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Farnley & Wortley

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South west Leeds. About 26,116 people in 12 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Farnley & Wortley, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
24,998
46th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.3%
2,023rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Farnley & Wortley compares

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

Farnley & WortleyMiddle
Population33 wards, Leeds · 2021
Population: every ward in Leeds33 areas from 18,522 to 31,176. The middle area is 24,021. Farnley & Wortley is 24,998.
24,99811th highest
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%. Farnley & Wortley is 98.7%.
98.7%joint 9th highest
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%. Farnley & Wortley is 5.7%.
5.7%9th highest
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%. Farnley & Wortley is 65.3%.
65.3%14th highest

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 Farnley & Wortley 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
Farnley & Wortley in brief

Farnley & Wortley had 24,998 usual residents at the census.

In Farnley & Wortley, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Farnley & Wortley, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.3% of residents in Farnley & Wortley were aged 15 to 64 at the census.