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Scarcroft

Scarcroft is a village in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 1,194. It has 11 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Cross Gates, 6.9 km away. There were around 5 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly burglary. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Scarcroft area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Leeds area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 811,953 residents at roughly 1,472 people per km².

Council
Leeds
County
West Yorkshire
Constituency
Elmet and Rothwell
Police force
West Yorkshire
43/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 198th of 294 English council areas — better than 33% of them.

Low crime5
Home affordability75
Affordable rents50
Good schools65
Life expectancy29
Low deprivation42
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

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 47% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:24

9h 11m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leeds Centre, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 7.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

6 reported · August 2026▼ 40% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences3
  • Criminal damage & arson2
  • Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Leeds North East · West Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Roundhay Ward Area Tackling antisocial behaviour in the Oakwood area We focus on areas of ASB and vehicle nuisance on West Avenue and Rou…
  • Harewood Ward Area Road safety - there is public concern about the speed of traffic throughout the ward area. Residential burglary Rural…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

1,395 reported road collisions (2025)

426 killed or seriously injured · 1,730 casualties · 17.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

32 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 28 rated 4–5 ★ (19 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Cross Gates (6.9 km)
  • 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Cross Gates (6.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£246,385 average▲ 2.4% YoY

Across Leeds · to 2026-08

Detached£449,768
Semi-detached£269,544
Terraced£205,530
Flat£151,317

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,145 average monthly rent▲ 4.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £782
  • 2 bed £975
  • 3 bed £1,138

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

Property sales

9,359 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: 152.9p · Esso (10 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (10 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

22 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Leeds Golf Centre (3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches7
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds1

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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK50,565
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK55,816
  • Net moves−5,251

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 124 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

17% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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

308 schools · 134,615 pupils

221 primary · 41 secondary · 46 other

Ofsted: 119 of 130 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

277 inspected 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

790 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes160
  • GP practices140
  • Dentists175
  • Homecare agencies243
  • Hospitals & hospices22

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Leeds

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 33 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

801 applications decided

79.8% granted · 639 granted, 162 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Sir Alec Shelbrooke

Conservative

Wetherby and Easingwold

Recent votes:

  • NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

  • Lab 46
  • Con 14
  • LD 6
  • Grn 10
  • Ref 10
  • Oth 12

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

35,980 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised · £20,025 avg

e.g. Digital Marketing Executive, Car Delivery Driver, Moped Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

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

80% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 40% · Wind 38% · Gas 16% · Imports 4%

110 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

Health services

10 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in LS14

  • Complex Rehab Ward 5 - Bcss Inpatient Unit
  • Asket Croft - Bcss Inpatient Unit
  • Forensic Ward - Bcss Inpatient Unit

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wetherby and Easingwold:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Scarcroft · 0.0 km

    Scarcroft is a village and civil parish 6 miles (10 km) north east of Leeds city centre in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. The village lies on the main A58 road between Leeds and Wethe…

  • Thorner railway station · 1.6 km

    Thorner railway station was a station in Thorner, West Yorkshire, England, on the Cross Gates–Wetherby line. It opened on 1 May 1876 and closed on 6 January 1964. It served Thorner village immediately south of the sta…

  • The Bingley Arms · 1.7 km

    The Bingley Arms is a public house in Bardsey, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and claims to be both the oldest surviving business and oldest surviving pub in the United Kingdom. The current building dates from the 18…

  • Bardsey cum Rigton · 1.8 km

    Bardsey cum Rigton is a civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,385, increasing to 2,525 at the 2011 Census. The parish…

  • All Hallows Church, Bardsey · 1.8 km

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

  • Thorner · 1.8 km

    Thorner is a rural village and civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, located between Seacroft and Wetherby. It had a population of 1,646 at the 2011 Census.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Scarcroft?
Scarcroft is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Leeds local authority.
What is the population of Scarcroft?
Scarcroft has an approximate settlement population of 1,194.
How deprived is Scarcroft?
The Leeds local authority, which includes Scarcroft, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.