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Pudsey

Pudsey is a town in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 25,393. It has around 18 bus stops, 1 GP surgery, and around 5 restaurants and cafés, with Bramley railway station 3 km away. The average sold house price is around £268,018. There were around 256 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Pudsey 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
Bradford South
Police force
West Yorkshire
38/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 243rd of 294 English council areas — better than 17% of them.

Low crime6
Home affordability92
Affordable rents90
Good schools55
Life expectancy16
Low deprivation8
Employment2
Low council tax68

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°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 50% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:25

9h 11m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US 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

246 reported · August 2026▼ 14% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences84
  • Anti-social behaviour38
  • Public order23
  • Shoplifting21

2 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Leeds West · West Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Farnley and Wortley Ward Areas To tackle anti-social behaviour in the ward. Increasing visible Police patrols and working with partners a…
  • Kirkstall Ward Area To tackle theft of motor vehicles, including motorcycles and associated burglary offences in the area by proactively…

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

482 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 376 rated 4–5 ★ (290 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: New Pudsey (1.6 km)
  • 80 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from New Pudsey (1.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£185,297 average▲ 2.1% YoY

Across Bradford · to 2026-08

Detached£330,266
Semi-detached£206,237
Terraced£156,116
Flat£110,042

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: 151.9p · Esso (11.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (5 km)

30 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

131 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 56 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Pudsey Leisure Centre (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres4
  • Sports pitches37
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds7

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)

A £1,574
B £1,836
C £2,098
D £2,361
E £2,885
F £3,410
G £3,935
H £4,721

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

  • In a conservation area (PUDSEY)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 54 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

Rachel Reeves

Labour

Leeds West and Pudsey

Recent votes:

  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32

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

  • Schools12
  • GPs & clinics4
  • Pharmacies6
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens17
  • Restaurants & cafés82

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

19,635 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

113 jobs advertised · £38,862 avg

e.g. Stores & Materials Handler, Optical Advisor, Mechanical Maintenance Contract Manager

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

86% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 42% · Wind 39% · Gas 8% · Imports 6%

81 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

Health services

8 GP surgeries · 11 pharmacies in LS28

  • Hillfoot Surgery
  • Robin Lane Health And Wellbeing Centre
  • Mulberry Street Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Leeds West and Pudsey:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Pudsey Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Pudsey Town Hall is a municipal building in Robin Lane, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England. The town hall was the headquarters of Pudsey Urban District Council from 1912 to 1974.

  • Pudsey · 0.2 km

    Pudsey is a market town in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is located midway between Bradford city centre and Leeds city centre. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 25…

  • Pudsey Park · 0.3 km

    Pudsey Park is a public park in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England, approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of Leeds city centre. The park is the second most popular in Leeds after Roundhay Park.

  • Pudsey Lowtown railway station · 0.3 km

    Pudsey Lowtown railway station is a closed railway station in Pudsey, in the former West Riding of Yorkshire, located about 5 miles (8 km) west of Leeds station. It served the eastern parts of the town of Pudsey.

  • Pudsey Grammar School · 0.4 km

    Pudsey Grammar School formerly Pudsey Grangefield School is a secondary school with a sixth form in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England. It serves over 1300 pupils from the town and surrounding area. The school has a larg…

  • Crawshaw Academy · 0.5 km

    Crawshaw Academy is a secondary school with academy status in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England. The Crawshaw Academy logo is a blue and silver shield with motto "Excellence, Purpose, Ambition". The shield features a tr…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Pudsey?
Pudsey is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Bradford local authority.
What is the population of Pudsey?
Pudsey has an approximate settlement population of 25,393.
How deprived is Pudsey?
The Bradford local authority, which includes Pudsey, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.