Oxenhope
Oxenhope is a village in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 1,872. There are 24 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Oxenhope, 0.4 km away. There were around 11 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Oxenhope 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
15°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 22° / 15° · 22% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:28
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
23 reported · July 2026▲ 92% YoY
- Vehicle crime6
- Anti-social behaviour4
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Burglary3
Neighbourhood team: Keighley · West Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Craven Ward Area To target anti-social behaviour and associated offences around the ward area, focusing on Wesley Place, The Park & St Ja…
- Keighley East Ward Area To target anti-social vehicle use, speeding and inconsiderate parking across the ward. We have increased patrols…
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
97 food businesses within 2 miles
- 85 rated 4–5 ★ (75 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Oxenhope (0.4 km)
- 24 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Keighley (7.1 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: 151.9p · Esso (11.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (7.2 km)
16 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
22 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Upwood Holiday Park, (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds1
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
- In a conservation area (Oxenhope Station Road)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 42 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
- Schools1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
19,280 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
70% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 47% · Gas 21% · Wind 19% · Imports 9%
140 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
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
Oxenhope · 0.1 kmOxenhope is a village and civil parish near Keighley in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The population was 2,476 at the time of t…
Worth Valley · 0.1 kmWorth Valley is a ward in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, West Yorkshire. The population of the ward taken at the 2011 Census was 14,387. It is named after the River Worth that runs through the val…
Oxenhope railway station · 0.5 kmOxenhope railway station serves the village of Oxenhope, near Haworth, and within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District of West Yorkshire, England. It is the terminus of the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, with…
Penistone Hill Country Park · 1.9 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…
Haworth Pottery · 2.0 kmThe Haworth Pottery was established by Anne Shaw in 1971 in Haworth, West Yorkshire, England. The pottery was initially supported by a loan from the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas. Shaw trained under Be…
Brontë Country · 2.1 kmBrontë Country is a name given to an area of south Pennine hills west of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The name comes from the Brontë sisters, who wrote such literary classics as Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, a…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Oxenhope?
- Oxenhope is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Bradford local authority.
- What is the population of Oxenhope?
- Oxenhope has an approximate settlement population of 1,872.
- How deprived is Oxenhope?
- The Bradford local authority, which includes Oxenhope, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.