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The town has 4,187 residents and lies in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Jobs & income is where it shines (A): the mean household earns £57,242 a year. At B overall, Lofthouse and Robin Hood is better than three fifths of UK towns and ranks #32 of 91 in West Yorkshire. Health is a weak point: life expectancy 78.1 for men, 80.6 for women. Crime is the sore point: 30 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 12.7 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 72%. The median home sold for £219,000, 4.3 times what households in the Leeds council area earn in a year.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Lofthouse and Robin Hood is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 2 things Lofthouse and Robin Hood does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 2 buildings inside Lofthouse and Robin Hood’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
16% 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 Lofthouse and Robin Hood.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list names 2 listed buildings in Lofthouse and Robin Hood: 1 Grade II*. 16% of its homes were built before 1919, about level with England’s towns (16%) and below West Yorkshire’s towns (21%). Relative to its size, Lofthouse and Robin Hood keeps 5 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Both of its schools are shown below. At the 24 primary schools within 3 km, 64% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). GCSE results at the 5 secondary schools within 3 km: 48% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 46.6.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Hood Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 420 | B+ |
| Rodillian AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,615 | B |
One GP practice serves the town; just over four in five patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 4.8% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. The nearest A&E to Lofthouse and Robin Hood is Pinderfields Hospital, 3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Lofthouse and Robin Hood | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.8% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 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.
227 crimes and 23 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Lofthouse and Robin Hood’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. 61% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. There were 5.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below West Yorkshire’s towns (7.1) and England’s towns (7.8) 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.
13% rent privately, lower than both West Yorkshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). Social housing holds 12% of households. Private rents average £1,145 a month across the Leeds council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £360,000 | 59 |
| Semi-detached | £220,000 | 53 |
| Terraced | £174,000 | 50 |
| Flat or maisonette | £127,475 | 12 |
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 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
14% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 27%, below West Yorkshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. In 2026, 1.8% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The under-15s are 17% of the population here. The middle age in Lofthouse and Robin Hood is 44.5. Graduates make up 28% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Lofthouse and Robin Hood | West Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Lofthouse and Robin Hood. Best known first.
CathedralWakefield Cathedral4.6 km outside town, to the south
MuseumWakefield Museum4.5 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseOulton Hall2.1 km outside town, to the east
MuseumThwaite Watermill3.5 km outside town, to the north
CastleRothwell Castle Ruins1.5 km outside town, to the northeast
Art galleryThe Art House4.7 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Town in West Yorkshire, England
Lofthouse and Robin Hood is a built-up area of 4,187 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lofthouse and Robin Hood | 4,187 | — | B | B− | C | C |
| Thorpe on the Hill | 1,232 | 1 | — | B− | C | C |
| Rothwell | 20,964 | 1.7 | C | C+ | C− | C |
| Bottom Boat | 1,191 | 2 | — | A− | C− | C |
| East Ardsley | 15,238 | 2.5 | C+ | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Wakefield | 97,871 | 3.5 | C | B | D− | D |
| Morley | 32,562 | 4 | B− | B− | D | C |
| Methley | 1,196 | 4.1 | — | B− | B | C− |
Thorpe on the Hill, Bottom Boat and Methley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £219,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £127,475, terraced houses £174,000, semi-detached houses £220,000 and detached houses £360,000.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
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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