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The town, home to 10,299 people, lies in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber. On the way to work, 14% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
Few extremes here. Kippax’s overall grade of C+ puts it better than 44% of UK towns, #54 of 91 in West Yorkshire. Its weakest subject is health (C) — life expectancy is 79.9 for men and 84 for women. It also trails on safety (C+) — 27.4 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 12.7 home and vehicle crimes. Only just over three in five UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people have more crime per resident. At a median £225,000, a home costs 4.5 times the yearly income of households in the Leeds council area. Schools do well (B): primary results beat 26% of towns in England; secondary results beat 86% of towns in England. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Kippax 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 Kippax is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Kippax’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
12% 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 Kippax.
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 just over a tenth of the total, below both West Yorkshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (16%). Kippax’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. It counts 6 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Some 655 pupils attend Kippax’s three primaries. Of its 3 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 3 primary schools: 57% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippax Ash Tree Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 278 | C |
Under 15: 16% of residents. 22% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both West Yorkshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. Half of Kippax is older than 45.2, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Kippax | West Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest A&E to Kippax is St James's University Hospital, 6.6 miles away. 2 GP practices serve the town; 83% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Kippax | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 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.
Reported offences in Kippax came to 566 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 68. Of all the crimes, 47% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
Behind the median of £225,000: 453 standard sales inside Kippax’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £1,145 a month across the Leeds council area. It is the 46th most expensive of 91 towns of 2,500+ in West Yorkshire.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £312,500 | 102 |
| Semi-detached | £225,000 | 243 |
| Terraced | £175,000 | 92 |
| Flat or maisonette | £130,000 | 16 |
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 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
6% of commuters who live in Kippax also work there. At the census, 83% of commuters went by car. Household income came to £48K a year before tax, below both West Yorkshire’s towns (£52K) and England’s towns (£55K). Jobs per working resident: 0.2.
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 Kippax. Best known first.
MuseumTemple Newsam House4.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumQueen's Mill3.8 km outside town, to the southTheme parkTheme parkDiggerland Yorkshire4.5 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionBE1150 Dragline1 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumCastleford Forum Museum4 km outside town, to the southTheme parkTheme parkGo Ape - Treetop Adventure4.6 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
6 listed buildings in Kippax, 1 of them Grade I.
Manor Garth Hill ringwork: Photo: Stephen Craven · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kippax House: Photo: JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0
8 notable people were born in Kippax.
James Gullen: Aaron Hemsley, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Harvey: Miss Emma Gibbs, CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kippax | 10,299 | — | C+ | C+ | C+ | C |
| Allerton Bywater | 6,958 | 1.3 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Garforth | 15,148 | 1.6 | A− | C | B− | B |
| Swillington | 3,077 | 2 | B− | C+ | C | C |
| Mickletown | 3,362 | 2.4 | B− | C+ | B− | C− |
| Micklefield | 2,064 | 2.4 | — | C− | D | C |
| Methley | 1,196 | 3 | — | B− | B | C− |
| Castleford | 45,363 | 3.6 | D | B+ | D− | D |
Micklefield and Methley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
About the middle for its size: 39% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C+.
Band D council tax in Kippax is £2,335 for 2026–27, less than in 69% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Town in West Yorkshire, England
Kippax is a built-up area of 10,299 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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