Neighbourhood · Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber
Garforth East
Leeds 077 · 5 sub-areas · 7,358 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (84/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (58/100)Liveability 94/100 · Best 10%
Garforth East is a mid-density neighbourhood of Leeds in the Yorkshire and The Humber region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
94/100
Best 10%
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Garforth East?
A snapshot of Garforth East
3 parks and 7 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Garforth East in Leeds
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Garforth East?
- The median monthly rent across Garforth East is £1,130.
- How safe is Garforth East?
- Garforth 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 Garforth 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 10 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Garforth East?
- There are 8 schools within 2 km of Garforth East, of which 63% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 614 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Garforth East?
- The most common council tax band in Garforth East is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,142. Council tax is set by Leeds council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Garforth East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Garforth East to central London is approximately 138 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 Garforth East?
- 100% of premises in Garforth East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Garforth East?
- Garforth East sits in IMD decile 10 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 Garforth East?
- 90% of households in Garforth 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 Garforth East?
- The average property price across Leeds (the local authority covering Garforth 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 Garforth 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 Garforth East?
- Garforth East contains 5 local areas: Leeds 077A, Leeds 077B, Leeds 077E, Leeds 077C, Leeds 077D.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Garforth East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Garforth East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Garforth 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 Garforth East a safe place to live?
- Garforth East has a safety score of 89/100. 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 Garforth East?
- 63% of schools within 2 km of Garforth East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Garforth East?
- Public-transport commute time from Garforth East to central London is approximately 138 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Garforth East different from the rest of Leeds?
- Garforth East contains 5 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 Garforth East rank in Leeds?
- Garforth East scores 94/100 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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