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A town in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, home to 3,852 people.
With a B− overall, Mytholmroyd sits #42 of 91 in West Yorkshire. Nationally, it does better than 53% of UK towns. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A): on the way to work, 29% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Cost of living is another plus (A−): the median home sold for £196,000, 4.1 years of area income. Safety lags (C−): police record 36.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 15.4 home and vehicle crimes. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 16%. It lags on hazard risk as well (D−) — 18.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools and C+ for health.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency · life expectancy, ONS.
The 3 things Mytholmroyd 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 Mytholmroyd is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 46 buildings inside Mytholmroyd’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
40% 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 Mytholmroyd.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
36% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below both West Yorkshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). Before tax, the average household brings in £49K a year. Of the commuters living in Mytholmroyd, 17% work in the town itself. In 2026, 2.8% 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
Scout Road Academy’s results beat nine in ten schools in England like it. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 49.5, with 50% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. All three of the town’s schools appear below. At the town’s 3 primary schools, 56% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley Road AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 129 | D |
| The Calder Learning TrustLargest secondary schoolAll-through | All-through | 1,250 | B+ |
| Scout Road AcademyTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 104 | A |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them. Conservation areas cover 13% of Mytholmroyd’s land, lower than West Yorkshire’s towns (96%) yet higher than England’s towns (7%). Listed buildings per head: 119 for every 10,000 residents of the town. Historic England’s list names 46 listed buildings here: 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Reported offences in Mytholmroyd came to 234 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 14. For its size, Mytholmroyd records more crime per resident than 84% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. 41% of the crimes fell under 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.
The £196,000 median rests on 209 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). Private rents average £756 a month across the Calderdale council area. 16% of households live in social housing.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £430,000 | 30 |
| Semi-detached | £228,000 | 43 |
| Terraced | £183,000 | 107 |
| Flat or maisonette | £123,000 | 29 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
78% of Mytholmroyd’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below West Yorkshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. The nearest A&E to Mytholmroyd is Calderdale Royal Hospital, 5.5 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Mytholmroyd: the nearest practice is 1.4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Mytholmroyd | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.9% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · 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.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.5% of the town. Ages in Mytholmroyd split evenly at 48.4: half are older, half younger. 37% of adults hold a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Mytholmroyd | West Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 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 Mytholmroyd. Best known first.
46 listed buildings in Mytholmroyd.
Redacre House: Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rochdale Canal Redacre Bridge: Photo: Bobby Clegg · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of St Michael: Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Part of Mount Pleasant Mills to Rear of Mount Pleasant House Occupied by Aj Dyter, Cabinet Maker and Firth Joiners: Photo: John Poyser · CC BY-SA 2.0
5 notable people were born in Mytholmroyd.
Ted Hughes: Layle Silbert, Public domain · Innes Ireland: Raimund Kommer, CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mytholmroyd | 3,852 | — | B− | A− | C− | C+ |
| Hebden Bridge | 5,230 | 1.4 | B | B | C | B |
| Luddenden Foot | 2,148 | 1.9 | — | A | D | C+ |
| Sowerby Bridge | 4,483 | 3 | C+ | A | D− | C− |
| Halifax | 88,111 | 4.2 | C+ | A | D− | D |
| Ripponden | 4,775 | 4.5 | A+ | B+ | B | A |
| Todmorden | 12,971 | 4.9 | C− | A | D | D |
| Oxenhope | 1,898 | 5.6 | — | B | B− | B |
Luddenden Foot and Oxenhope have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
That is 4.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £196,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £123,000, terraced houses £183,000, semi-detached houses £228,000 and detached houses £430,000.
Town in West Yorkshire, England
Mytholmroyd is a built-up area of 3,852 people, in the Calderdale 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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