Property market | £190,179 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Leeds Bradford (12.1 miles) | |
Broadband | 70.5mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 61.1% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 38.8% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 279 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 167 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Keighley level) | |
Community | Median age is 36.5 | Happiness is Above Average for West Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Bradford) | |
Commute (approx) | - Leeds (27 mins) - York (63 mins) | |
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£190,179 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Leeds Bradford (12.1 miles) | |
70.5mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 36.5 | Happiness is Above Average for West Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 279 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 167 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Keighley level) | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Bradford) | |
- Leeds (27 mins) - York (63 mins) | |
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Whitley Head has one main store nearby, Aldi Silsden. We found one nearby bar: The Goats Head (Bar Only). Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Acorn Mobility Services, Steeton Hall. There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Friendly Shop and Cafe, Friends of Airedale Coffee Shop, Steeton Top Cafe, The Good Egg Cafe. Whitley Head has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Whitley Head has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £327,740, which is up 2.8% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £190,179 (up 1.3% on last year) , a terraced house £144,823 (down -0.4% on last year) and a flat £114,985. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £531 per month. Property prices in Whitley Head are slightly lower than the average property prices across West Yorkshire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Whitley Head, prices have risen slightly slower than the annual average price change seen across the West Yorkshire region.
Property data is based on Bradford level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Whitley Head, or click here to browse the longer list of Whitley Head property transactions from 2023.
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Whitley Head has a few schools nearby to choose from. We did not find any secondary schools, but there are some primary school options, including Merlin Top Primary Academy (Academy) which is a primary school based in Braithwaite Avenue, Keighley. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Silsden Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Eastburn Junior and Infant School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Steeton Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Merlin Top Primary Academy | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Laycock Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Beckfoot Phoenix | Primary Academy special converter - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Merlin Top Primary Academy Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (3/28/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Keighley | |
Silsden Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/9/2022) | 118 submissions 94.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Keighley |
Steeton Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/5/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Keighley | |
Laycock Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (6/25/2014) | 13 submissions 77.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Keighley |
Beckfoot Phoenix Save school | Primary Academy special converter - Mixed | 2: Good (6/10/2016) | 17 submissions 88.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Keighley |
Eastburn Junior and Infant School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (4/6/2022) | 82 submissions 77.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Keighley |
School | Type |
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Merlin Top Primary Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (3/28/2019) |
Silsden Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/9/2022) 118 submissions 94.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Steeton Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/5/2014) |
Laycock Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/25/2014) 13 submissions 77.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Beckfoot Phoenix Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/10/2016) 17 submissions 88.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Eastburn Junior and Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (4/6/2022) 82 submissions 77.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from Whitley Head | Commute options |
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Steeton & Silsden A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -5% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Leeds (36 mins - Northern Trains - £127 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 71 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 116 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 167 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Keighley A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Leeds (30 mins - Northern Trains - £119 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 63 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 108 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 159 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Cononley A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Leeds (41 mins - Northern Trains - £134 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 76 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 121 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 172 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Skipton A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Leeds (44 mins - Northern Trains - £192 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 76 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 121 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 172 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Bradford) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Bradford residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 61.1% | 81.7% |
Asian | 32.1% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 2.7% | 2.9% |
Black | 2.0% | 4.0% |
Other | 2.0% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Keighley consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.2% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 11.2% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 12.9% | 279 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 19.6% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.4% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 11.6% | |
Routine occupations | 12.5% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 9.6% | 167 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 6.2% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in West Yorkshire is average (69mbps). Whitley Head is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 70.5mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Keighley level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 70.5 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 94.7% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.2% |
Crime stats were found at the Bradford level:
Type | Bradford | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 142 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 20 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 64 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Whitley Head.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Yorkshire | River Wharfe | Low lying agricultural land and possibly minor roads in the valley floor, including Buckden, Bolton Abbey and Ilkley |
Yorkshire | River Aire, Eller Beck | River Aire from Gargrave to Stockbridge, including Eshton Beck, Eller Beck and Silsden Beck |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Whitley Head, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £190,179 Detached: £327,740 | 142 | Primary: 6Secondary: | 12.9% residents in higher managerial positions 9.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Boston Spa, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 7Secondary: 4 | 17.1% residents in higher managerial positions 6.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Chapel Allerton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 32Secondary: 9 | 20.2% residents in higher managerial positions 9.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Otley, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 15.9% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Roundhay, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 24Secondary: 6 | 20.2% residents in higher managerial positions 9.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Todmorden, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £207,935 Detached: £344,627 | 124 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 14.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £199,888 Detached: £329,846 | 108 | Primary: 18Secondary: 10 | 11.0% residents in higher managerial positions 11.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Whitley Head, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £190,179 Detached: £327,740 | 142 | Primary: 6Secondary: |
Boston Spa, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 7Secondary: 4 |
Chapel Allerton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 32Secondary: 9 |
Otley, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Roundhay, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 24Secondary: 6 |
Todmorden, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £207,935 Detached: £344,627 | 124 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £199,888 Detached: £329,846 | 108 | Primary: 18Secondary: 10 |
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