Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,278 in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Gildersome grades C+ overall against UK towns: better than 43% of UK towns, and #55 of 91 in West Yorkshire. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is safety (C): 29.4 violent and sexual offences and 16.7 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 23%. The median home sold for £245,000 in the last three years, 4.9 times what households in the Leeds council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Gildersome 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 Gildersome is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Gildersome’s built-up area.
11% 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 Gildersome.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 100% of Gildersome’s land, above both West Yorkshire’s towns (48%) and England’s towns (7%). Homes from before 1919 make up 11% of the total. Gildersome has 7 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gildersome Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 352 | C |
| Birchfield Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 233 | A− |
Burglary and damage came to 16.7 per 1,000 residents a year, above both West Yorkshire’s towns (12.7) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 426 crimes inside Gildersome’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 68 reports of anti-social behaviour. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Gildersome has more crime per resident than 77% of them.
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
In the comparison, Gildersome comes below both West Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%). People 65 and over make up 22% of the town. Half the people of Gildersome are older than 44.8.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Gildersome | West Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
81% of Gildersome’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 81% across West Yorkshire’s towns. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Gildersome | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
For Gildersome, that is above both West Yorkshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%). 14% of households rent privately.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £395,000 | 34 |
| Semi-detached | £244,997 | 166 |
| Terraced | £215,000 | 53 |
| Flat or maisonette | £113,500 | 10 |
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 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Gildersome sits below both West Yorkshire’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (27%) on this measure. 83% of commuters drove to work at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Gildersome. Best known first.
Historic houseOakwell Hall2.1 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseRed House Museum3.4 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumBagshaw Museum2.3 km outside town, to the south
GardenPudsey Park3.5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumFulneck Moravian Museum2.6 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionMission Out4.6 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
4 notable people were born in Gildersome.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gildersome | 6,278 | — | C+ | C+ | C | C |
| Drighlington | 5,280 | 1.3 | C+ | C | C− | C+ |
| Morley | 32,562 | 1.5 | B− | B− | D | C |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 13,948 | 2.8 | B | A− | C | C+ |
| Batley | 44,494 | 2.9 | C+ | A | D | D |
| Pudsey | 34,853 | 3.2 | B− | C+ | C− | C+ |
| East Ardsley | 15,238 | 3.7 | C+ | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Heckmondwike | 13,368 | 3.7 | C+ | A | D | D |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Police recorded 426 crimes inside Gildersome’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 37% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in West Yorkshire, England
Gildersome is a built-up area of 6,278 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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