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A village of 267 in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Harewood is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 41 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Over-65s are 26% of the population.
The 3 things Harewood does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Harewood’s built-up area.
35% 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 Harewood.
44% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, above West Yorkshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.6% of residents. Ages in Harewood split evenly at 50.5: half are older, half younger.
57% women, 43% men
About 76 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.
| Harewood | West Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The town has one school, shown below. Harewood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School’s results beat nearly every one of schools in England like it. 95% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harewood Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 106 | A+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 49% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nearly half of workers worked mainly from home, above West Yorkshire’s towns (28%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Households take home £65K a year before tax, on average. Work in town: 9% of resident commuters. Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.4% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
10% live in social housing, below West Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,145 a month across the Leeds council area. The owner-occupied share of households is 62%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £365,000 | 5 |
| Terraced | £355,000 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences were 41% of the crimes. Homes saw 16.2 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both West Yorkshire’s towns (12.7) and England’s towns (9.4). Police figures for Harewood’s built-up area: 17 crimes and 1 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026.
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.
At the census, 15% of people here had a disability, below West Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Harewood has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 4.1 miles away. The nearest A&E to Harewood is Harrogate District Hospital, 6.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Harewood | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Harewood has 1,536 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above West Yorkshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39) alike. Homes from before 1919 make up 35% of the total. This West Yorkshire town has 41 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 6 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harewood | 267 | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Keswick | 1,145 | 2.4 | — | D− | A+ | A+ |
| Bardsey | 1,819 | 3.1 | — | D− | A | A+ |
| Scarcroft | 1,634 | 3.4 | — | D− | A | A+ |
| Shadwell | 1,452 | 3.7 | — | D− | A− | A+ |
| Collingham | 2,362 | 3.9 | — | D− | A− | A+ |
| Pannal | 2,530 | 4 | A | D | A+ | A |
| Bramhope | 3,593 | 4.4 | A− | D− | B | A+ |
East Keswick, Bardsey, Scarcroft, Shadwell and Collingham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 63 times the typical UK town for its size.
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 26% of residents were 65 or over and 34% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 10% were under 15.
Village in West Yorkshire, England
Harewood is a built-up area of 267 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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