Neighbourhood · Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber
Wortley
Leeds 081 · 4 sub-areas · 6,955 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Retirees (70/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (57/100)Liveability 87/100 · Top quartile
Wortley 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
87/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Wortley?
A snapshot of Wortley
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; 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 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Wortley?
- The median monthly rent across Wortley is £1,130.
- How safe is Wortley?
- Wortley 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 Wortley?
- 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 29 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Wortley?
- There are 15 schools within 2 km of Wortley, of which 41% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1943 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Wortley?
- The most common council tax band in Wortley is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,800. Council tax is set by Leeds council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Wortley to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Wortley to central London is approximately 149 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 Wortley?
- 100% of premises in Wortley are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Wortley?
- Wortley sits in IMD decile 7 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 Wortley?
- 74% of households in Wortley 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 Wortley?
- The average property price across Leeds (the local authority covering Wortley) 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 Wortley 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 Wortley?
- Wortley contains 4 local areas: Leeds 081C, Leeds 081D, Leeds 081A, Leeds 081B.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Wortley
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Wortley?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Wortley 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 Wortley a safe place to live?
- Wortley has a safety score of 51/100. 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 Wortley?
- 41% of schools within 2 km of Wortley are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Wortley?
- Public-transport commute time from Wortley to central London is approximately 149 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Wortley different from the rest of Leeds?
- Wortley 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 Wortley rank in Leeds?
- Wortley scores 87/100 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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