Barwick in Elmet
Barwick in Elmet is a town in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 3,000. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 1 park or green, and 15 bus stops, with Garforth railway station 3.7 km away. There were around 10 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 Barwick in Elmet 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°COvercast
- Today: 12° / 8° · 64% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · 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
18US 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
8 reported · August 2026▼ 11% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Vehicle crime2
- Drugs1
- Public order1
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Leeds North East · West Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Roundhay Ward Area Tackling antisocial behaviour in the Oakwood area We focus on areas of ASB and vehicle nuisance on West Avenue and Rou…
- Harewood Ward Area Road safety - there is public concern about the speed of traffic throughout the ward area. Residential burglary Rural…
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
27 food businesses within 2 miles
- 24 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Garforth (4.0 km)
- 13 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Garforth (4.1 km):
Loading live departures…
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 (8.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.2 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
27 charging locations within ~8 km
- 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Fox & Grapes (2.1 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
- In a conservation area (BARWICK IN ELMET)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 9 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:
- NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
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
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens16
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
35,980 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised · £15,867 avg
e.g. Car Delivery Driver, Moped Delivery Driver, Bike Delivery Rider
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
81% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 41% · Wind 36% · Gas 16% · Imports 4%
110 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
10 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in LS15
- Manston Surgery
- Keystone Gp Partnership
- Dr T P Fox & Partners
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
Barwick-in-Elmet · 0.1 kmBarwick-in-Elmet is a village in civil parish of Barwick in Elmet and Scholes, in the Leeds district, in West Yorkshire, England, 7 miles (11 km) east of Leeds city centre. It is one of many places in the area to be e…
- All Saints' Church, Barwick-in-Elmet · 0.1 km
All Saints' Church in Barwick-in-Elmet, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.
Barwick-in-Elmet Castle · 0.2 kmBarwick-in-Elmet Castle was a fortification in the village of Barwick-in-Elmet, West Yorkshire, England to the east of Leeds.
Potterton, West Yorkshire · 1.4 kmPotterton is a hamlet 1 mile (1.5 km) north of Barwick-in-Elmet in City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It falls within the Harewood ward of the Leeds Metropolitan Council. It is just south of the A64 road and so h…
Barwick in Elmet and Scholes · 1.6 kmBarwick in Elmet and Scholes is a civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 5,120, decreasing to 4,902 at the 2011 Census. T…
Elmet (constituency) · 1.7 kmElmet was a county constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Barwick in Elmet?
- Barwick in Elmet is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Leeds local authority.
- How deprived is Barwick in Elmet?
- The Leeds local authority, which includes Barwick in Elmet, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.