HAVERCROFT, LS12 5AB House Prices & Local Information

LS12 5AB is an up-and-coming urban area on Havercroft, 0.3km from Farnley in Leeds. Administratively it sits within Farnley & Wortley ward and the Leeds West constituency.

For families considering a move, LS12 5AB represents a diverse suburb with younger adults and first-time buyers, good starter homes. By day, the area transitions to a rural with mining or quarrying character: includes some mining and quarrying and other industrial activity. An average age of 39 puts this squarely in mixed-family territory — professional couples, school-age children households, and established residents all sharing the streets. 53% of properties are owner-occupied — a strong indicator of neighbourhood stability and long-term community investment.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 113 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. Property: Average house prices are around £206k, down 29.0% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for LS12 5AB are sourced from Output Area E00059141 (shared with 15 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.