Ilkley & Ben Rhydding

Bradford · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 13,215 · 8 LSOAs

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

93Area Score / 100 ?
  • #478 of 6,856 in England
  • #38 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #2 of 63 in Bradford
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents13,116
Median age (est.)51
Density1,766per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above52%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 18%45–64 29%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 8%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 7%Other: 19%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 7%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional14%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades7%
Elementary6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #478 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 63 in Bradford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (96) and lowest on Living environment (44). Typical homes here sold for about £394,975 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 244 sales) — roughly 2.1× the wider Bradford median of £185,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,475 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 45 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 96 · #300
Employment 93 · #451
Education 94 · #382
Health 82 · #1,225
Crime 80 · #1,403
Housing & access 92 · #581
Living environment 44 · #3,837

House prices ?

£394,975median (12m) · -4.0% yr · n=244
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£394,975244-4.0%+9.7%
Detached£770,00056-10.5%+21.5%
Semi-detached£447,50054+9.1%+19.7%
Terraced£312,02153-19.2%+4.4%
Flat£270,00081+8.0%+12.7%
This area£394,975
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)£46,475±£6,648 · #1,738 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,564
Price-to-income ?8.5×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 ?

69Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

45 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 592 offences
Bradford120
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #1,659 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences234
Theft148
Burglary59
Vehicle crime37
Criminal damage & arson49
Public order & weapons40
Drugs7
Robbery3
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 65 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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