East and North East Leeds

Area background

Communities in this part of the city are very diverse. In the Chapeltown area, 17.7% of residents are from black and ethnic minority communities, which is more than double the city average of 8%.  This provides a vibrant and rich cultural mix which is celebrated at both local and citywide level. The West Indian Carnival which takes place in Chapeltown every August bank holiday is the largest in the country after the Notting Hill Carnival. 

Deprivation

A significant number of areas within East and North East Leeds are disadvantaged.   Some communities within Burmantofts, Richmond Hill, Chapeltown, Gipton, Harehills, Seacroft and Halton Moor fall within the 3% most deprived areas nationally and a total of 109,600 residents of East and North East Leeds live in areas that fall within the 20% most deprived on the national Index of Multiple Deprivation.