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Ilkley

Ilkley is a town in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 14,809. It has around 39 restaurants and cafés, 4 GPs & clinics, 1 pharmacies, 19 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Ilkley, 0.8 km away. The average sold house price is around £463,271, and there were around 79 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 Ilkley area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Bradford area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 546,410 residents at roughly 1,491 people per km².

Council
Bradford
County
West Yorkshire
Constituency
Keighley
Police force
West Yorkshire
38/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 243rd of 294 English council areas — better than 17% of them.

Low crime6
Home affordability92
Affordable rents90
Good schools55
Life expectancy16
Low deprivation8
Employment2
Low council tax68

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

5°CClear

  • Today: 11° / 4° · 20% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 3° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:33

9h 26m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leeds Headingley Kerbside, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 6.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

66 reported · August 2026▼ 17% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences18
  • Anti-social behaviour9
  • Shoplifting8
  • Other theft7

Neighbourhood team: Keighley · West Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Keighley West Ward Area Tackling anti-social driving and speeding across the ward area, particularly through Laycock village and Braithwa…
  • Ilkley Ward Area Tackling anti-social behaviour around Riverside Gardens and surrounding areas during periods of hot weather through proa…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

956 reported road collisions (2025)

266 killed or seriously injured · 1,210 casualties · 17.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

149 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 136 rated 4–5 ★ (122 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ilkley (0.1 km)
  • 31 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ilkley (0.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£185,297 average▲ 2.1% YoY

Across Bradford · to 2026-08

Detached£330,266
Semi-detached£206,237
Terraced£156,116
Flat£110,042

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£745 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £549
  • 2 bed £675
  • 3 bed £808

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

Property sales

6,278 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 (9.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (5.6 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Hawksworth Street Car Park (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms3
  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches41
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds5

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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK18,937
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK25,318
  • Net moves−6,381

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 23 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

37% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,361 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (41% of 223,950)

A £1,574
B £1,836
C £2,098
D £2,361
E £2,885
F £3,410
G £3,935
H £4,721

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

233 schools · 99,554 pupils

157 primary · 32 secondary · 44 other

Ofsted: 85 of 95 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

208 inspected 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

444 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes108
  • GP practices76
  • Dentists108
  • Homecare agencies112
  • Hospitals & hospices13

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Bradford

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Ilkley)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 62 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

606 applications decided

87.5% granted · 530 granted, 76 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Robbie Moore

Conservative

Keighley and Ilkley

Recent votes:

  • NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • 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

Source: UK Parliament

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

  • Schools6
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens32
  • Restaurants & cafés53

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

19,635 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

73 jobs advertised · £33,946 avg

e.g. Practice Manager/Accountant, Relief Care & Support Assistant, Care Home Chef

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£671 median full-time weekly pay

7% 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

Grid electricity

88% low-carbon electricity

Wind 42% · Biomass 41% · Gas 7% · Imports 5%

78 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

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

Health services

8 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in LS29

  • Ilkley & Wharfedale Medical Practice
  • Grange Park Surgery
  • Addingham Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Keighley and Ilkley:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Christchurch, Ilkley · 0.1 km

    Christchurch, Ilkley is a Grade II listed United Reformed and Methodist ecumenical partnership church in Ilkley, North Yorkshire, England.

  • Ilkley · 0.1 km

    Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, in Northern England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Ilkley civil parish includes the adjacent village of Ben Rhyddin…

  • Ilkley railway station · 0.1 km

    Ilkley railway station serves the town of Ilkley, in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is the northern terminus of the Wharfedale Line to Leeds and Bradford Forster Square. Northern Trains operates all…

  • Ilkley Toy Museum · 0.1 km

    Ilkley Toy Museum in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, houses a private collection of toys dating from 350 BC to modern times, and is open to the public, schools, and groups.

  • Ilkley Town Hall · 0.1 km

    Ilkley Town Hall, on Station Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, is a Grade II listed municipal building designed by William Bakewell of Leeds. It forms the centre of a small complex of public buildings, which also includes…

  • All Saints' Parish Church, Ilkley · 0.2 km

    The Parish Church of All Saints in Ilkley in West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Bradford and the Diocese of Leeds.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ilkley?
Ilkley is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Bradford local authority.
What is the population of Ilkley?
Ilkley has an approximate settlement population of 14,809.
How deprived is Ilkley?
The Bradford local authority, which includes Ilkley, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.