"To be and to feel economically secure is to live with dignity,
to be able to seize opportunities and to have a sense of hope
for the future. That requires sufficient and predictable resources,
of income and wealth, in relation to the costs and burdens of life.
But it also rests on secure work and a secure home, on education,
on good health, and on support and time for caring. It is sustained
by relationships of family, friends and community." — Graeme Cooke,
Director of Insight and Policy, JRF.
This is the Economic Insecurity spotlight page for Leeds.
Proportion of the population living in fuel poverty
Poverty index
This map shows the result of creating a poverty index for economic insecurity
by combining a number of leading indicators of poverty into a single number in the range 0 to 1.
A score closer to 0 means that the model is suggesting lower levels of economic insecurity in this area.
In the context of this model, a value closer to 1 indicates that a given place tends to rank higher relative to other places in metrics that
we have identified as contributing to economic insecurity. This does not necessarily mean that you are more likely to experience poverty in those
places, however.
How we calculate the index
The highest and lowest values will score 1 and 0, respectively, and everything else will fall
somewhere in between.
We create an average index across 6 metrics
economic inactivity
unemployment
mean weekly wage
median weekly wage
claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16-64
proportion of households that are fuel poor
This is a proof of concept. You can see the code and read more about the logic to create these stats here.
Key indicators
The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Leeds.
This chart shows the percentage of households in fuel poverty across the different
areas in Leeds.
In Leeds 55274
of 350738 households are in fuel poverty.
Ardsley & Robin Hood
11.4% of households are fuel poorArmley
19.1% of households are fuel poorBramley & Stanningley
14.9% of households are fuel poorBurmantofts & Richmond Hill
25.8% of households are fuel poorCalverley & Farsley
10.9% of households are fuel poorChapel Allerton
19.4% of households are fuel poorCross Gates & Whinmoor
10.9% of households are fuel poorGipton & Harehills
35.7% of households are fuel poorGuiseley & Rawdon
9.8% of households are fuel poorHarewood
11.8% of households are fuel poorHeadingley & Hyde Park
39.9% of households are fuel poorHunslet & Riverside
20.8% of households are fuel poorKillingbeck & Seacroft
16.6% of households are fuel poorKippax & Methley
11.8% of households are fuel poorKirkstall
20.2% of households are fuel poorLittle London & Woodhouse
20.2% of households are fuel poorMiddleton Park
17.4% of households are fuel poorMoortown
10.8% of households are fuel poorMorley North
10.7% of households are fuel poorMorley South
12.6% of households are fuel poorPudsey
11.4% of households are fuel poorRothwell
11.1% of households are fuel poorRoundhay
13.8% of households are fuel poorWeetwood
13.5% of households are fuel poorWetherby
10.1% of households are fuel poorHorsforth
11.2% of households are fuel poorOtley & Yeadon
12.6% of households are fuel poorBeeston & Holbeck
22.4% of households are fuel poorFarnley & Wortley
13.2% of households are fuel poorAdel & Wharfedale
10.4% of households are fuel poorAlwoodley
10.9% of households are fuel poorGarforth & Swillington
11.3% of households are fuel poorTemple Newsam
14.5% of households are fuel poor
Percentage of people in low income households by their savings and investments
What's on this chart?
This chart shows the poverty rates by the savings and investments of adults in the family in Leeds.
The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household
income (after housing costs) in latest prices.
Percentage of jobs below living wage by gender and hours
What's on this chart?
This chart shows the percentage of jobs that are paid below living wage in Leeds.
Percentages can add to more than 100 as "All sexes" includes those already counted in "Men" and "Women".
This chart shows the gender pay gap as a percentage differenece in Leeds.
Gender pay gap (GPG) is calculated as the difference between average hourly earnings
(excluding overtime) of men and women as a proportion of average hourly earnings
(excluding overtime) of men. For example, a 4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% less, on
average, than men. Conversely, a -4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% more, on average, than men.
-3-6012151821369Part-TimeFull-TimeAllMedian gap (%)
All: 20.3Median gap (%)
Full-Time: 14.4Median gap (%)
Part-Time: -3.8Mean gap (%)
All: 16.1Mean gap (%)
Full-Time: 14.4Mean gap (%)
Part-Time: 7.6Go to the start of bar chart
People in low income households by ethnic group
What's on this chart?
This chart shows the poverty rates by ethnic group in Leeds.
The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.
These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on
statXplore.
This method helps smooth erratic series and so give more robust estimates as the FRS sample size
and coverage issues mean that single year results broken down below the level of UK region are
unlikely to be reliable.
This chart shows the poverty rates by marital/cohabiting status in Leeds.
The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.
These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on
statXplore.