Calverley
Calverley is a village in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 2 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, 1 park, and 12 restaurants and cafés, along with 24 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Apperley Bridge, 1.9 km away. There were around 104 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 Calverley area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Leeds area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 811,953 residents at roughly 1,472 people per km².
- Council
- Leeds
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Pudsey
- Police force
- West Yorkshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 211th of 294 English council areas — better than 28% 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
19°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 22° / 14° · 15% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:27
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
38US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leeds Headingley Kerbside, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
1,463 reported road collisions (2024)
424 killed or seriously injured · 1,898 casualties · 18 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
487 food businesses within 2 miles
- 408 rated 4–5 ★ (331 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Apperley Bridge (1.9 km)
- 24 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Apperley Bridge (1.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£249,394 average▲ 5.9% YoY
Across Leeds · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,140 average monthly rent▲ 3.6% YoY
- 1 bed £779
- 2 bed £970
- 3 bed £1,133
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (4.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Asda (10.8 km)
47 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
91 charging locations within ~8 km
- 47 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Anglia House (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches19
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds5
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)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 92 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
24% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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
306 schools · 134,615 pupils
220 primary · 41 secondary · 45 other
Ofsted: 119 of 130 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)
277inspected 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
786 CQC-registered services
- Care homes159
- GP practices138
- Dentists175
- Homecare agencies240
- Hospitals & hospices22
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 8 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Leeds
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (CALVERLEY)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 52 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
837 applications decided
81.4% granted · 681 granted, 156 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Rachel Reeves
Labour
Leeds West and Pudsey
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 47
- Con 14
- LD 6
- Grn 11
- Ref 10
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés15
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
35,495 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
23 jobs advertised · £58,752 avg
e.g. Online Primary school Tutoring Job in Calverley – Flexible Schedule, Registered Nurse (Bank), Online Spanish Tutor - Part Time
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
78% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 45% · Wind 29% · Gas 15% · Imports 7%
114 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Leeds West and Pudsey:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership390 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases344 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s341 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office325 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test268 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Calverley · 0.1 km
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Calverley Old Hall · 0.3 kmCalverley Old Hall is a medieval manor house with Grade I listed building status situated at Calverley, West Yorkshire, England.
A657 road · 0.6 kmThe A657 is an A road in West Yorkshire, England that begins in Bramley and ends in Saltaire near Shipley. The road is approximately 8 miles (13 km) long.
- Eccleshill Adventure Playground · 1.3 km
Eccleshill Adventure Playground, locally known as The Big Swing, is an Adventure playground that has operated in Eccleshill Park, Bradford, West Yorkshire since 2006. It is located beside the Ravenscliffe estate and p…
- Elizabeth Ann Classic · 1.5 km
The Elizabeth Ann Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held near Leeds in England.
Greengates · 1.5 kmGreengates is a small suburban area in the north-east of the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, in England. The area is bordered by Idle and Thackley to the north-west, whilst Thorpe Edge is to the west. To the south o…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Calverley?
- Calverley is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Leeds local authority.
- How deprived is Calverley?
- The Leeds local authority, which includes Calverley, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.