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
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 211th of 294 English council areas — better than 28% 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
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
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
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)
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:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership475 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases399 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office318 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership314 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s276 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
All Saints' Church, Otley · 0.1 kmAll Saints' Church in Otley, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.

Otley railway station · 0.4 kmOtley 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 kmOtley 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 kmOtley 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.