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3,593 people live in this town in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber. 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Its best grade is for health: life expectancy is 83.3 for men and 86.4 for women. With an A− overall, Bramhope sits #16 of 91 in West Yorkshire. It comes out better than 75% of UK towns. Households here earn well: the mean household earns £65,410 a year. Homes are dear: homes sell for a median £500,000, about 9.9 times local household income. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety and B for schools.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026.
The 3 things Bramhope does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Bramhope is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 15 buildings inside Bramhope’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bramhope.
At the census, just over a tenth of people here had a disability, lower than both West Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). Asked at the census, 88% of residents of Bramhope said they were in good or very good health. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1.8 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Bramhope | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.7% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
At the 7 primary schools within 3 km, 71% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 43.8, with 38% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bramhope Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 431 | B+ |
27% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both West Yorkshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). People aged 15 to 24 are 8.5% of the population. Residents of Bramhope have a median age of 48.7.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bramhope | West Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.1% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 55% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Social housing holds 1% of households, below West Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. 92% of households are owner-occupiers. Bramhope is the most expensive of the 91 towns in West Yorkshire: its median sale is £500,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £602,500 | 114 |
| Semi-detached | £392,500 | 57 |
| Terraced | £327,500 | 14 |
| Flat or maisonette | £292,750 | 20 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 51% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Of the commuters living in Bramhope, 4% work in the town itself. 87% of commuters drove, above West Yorkshire’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.9%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 8% of the total, below West Yorkshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Historic England’s list names 15 listed buildings in Bramhope: 1 Grade I. The town’s listed buildings include Puritan Chapel, Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Homes saw 9.4 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, about level with England’s towns (9.4) and below West Yorkshire’s towns (12.7). Police figures for Bramhope’s built-up area: 123 crimes and 6 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences made up 37% of the total.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bramhope. Best known first.
Historic houseHarewood House4.9 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseFarnley Hall4.6 km outside town, to the northwest
GardenYork Gate Garden2.3 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumHorsforth Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumOtley Museum4.2 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumThe Ron Kitching Library4.2 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramhope | 3,593 | — | A− | D− | B | A+ |
| Pool-in-Wharfedale | 1,991 | 1.6 | — | D | A | A+ |
| Yeadon | 14,273 | 3.2 | B− | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Rawdon | 6,738 | 3.3 | B+ | D | C+ | A |
| Otley | 14,549 | 3.9 | B+ | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Guiseley | 12,462 | 4.3 | A− | C− | C | A |
| Calverley | 3,988 | 4.9 | B+ | C− | C+ | A− |
| Menston | 5,905 | 5.1 | A | D | B | A+ |
Pool-in-Wharfedale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £500,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £292,750, terraced houses £327,500, semi-detached houses £392,500 and detached houses £602,500.
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Town in West Yorkshire, England
Bramhope is a built-up area of 3,593 people, in the Leeds council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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