# Wortley

South west Leeds. 6,955 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.

Wortley had 6,919 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02002410. In: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber) › [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £188,295** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wortley was £188,295 in 2025. 1,226th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/wortley#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,919** (2021). Wortley had 6,919 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,126th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/wortley#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Wortley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/wortley#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.6%** (January 2026). In Wortley, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/wortley#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02002410) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Wortley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02002410) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 70 homes were sold in Wortley in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02002410) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Wortley.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02002410) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Wortley had 6,919 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Wortley

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wortley at a rate of 118.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.7 per 1,000 people across Leeds.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 378 |
| Other crime | 161 |
| Burglary | 63 |
| Vehicle crime | 63 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 58 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 54 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Wortley compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Wortley | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £188,295 | 28th cheapest | 106 middle areas, Leeds · 2025 |
| Population | 6,919 | 39th least populated | 107 middle areas, Leeds · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 107 middle areas, Leeds · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.6% | joint 50th lowest | 107 middle areas, Leeds · Jan 2026 |

## Is Wortley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wortley at a rate of 118.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.7 per 1,000 people across Leeds.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 67 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wortley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (378), other crime (161) and burglary (63).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Leeds

These figures are published for the whole of Leeds, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Leeds and not Wortley alone. [See Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)

- **Average house price: £247,695** (July 2026). Leeds’s average house price was £247,695 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,716** (2025). Full-time workers living in Leeds earned a median of £36,716 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 115th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.7×** (2025). A home in Leeds costs 6.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 145th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.1** (2025). Leeds has a deprivation score of 24.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 86th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wortley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Wortley was £188,295 in 2025.
Wortley had 6,919 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Wortley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wortley, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02002410
- Ward: [Farnley & Wortley †](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/ward/farnley-and-wortley)
- Constituency: [Leeds South West and Morley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-south-west-and-morley)
- Council: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)
- Region: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 2.11 km²
- People, mid-2024: 6,955*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 25

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[New Farnley & Lower Wortley](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/new-farnley-and-lower-wortley), [Farnley East](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/farnley-east), [Armley & New Wortley](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/armley-and-new-wortley), [Beeston West & Cottingley](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/beeston-west-and-cottingley), [Holbeck](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/holbeck)

## Latest updates for Wortley

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02002410

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/wortley, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/wortley#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/wortley