Aberford
Aberford is a village in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 1,503. There are 11 bus stops, around 1 restaurant and café, and the nearest railway station is Garforth, 4.8 km away. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Aberford area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Leeds area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 811,953 residents at roughly 1,472 people per km².
- Council
- Leeds
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Elmet and Rothwell
- Police force
- West Yorkshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 198th of 294 English council areas — better than 33% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
10°CClear
- Today: 13° / 7° · 57% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:26
9h 15m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Leeds Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
7 reported · August 2026▼ 30% YoY
- Vehicle crime2
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Leeds North East · West Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Alwoodley Ward Area Residential Burglary - The residential parts of the ward immediately north of the Ring Road both to the East and West…
- Moortown Ward Area Road safety - The team will be focusing on antisocial vehicle use including speeding, drink/drug driving, careless dri…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
1,395 reported road collisions (2025)
426 killed or seriously injured · 1,730 casualties · 17.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
11 food businesses within 2 miles
- 9 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Garforth (4.2 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from East Garforth (4.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£246,385 average▲ 2.4% YoY
Across Leeds · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,145 average monthly rent▲ 4.2% YoY
- 1 bed £782
- 2 bed £975
- 3 bed £1,138
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.5× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.5 times median annual pay (6.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
9,359 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (10.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (10.5 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
21 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Home Bargains-Garforth (4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
811,953 residents in Leeds · 1,472/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 65%
- 65+: 16%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK50,565
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK55,816
- Net moves−5,251
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 124 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
17% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,284 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (38% of 376,780)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
308 schools · 134,615 pupils
221 primary · 41 secondary · 46 other
Ofsted: 119 of 130 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)
277 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Boston Spa AcademyOutstanding
- Cockburn SchoolOutstanding
- Oulton AcademyOutstanding
- The Farnley AcademyOutstanding
- Trinity Academy LeedsOutstanding
- Allerton Grange SchoolGood
- Bishop Young Church of England AcademyGood
- Co-op Academy LeedsGood
- Co-op Academy PriesthorpeGood
- Cockburn John Charles AcademyGood
- Cockburn Laurence Calvert AcademyGood
- Dixons Unity AcademyGood
- Guiseley SchoolGood
- John Smeaton AcademyGood
- University Technical College LeedsGood
- Benton Park SchoolRequires improvement
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
- Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
- Allerton High School
- Brigshaw High School
- Bruntcliffe Academy
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
- Crawshaw Academy
- Garforth Academy
- Horsforth School
- Lawnswood School
- Leeds City Academy
- Leeds East Academy
- Leeds Jewish Free School
- Leeds West Academy
- Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
- Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
- Pudsey Grammar School
- Ralph Thoresby School
- Rodillian Academy
- St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Temple Moor High School
- The Morley Academy
- The Ruth Gorse Academy
- Wetherby High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Leeds
Care & health services
790 CQC-registered services
- Care homes160
- GP practices140
- Dentists175
- Homecare agencies243
- Hospitals & hospices22
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Leeds
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 35 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
801 applications decided
79.8% granted · 639 granted, 162 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Conservative
Wetherby and Easingwold
Recent votes:
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 46
- Con 14
- LD 6
- Grn 10
- Ref 10
- Oth 12
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
35,980 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
8 jobs advertised · £15,867 avg
e.g. Bid Coordinator, Bid Manager, Moped Delivery Driver
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£723 median full-time weekly pay
4.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,588 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 426,344 certificates
13.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
80% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 47% · Wind 28% · Gas 14% · Imports 7%
111 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83 yrs women · 79.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 60.9 women · 60.4 men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
6 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in LS25
- Sherburn Group Practice
- South Milford Surgery
- Gibson Lane Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wetherby and Easingwold:
- Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation952 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills218 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks209 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND192 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK156 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Aberford railway station · 0.0 km
Aberford railway station served the village of Aberford, West Yorkshire, England, from 1837 to 1924 on the Aberford Railway.
- St Ricarius Church, Aberford · 0.3 km
The Church of St Ricarius, Aberford, West Yorkshire, England, is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of York and the Diocese of Leeds. It is commonly stated that the dedication refers to the French sa…
Aberford · 0.5 kmAberford is a village and civil parish on the eastern outskirts of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 1,059 at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,180 at the 2011 Census. It is situated…
Lotherton cum Aberford · 1.2 kmLotherton cum Aberford is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 323. Until 1974 it was in the Tadcaster Rural Distric…
Nellie's Tree · 1.2 kmNellie's Tree near Aberford, West Yorkshire is a group of three beech trees that have been grafted together in the shape of a letter "N". This arrangement of the trees is a result of a local man trying to impress his…
Parlington Hall · 1.4 kmParlington Hall was the seat of the Gascoigne family, Aberford near Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Aberford?
- Aberford is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Leeds local authority.
- What is the population of Aberford?
- Aberford has an approximate settlement population of 1,503.
- How deprived is Aberford?
- The Leeds local authority, which includes Aberford, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.