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Primary school results beat 95% of towns in England. A town in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, home to 3,988 people.
A good place to live, if you can afford it. The local economy does well (A+): mean household income £62,806; 1.3% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. With a B+ overall, Calverley is better than 73% of UK towns and ranks #18 of 91 in West Yorkshire. Health is a strength (A−): life expectancy is 81.8 for men and 84.6 for women. What holds it back is cost of living: the median home sold for £300,000, 6 years of area income. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for walkability and B for hazard risk.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Calverley 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 Calverley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Calverley’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Calverley. Best known first.
CathedralBradford Cathedral4.5 km outside town, to the southwest
Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)4.6 km outside town, to the east
MuseumBradford Industrial Museum2.1 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumAbbey House Museum4.6 km outside town, to the east
Art galleryCartwright Hall Art Gallery4.7 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Calverley.
A disability affects 14% of people in Calverley. 3.6% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below both West Yorkshire’s towns (5.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Seeing a GP means leaving Calverley: the nearest practice is 0.9 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Calverley | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
Both of the town’s schools appear below. Attainment 8 at the 6 secondary schools within 3 km averages 45, and nearly half of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Some 580 pupils attend Calverley’s two primaries.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calverley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 351 | A− |
| Calverley Parkside Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 229 | A |
Council and housing-body homes hold 7% of households. 14% rent privately, lower than both West Yorkshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 150 homes sold inside Calverley’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £300,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £404,250 | 24 |
| Semi-detached | £312,000 | 57 |
| Terraced | £264,000 | 66 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Calverley’s listed buildings include Calverley Old Hall, Grade I. Conservation areas cover 100% of the town’s land, above West Yorkshire’s towns (48%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. Of the town’s 13 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, Grade I counts 1 and Grade II* 2.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up 38% of the total. Police figures for Calverley’s built-up area: 156 crimes and 82 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime ran at 19.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below West Yorkshire’s towns (31.8) and England’s towns (22) alike.
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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 45% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Walking, cycling and public transport carried just over one in ten commuters at the census. 27% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below West Yorkshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. Jobs per working resident: 0.4.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.4% of residents. 20% are under 15, higher than both West Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). Typical age in Calverley: 42.1, the median. People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Calverley | West Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 47% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
13 listed buildings in Calverley, 1 of them Grade I.
Church of St Wilfrid: Photo: Chemical Engineer · Public domain · Church House: Photo: Stanley Walker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Thornhill Arms: Photo: Tim Green from Bradford · CC BY 2.0 · Methodist Church: Photo: Chemical Engineer · Public domain
5 notable people were born in Calverley.
Frederick William Faber: Joseph Brown, engraver, Public domain · Charles Smith: Northmetpit, Public domain · Sally Coulthard: Sally Coulthard, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
That is 1.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Calverley Old Hall.
Secondary results are closer to the middle, beating 55%. Calverley has 2 state schools; places are handled by Leeds council.
About the middle for its size: 63% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades C+.
Town in West Yorkshire, England
Calverley is a built-up area of 3,988 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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