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 (IoD2019). 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
Mixed
Ranked 240th of 294 English council areas — better than 18% 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
14°CCloudy
- Today: 19° / 13° · 32% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 13° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:33
13h 0m 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
Crime
47 reported · July 2026▲ 34% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences14
- Anti-social behaviour9
- Vehicle crime7
- Criminal damage & arson4
3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Keighley · West Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Keighley Central Ward Area To target street crime, retail theft, and anti-social behaviour in Keighley Town Centre. This targeted approac…
- Worth Valley Ward Area Targeting anti-social behaviour in Worth Valley. To target rural crime to keep communities safe. Tackling speeding…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
1,030 reported road collisions (2024)
294 killed or seriously injured · 1,332 casualties · 18.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
124 food businesses within 2 miles
- 105 rated 4–5 ★ (93 top)
- 3 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):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£185,028 average▲ 6% YoY
Across Bradford · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£749 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY
- 1 bed £553
- 2 bed £679
- 3 bed £813
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Shell (10 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (5.8 km)
9 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)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 21 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
34% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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
231 schools · 99,744 pupils
157 primary · 32 secondary · 42 other
Ofsted: 85 of 95 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
209inspected 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
438 CQC-registered services
- Care homes107
- GP practices76
- Dentists106
- Homecare agencies109
- Hospitals & hospices13
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 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
531 applications decided
86.6% granted · 460 granted, 71 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Robbie Moore
Conservative
Keighley and Ilkley
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
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
19,280 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£671 median full-time weekly pay
6.9% 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
92% low-carbon electricity
Wind 47% · Biomass 43% · Imports 5% · Gas 3%
62 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Keighley and Ilkley:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership479 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office368 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Introduce weekend access to death certification for burials364 local signatures · 9,621 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership294 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s268 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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 IoD2019.