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Morley (Leeds)

Morley (Leeds) is a town in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 40,000. It has around 6 pharmacies, 1 park and green, and 54 restaurants and cafés, 76 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Morley, 1.7 km away. There were around 258 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 Morley (Leeds) 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
Morley and Outwood
Police force
West Yorkshire
42/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 211th of 294 English council areas — better than 28% of them.

Low crime5
Home affordability75
Affordable rents49
Good schools65
Life expectancy33
Low deprivation29
Employment20
Low council tax84

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°CMist

  • Today: 20° / 14° · 60% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:29

12h 55m 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

303 reported · July 2026 14% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences93
  • Shoplifting45
  • Anti-social behaviour42
  • Burglary27

5 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Leeds South · West Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Morley South Ward Area To target and take appropriate action against known shoplifters in the Morley area. We will gather evidence and ar…
  • Morley North Ward Area Morley North Ward Area To target Anti-Social Vehicle use, speeding and inconsiderate parking in and around Morley…

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

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

384 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 318 rated 4–5 ★ (269 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Morley (1.7 km)
  • 76 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Morley (1.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£249,394 average 5.9% YoY

Across Leeds · to 2026-06

Detached£458,659
Semi-detached£272,670
Terraced£206,957
Flat£153,650

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 (9.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (6.3 km)

52 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

111 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 44 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 400 kW
  • Nearest: Morrison's Morley (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms2
  • Sports pitches25
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds6

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)

A £1,522
B £1,776
C £2,030
D £2,284
E £2,791
F £3,299
G £3,806
H £4,567

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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 46 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

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

  • Schools8
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies7
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens10
  • Restaurants & cafés71

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

35,495 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

235 jobs advertised · £35,838 avg

e.g. HGV Class 2 Driver, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Classroom Supervisor

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

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 South West and Morley:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • The Morley Academy · 0.4 km

    The Morley Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Morley, West Yorkshire, England.

  • Bruntcliffe Academy · 0.5 km

    Bruntcliffe Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in Morley, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on Bruntcliffe Lane in Morley, and is one of three secondary schools in the area.

  • Morley Town Hall · 0.7 km

    Morley Town Hall is a municipal facility in Morley, West Yorkshire, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Morley Town Council, is a Grade I listed building.

  • Morley War Memorial, Scatcherd Park · 0.7 km

    The Morley War Memorial is a British national war memorial situated in Scatcherd Park, Morley, Leeds, England. It was sculpted by Walter Henry Gilbert and cast by H.H. Martyn & Co., it was unveiled 21 May 1927 by Alde…

  • Morley Tunnel · 0.8 km

    Morley Tunnel is a railway tunnel in West Yorkshire, England, situated between Morley and Batley railway stations on the Huddersfield line. From its northern end, it extends 3,369 yards (3,081 m), passing beneath Morl…

  • Morley Top railway station · 0.8 km

    Morley Top railway station served the town of Morley, West Yorkshire, England, from 1857 to 1969 on the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Morley (Leeds)?
Morley (Leeds) is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Leeds local authority.
How deprived is Morley (Leeds)?
The Leeds local authority, which includes Morley (Leeds), is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.