortley compared to other wards in Leeds
# |
Ward |
Born in UK |
Born outside UK |
1 |
Gipton & Harehills |
57.41% |
42.59% |
2 |
Little London & Woodhouse |
61.02% |
38.98% |
3 |
Hunslet & Riverside |
63.66% |
36.34% |
4 |
Burmantofts & Richmond Hill |
66.82% |
33.18% |
5 |
Beeston & Holbeck |
70.43% |
29.57% |
6 |
Chapel Allerton |
74.34% |
25.66% |
7 |
Armley |
76.64% |
23.36% |
8 |
Alwoodley |
79.64% |
20.36% |
9 |
Roundhay |
81.68% |
18.32% |
10 |
Moortown |
81.7% |
18.3% |
11 |
Headingley & Hyde Park |
82.34% |
17.66% |
12 |
Kirkstall |
82.7% |
17.3% |
13 |
Middleton Park |
84.6% |
15.4% |
14 |
Weetwood |
84.89% |
15.11% |
15 |
Killingbeck & Seacroft |
85.61% |
14.39% |
16 |
Adel & Wharfedale |
88.54% |
11.46% |
17 |
Farnley & Wortley |
89.23% |
10.77% |
18 |
Calverley & Farsley |
90.36% |
9.64% |
19 |
Bramley & Stanningley |
91.14% |
8.86% |
20 |
Morley South |
91.7% |
8.3% |
21 |
Horsforth |
92.14% |
7.86% |
22 |
Cross Gates & Whinmoor |
92.52% |
7.48% |
23 |
Pudsey |
93.03% |
6.97% |
24 |
Morley North |
93.67% |
6.33% |
25 |
Harewood |
94.45% |
5.55% |
26 |
Ardsley & Robin Hood |
95.01% |
4.99% |
27 |
Rothwell |
95.02% |
4.98% |
28 |
Guiseley & Rawdon |
95.22% |
4.78% |
29 |
Wetherby |
95.6% |
4.4% |
30 |
Otley & Yeadon |
95.77% |
4.23% |
31 |
Kippax & Methley |
96.53% |
3.47% |
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New Wortley is ranked 5 out of 31 wards in Leeds for the number of residents born outside of the UK.
New Wortley Age Distribution Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Beeston & Holbeck.
Age Band |
Proportion |
4 & under |
|
5 - 9 years |
|
10 - 15 years |
|
16 - 19 years |
|
20 - 24 years |
|
25 - 34 years |
|
35 - 49 years |
|
50 - 64 years |
|
65 - 74 years |
|
75 - 84 years |
|
85 years & over |
|
What are the occupations of the residents of New Wortley?
The largest employment sector in New Wortley is Elementary Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Managers, Directors & Senior Officials.
Sector |
Proportion |
Elementary Occupations |
17.92% |
Professional Occupations |
16.41% |
Associate Professional & Technical |
11.43% |
Caring, leisure & Other Services |
10.93% |
Process Plant & Machine Operatives |
9.95% |
Administrative & Secretarial |
9.11% |
Skilled Trades |
8.43% |
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials |
6.77% |
New Wortley Health Statistics
Beeston & Holbeck has more residents (very_good_pc-$country_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.
Area |
VG |
G |
F |
B |
VB |
Beeston & Holbeck |
48.57% |
33.49% |
12.35% |
4.14% |
1.46% |
Leeds |
49.52% |
33.29% |
12.18% |
3.89% |
1.12% |
Yorkshire and The Humber |
46.18% |
34.31% |
13.7% |
4.49% |
1.32% |
England |
48.49% |
33.71% |
12.65% |
3.98% |
1.17% |
VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad
How has the health of residents in Leeds changed since 2011?
Leeds residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.93% between the 2011 and 2021 census.
Year |
VG |
G |
F |
B |
VB |
2011 |
48.08% |
33.8% |
12.71% |
4.19% |
1.22% |
2021 |
49.52% |
33.29% |
12.18% |
3.89% |
1.12% |
VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad
New Wortley Education Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education New Wortley residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;
- Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
- Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
- Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
- Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd
In this first table we have compared New Wortley to the national average for England.
Level |
Beeston & Holbeck |
England |
No Qualifications |
24% |
18.08% |
Level 1 |
11.58% |
9.69% |
Level 2 |
12.98% |
13.32% |
Apprenticeship |
5.61% |
5.32% |
Level 3 |
13.64% |
16.92% |
Level 4 |
28.54% |
33.92% |
What is the population of New Wortley and Leeds?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Leeds including New Wortley. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
Ward |
Population |
Adel & Wharfedale |
19605 |
Alwoodley |
22944 |
Ardsley & Robin Hood |
22699 |
Armley |
25313 |
Beeston & Holbeck |
26957 |
Bramley & Stanningley |
22613 |
Burmantofts & Richmond Hill |
28766 |
Calverley & Farsley |
23248 |
Chapel Allerton |
24471 |
Cross Gates & Whinmoor |
23327 |
Farnley & Wortley |
24329 |
Garforth & Swillington |
20202 |
Gipton & Harehills |
33645 |
Guiseley & Rawdon |
22697 |
Harewood |
18182 |
Headingley & Hyde Park |
32459 |
Horsforth |
22447 |
Hunslet & Riverside |
28727 |
Killingbeck & Seacroft |
24901 |
Kippax & Methley |
21222 |
Kirkstall |
22223 |
Little London & Woodhouse |
37849 |
Middleton Park |
28811 |
Moortown |
22471 |
Morley North |
22482 |
Morley South |
22574 |
Otley & Yeadon |
22064 |
Pudsey |
24747 |
Rothwell |
20250 |
Roundhay |
23259 |
Temple Newsam |
21193 |
Weetwood |
21542 |
Wetherby |
20567 |
Leeds Total |
798786 |
Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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