Burley in Wharfedale
Burley in Wharfedale is a town in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 5,996. It has 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and around 7 restaurants and cafés, along with 19 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Burley-in-Wharfedale, 0.3 km away. There were around 31 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 Burley in Wharfedale area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Bradford area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 546,410 residents at roughly 1,491 people per km².
- Council
- Bradford
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Police force
- West Yorkshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 240th of 294 English council areas — better than 18% 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
14°COvercast
- Today: 17° / 10° · 27% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 9° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:35
13h 4m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
34US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leeds Headingley Kerbside, United Kingdom
Crime
34 reported · July 2026▲ 6% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour14
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Burglary3
- Other theft2
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Shipley · West Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Shipley and Saltaire Ward Areas To work together with Business Watch and local partners to tackle shop theft in Shipley. Address and deal…
- Windhill and Wrose Ward Areas Nuisance Bikes around West Royd, Wrose Road and Bolton Woods Drug Dealing around Snowden Road, Wrose Theft…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
1,030 reported road collisions (2024)
294 killed or seriously injured · 1,332 casualties · 18.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
73 food businesses within 2 miles
- 63 rated 4–5 ★ (52 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Burley-in-Wharfedale (0.4 km)
- 15 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Burley-In-Wharfedale (0.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£185,028 average▲ 6% YoY
Across Bradford · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£749 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY
- 1 bed £553
- 2 bed £679
- 3 bed £813
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.2 times median annual pay (4.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (7.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (10.5 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
25 charging locations within ~8 km
- 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: McDonalds Restaurant - Coutances Way (1.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches21
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
546,410 residents in Bradford · 1,491/km²
- Under 16: 23%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 15%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 21 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
34% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,361 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (41% of 223,950)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
231 schools · 99,744 pupils
157 primary · 32 secondary · 42 other
Ofsted: 85 of 95 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
209inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, BradfordOutstanding
- Feversham Girls' Secondary AcademyOutstanding
- Beckfoot ThorntonGood
- Bronte Girls' AcademyGood
- Carlton KeighleyGood
- Dixons Cottingley AcademyGood
- Dixons McMillan AcademyGood
- Laisterdyke Leadership AcademyGood
- St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyGood
- Titus Salt SchoolGood
- Tong Leadership AcademyGood
- Trinity Academy BradfordGood
- Valley AcademyRequires improvement
- Parkside SchoolInadequate
- Beckfoot Oakbank
- Beckfoot School
- Beckfoot Upper Heaton
- Belle Vue Girls' Academy
- Bingley Grammar School
- Bradford Forster Academy
- Bradford Girls' Grammar School
- Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
- Carlton Bolling
- Co-op Academy Grange
- Dixons City Academy
- Dixons Kings Academy
- Dixons Trinity Academy
- Hanson Academy
- Ilkley Grammar School
- Immanuel College
- Oasis Academy Lister Park
- The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bradford
Care & health services
438 CQC-registered services
- Care homes107
- GP practices76
- Dentists106
- Homecare agencies109
- Hospitals & hospices13
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Bradford
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 50 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
531 applications decided
86.6% granted · 460 granted, 71 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Reform UK (minority)
- Lab 17
- Con 18
- LD 4
- Grn 9
- Ref 28
- Oth 14
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens20
- Restaurants & cafés7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
19,280 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
19 jobs advertised · £28,180 avg
e.g. Become a Maths Tutor in Burley in Wharfedale – Flexible & Remote, Online Primary school Tutoring Job in Burley in Wharfedale – Flexible Schedule, Senior Care Assistant
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£671 median full-time weekly pay
6.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£18,641 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
33% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 284,695 certificates
15.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 82.3 yrs women · 78 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 58.2 women · 57.4 men
64% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Shipley:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership365 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office362 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership324 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s303 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases247 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Scalebor Park Hospital · 0.3 kmScalebor Park Hospital was a mental health facility at Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England.
Burley-in-Wharfedale railway station · 0.4 kmBurley-in-Wharfedale railway station serves the village of Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England, in the City of Bradford. The station lies on the Wharfedale Line between Ilkley and Leeds/Bradford Forster Sq…
Burley in Wharfedale · 0.8 kmBurley in Wharfedale is a village and civil parish within the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England, in the Wharfedale valley. In 2011, it had a population of 7,041.
Wharfedale (ward) · 1.1 kmWharfedale is a ward located in the northeast of the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated within the Wharfedale valley, one of the Yorkshire Dales. The ward compris…
All Saints' Church, Weston, North Yorkshire · 1.8 kmAll Saints' Church is the parish church of Weston, North Yorkshire, a village in England.
Weston Hall, North Yorkshire · 1.9 kmWeston Hall is a country house and Grade I listed building in Weston, North Yorkshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burley in Wharfedale?
- Burley in Wharfedale is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Bradford local authority.
- What is the population of Burley in Wharfedale?
- Burley in Wharfedale has an approximate settlement population of 5,996.
- How deprived is Burley in Wharfedale?
- The Bradford local authority, which includes Burley in Wharfedale, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.