Luddenden Foot
Luddenden Foot is a village in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 2,190. It has 1 restaurant and café, 31 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Mytholmroyd, 2.8 km away. In June 2026, there were around 31 recorded street crimes, 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 Luddenden Foot area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Calderdale area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 206,631 residents at roughly 568 people per km².
- Council
- Calderdale
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Police force
- West Yorkshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 176th of 294 English council areas — better than 40% 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
13°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 17° / 10° · 63% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:33
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
31US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Manchester Piccadilly, United Kingdom
Crime
37 reported · July 2026▲ 48% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences19
- Burglary4
- Criminal damage & arson4
- Other theft3
4 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft
Neighbourhood team: Calderdale Valleys · West Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Upper Valley Ward Areas : Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge, Todmorden, Mytholmroyd and Ryburn. 1. Anti-Social Behaviour (Youth & Vehicle rel…
- Lower Valley Ward Areas : Brighouse, Hipperholme and Lightcliffe, Northowram, Greetland and Stainland, Elland and Rastrick. 1 Anti-Social…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
373 reported road collisions (2024)
119 killed or seriously injured · 476 casualties · 18.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
153 food businesses within 2 miles
- 133 rated 4–5 ★ (106 top)
- 11 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Mytholmroyd (2.6 km)
- 27 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Mytholmroyd (2.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£191,540 average▲ 9.4% YoY
Across Calderdale · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£753 average monthly rent▲ 2.2% YoY
- 1 bed £546
- 2 bed £681
- 3 bed £813
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.4 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: 151.9p · Esso (9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (7.8 km)
15 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
26 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Oats Royd Barn (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches9
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
206,631 residents in Calderdale · 568/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 76 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
16% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,420 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (46% of 97,420)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
114 schools · 36,139 pupils
81 primary · 11 secondary · 22 other
Ofsted: 51 of 54 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)
99inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Trinity Academy HalifaxOutstanding
- The Crossley Heath SchoolGood
- The North Halifax Grammar SchoolGood
- Todmorden High School, A SHARE AcademyGood
- Trinity Academy GrammarGood
- Brighouse High School
- Lightcliffe Academy
- Park Lane Academy
- Rastrick High School
- Ryburn Valley High School
- The Brooksbank School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Calderdale
Care & health services
176 CQC-registered services
- Care homes47
- GP practices24
- Dentists38
- Homecare agencies48
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Calderdale
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 125 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
184 applications decided
82.1% granted · 151 granted, 33 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Josh Fenton-Glynn
Labour
Calder Valley
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK majority
- Lab 8
- LD 2
- Grn 7
- Ref 34
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,125 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£717 median full-time weekly pay
4.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,151 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
34% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 110,473 certificates
15.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
94% low-carbon electricity
Wind 58% · Biomass 25% · Nuclear 7% · Gas 6%
54 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 78.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 60.9 women · 60.2 men
70% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Calder Valley:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership464 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office434 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership402 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s325 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test236 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Luddendenfoot railway station · 0.4 kmLuddendenfoot railway station served the village of Luddendenfoot in West Yorkshire, England, from 1840 until 1962.
Luddendenfoot · 0.5 kmLuddendenfoot or Luddenden Foot is a village in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the borough of Calderdale, to the northwest of Sowerby Bridge and west of Halifax. The population of Luddendenfoot is 2,547, with the w…
Boulderclough · 1.0 kmBoulderclough is a small village in the Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. The village is situated between Sowerby at the south and Mytholmroyd at the north, and is approximately 3 miles (5 km) west fro…
Wood Lane Hall · 1.2 kmWood Lane Hall is a Grade I listed building near Sowerby, West Yorkshire, England.
Sowerby, West Yorkshire · 1.4 kmSowerby is a village in the Calderdale district, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Pennines, contiguous with Sowerby Bridge, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) west-southwest of Halifax.
Calderdale · 1.6 kmCalderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, which had a population of 211,439. It takes its name from the River Calder, and dale, a word for valley. The name Calderdale usually refers to the borou…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Luddenden Foot?
- Luddenden Foot is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Calderdale local authority.
- What is the population of Luddenden Foot?
- Luddenden Foot has an approximate settlement population of 2,190.
- How deprived is Luddenden Foot?
- The Calderdale local authority, which includes Luddenden Foot, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.