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Adel & Wharfedale

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North west Leeds. About 22,938 people in 30 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Adel & Wharfedale, 87.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
21,198
137th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.6%
2,300th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Adel & Wharfedale compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Adel & WharfedaleMiddle
Population33 wards, Leeds · 2021
Population: every ward in Leeds33 areas from 18,522 to 31,176. The middle area is 24,021. Adel & Wharfedale is 21,198.
21,1984th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage33 wards, Leeds · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Leeds33 areas from 81.6% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.2%. Adel & Wharfedale is 87.0%.
87.0%3rd lowest
Claimant rate33 wards, Leeds · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Leeds33 areas from 1.4% to 12.6%. The middle area is 3.3%. Adel & Wharfedale is 2.6%.
2.6%10th lowest
Aged 15 to 6433 wards, Leeds · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Leeds33 areas from 56.8% to 90.7%. The middle area is 64.5%. Adel & Wharfedale is 59.6%.
59.6%6th lowest

Figures for the whole of Leeds

These figures are published for the whole of Leeds, not for each ward, so they describe all of Leeds and not Adel & Wharfedale alone. See Leeds

Average house price
£247,695
Up 3.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,716
115th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.7×
145th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.1
86th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Adel & Wharfedale in brief

Adel & Wharfedale had 21,198 usual residents at the census.

In Adel & Wharfedale, 87.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Adel & Wharfedale, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.6% of residents in Adel & Wharfedale were aged 15 to 64 at the census.