Oakworth
Oakworth is a village in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 1,500. It has 17 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Oakworth, located 1.1 km away. There were around 34 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Oakworth 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
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 243rd of 294 English council areas — better than 17% 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
9°COvercast
- Today: 12° / 7° · 64% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:28
9h 15m 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
35 reported · August 2026▼ 3% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences11
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Public order4
- Criminal damage & arson3
1 stop & searches
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
125 food businesses within 2 miles
- 107 rated 4–5 ★ (94 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Haworth (1.2 km)
- 19 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Keighley (5.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£185,297 average▲ 2.1% YoY
Across Bradford · to 2026-08
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: 154.9p · Shell (10 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Shell (10 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
21 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Museum Car Park (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches9
- 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)
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 90 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:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
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
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
19,635 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £150,000 avg
e.g. Associate Dentist
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
81% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 41% · Wind 36% · Gas 16% · Imports 4%
110 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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
2 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in BD22
- Modality Partnership (Awc)
- Community Palliative Services
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Keighley and Ilkley:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks418 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Introduce weekend access to death certification for burials364 local signatures · 9,659 nationwide
- Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England196 local signatures · 18,645 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND156 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases155 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Haworth · 0.6 kmHaworth is a village in the civil parish of 'Haworth with Stanbury', in the Bradford district, in West Yorkshire, England, in the Pennines 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Keighley, 8 miles (13 km) north of Halifax, 10 mi…
Brontë Parsonage Museum · 0.6 kmThe Brontë Parsonage Museum is a writer's house museum maintained by the Brontë Society in honour of the Brontë sisters – Charlotte, Emily and Anne. The museum is in the former Brontë family home, the parsonage in Haw…
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Haworth · 0.7 kmSt Michael and All Angels' Church is the Church of England parish church of Haworth, West Yorkshire. The majority of the structure, which is the third church building on the site, was built between 1879 and 1881. Part…
Worth Valley (dale) · 0.7 kmThe Worth Valley is a geographic area in West Yorkshire, England, that extends eastwards from Crow Hill and Oxenhope Moor, providing drainage for the River Worth for nearly 10 miles (16 km) to the River Aire. It is a…
Penistone Hill Country Park · 0.8 kmPenistone Hill Country Park is an open space of moorland that is located to 0.31 miles (0.5 km) west of Haworth and 0.62 miles (1 km) north-west of Oxenhope in West Yorkshire, England. The park's highest point is deta…
Lumbfoot · 0.9 kmLumbfoot or Lumb Foot is a hamlet in the Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury civil parish, and the City of Bradford metropolitan district, England. It is situated approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from Haworth and less than…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Oakworth?
- Oakworth is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Bradford local authority.
- How deprived is Oakworth?
- The Bradford local authority, which includes Oakworth, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.