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Aberford, Barwick & Thorner: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Aberford, Barwick & Thorner neighbourhood of Leeds, England (ONS area Leeds 030). Headline figures assembled 20 October 2026. Postcodes LS14, LS15, LS23, LS24, LS25. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LS15 4EE.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Leeds

Aberford, Barwick & Thorner is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Leeds (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 16 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £337,750 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Leeds (0.3 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Garforth, is 4.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 20 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£337,750

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.03; 2 of 16 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 7 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£61,900

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.3 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Aberford, Barwick & Thorner sits in Leeds

  • Typical house price: 19th highest of the 105 neighbourhoods in Leeds with enough house sales for one
  • Average household income: joint 16th highest of 107 neighbourhoods in Leeds

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 20 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Aberford, Barwick & Thorner

House prices: Aberford, Barwick & Thorner against Leeds: This neighbourhood £80k (1995) to £353k (2026); Leeds £48k (1995) to £258k (2026).£89k£329k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£353kLeeds£258k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Leeds, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Aberford, Barwick & Thorner against Leeds: This neighbourhood £58k (1998) to £128k (2004); Leeds £47k (1998) to £145k (2026).£61k£139k202620212016201120061998This neighbourhood£128kLeeds£145k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Leeds, 1998 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 20 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Leeds, 1 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Plug-in car growth
  • Air quality

Falling behind the borough

  • Resale prices

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Garforth Railway station, 4.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 6.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern and TransPennine Express to York (about 19 min); Northern to Leeds (about 11 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Barwick-in-Elmet CofE Primary School and Nursery 700 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected.
  • Nearest state secondary school John Smeaton Academy 4.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Aberford, Barwick & Thorner

What is the typical house price in Aberford, Barwick & Thorner?

£337,750. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

How does Aberford, Barwick & Thorner compare with the rest of Leeds?

Typical house price: 19th highest of the 105 neighbourhoods in Leeds with enough house sales for one. Average household income: joint 16th highest of 107 neighbourhoods in Leeds.

Is Aberford, Barwick & Thorner an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Aberford, Barwick & Thorner gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.03; 2 of 16 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Aberford, Barwick & Thorner?

Garforth. Railway station, 4.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 6.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern and TransPennine Express to York (about 19 min); Northern to Leeds (about 11 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Aberford, Barwick & Thorner?

Nearest state primary school. Barwick-in-Elmet CofE Primary School and Nursery. 700 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected. Nearest state secondary school. John Smeaton Academy. 4.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2024).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.