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Otley (Leeds)

Otley (Leeds) is a town in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 16,000. It features 49 restaurants and cafés, three parks and greens, two pharmacies, two GP surgeries, and one school, alongside 32 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Menston, located 2.8 km away. There were around 79 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 Otley (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
Leeds North West
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

18°CCloudy

  • Today: 21° / 13° · 21% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:27

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

38US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leeds Headingley Kerbside, United Kingdom

Crime

102 reported · July 2026 13% YoY

  • Shoplifting28
  • Violence & sexual offences21
  • Public order12
  • Anti-social behaviour11

1 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Leeds North West · West Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Guiseley, Horsforth / Adel & Wharfedale / Otley / Yeadon & Rawdon Ward Areas High‑Visibility Patrols and Partnership Working to Prevent A…
  • Headingley & Hyde Park / Little London & Woodhouse / Weetwood Ward Areas Driving/Speeding offences Anti-Social Behaviour/Drug related iss…

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

187 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 159 rated 4–5 ★ (114 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Menston (2.8 km)
  • 32 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Menston (2.8 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 (7.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (11.2 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

20 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Beech Hill Car Park 3 (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms2
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches29
  • 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
  • 151 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

Your MP

Katie White

Labour

Leeds North West

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

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

  • Schools7
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens67
  • Restaurants & cafés62

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

35,495 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

Grid electricity

78% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 45% · Wind 29% · Gas 15% · Imports 7%

114 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

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 North West:

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

Notable places nearby

  • All Saints' Church, Otley · 0.1 km

    All Saints' Church in Otley, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.

  • Otley bus station · 0.3 km

    Otley bus station serves the town of Otley, West Yorkshire, England.

  • Otley railway station · 0.4 km

    Otley railway station was a railway station serving the town of Otley in West Yorkshire, England.

  • Otley Museum · 0.5 km

    Otley Museum is in the town of Otley, near Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1961, it holds a collection of objects, artefacts and documentary material relating to the development of Otley and the surroun…

  • Otley Civic Centre · 0.5 km

    Otley Civic Centre is a municipal structure in Cross Green, Otley, West Yorkshire, England. The structure, which was the offices and meeting place of Otley Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

  • Otley Bridge · 0.6 km

    Otley Bridge is a seven arch stone bridge that crosses the River Wharfe in Otley, England. The original bridge was completed in 1229 and has been repaired and upgraded multiple times over the years. The original struc…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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