Burley-in-Wharfedale

Bradford · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 5,789 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

91Area Score / 100 ?
  • #588 of 6,856 in England
  • #47 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #5 of 63 in Bradford
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,861
Median age (est.)47
Density1,216per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above49%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 8%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional15%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Burley-in-Wharfedale is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #588 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 63 in Bradford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (97) and lowest on Living environment (54). Typical homes here, about £445,497 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 41% in five years (from 103 sales) — roughly 2.4× the wider Bradford median of £185,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,940 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 32 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 93 · #492
Employment 91 · #588
Education 97 · #231
Health 74 · #1,801
Crime 77 · #1,588
Housing & access 59 · #2,836
Living environment 54 · #3,138

House prices ?

£445,497median (12m) · +11.4% yr · n=103
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£445,497103+11.4%+41.4%
Detached£517,49840-13.4%+25.1%
Semi-detached£470,49626+20.6%+56.8%
Terraced£293,90032-8.9%+5.0%
Flat£185,0005-17.8%+26.5%
This area£445,497
Bradford£185,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£45,940±£6,539 · #1,865 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,317
Price-to-income ?9.7×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

53Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

32 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 183 offences
Bradford120
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #522 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences89
Theft15
Burglary15
Vehicle crime19
Criminal damage & arson19
Public order & weapons18
Drugs1
Robbery1
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 14 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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