Neighbourhood · Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber
Farnley East
Leeds 078 · 4 sub-areas · 7,157 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Investors / BTL (67/100)Watch-out: Families (47/100)Liveability 70/100 · Above median
Farnley East is a green, lower-density part of Leeds — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Liveability
70/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Farnley East?
A snapshot of Farnley East
The area is unusually green for its density — 5 parks sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,130 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Farnley East in Leeds
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Farnley East?
- The median monthly rent across Farnley East is £1,130.
- How safe is Farnley East?
- Farnley East has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Farnley East?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 27 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Farnley East?
- There are 14 schools within 2 km of Farnley East, of which 43% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1252 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Farnley East?
- The most common council tax band in Farnley East is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,546. Council tax is set by Leeds council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Farnley East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Farnley East to central London is approximately 151 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Farnley East?
- 100% of premises in Farnley East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Farnley East?
- Farnley East sits in IMD decile 1 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Farnley East?
- 35% of households in Farnley East are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Farnley East?
- The average property price across Leeds (the local authority covering Farnley East) is approximately £244,218, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Farnley East a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.62 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £31,679.)
- Which local areas are part of Farnley East?
- Farnley East contains 4 local areas: Leeds 078B, Leeds 078C, Leeds 078D, Leeds 078A.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Farnley East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Farnley East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Farnley East is £1,130. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Farnley East a safe place to live?
- Farnley East has a safety score of 12/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Farnley East?
- 43% of schools within 2 km of Farnley East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Farnley East?
- Public-transport commute time from Farnley East to central London is approximately 151 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Farnley East different from the rest of Leeds?
- Farnley East contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Farnley East rank in Leeds?
- Farnley East scores 70/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Leeds, see the Cities table on the Leeds page.
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