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This town in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber has a population of 9,707.
Queensbury’s weakest is safety — 39.8 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 14.8 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 87%. Homes are affordable: homes sell for a median £195,000, about 4.3 times local household income. All told, that adds up to a C+ overall and a rank of #58 of 91 in West Yorkshire. On that grade it does better than 41% of UK towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Queensbury 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 Queensbury is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 20 buildings inside Queensbury’s built-up area.
29% 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 Queensbury.
Reported offences in Queensbury came to 710 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 107. Of all the crimes, 53% were violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 10.3 reports per 1,000, higher than both West Yorkshire’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
Below are two of its 4 schools, each with why it was picked. At the town’s 3 primary schools, 55% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Secondary results at the 5 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 45.4, with 45% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shibden Head Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 401 | C+ |
| Trinity Academy BradfordLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 914 | B− |
7% live in social housing, below West Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £745 a month across the Bradford council area. Behind the median of £195,000: 445 standard sales inside Queensbury’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £326,100 | 101 |
| Semi-detached | £212,500 | 136 |
| Terraced | £125,000 | 205 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
One GP practice serves the town; 51% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Asked at the census, 83% of residents of Queensbury said they were in good or very good health. A disability affects 16% of people here.
| Census 2021 | Queensbury | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 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.
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 20 listed buildings in Queensbury, every one Grade II. Conservation areas cover a tenth of the town’s land, below West Yorkshire’s towns (96%) but above England’s towns (7%). Per 10,000 residents, Queensbury counts 21 listed buildings.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
84% of commuters drove to work at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 27%, below West Yorkshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. Among 16 to 64s, 2.8% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. Work in town: 8% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Residents of Queensbury have a median age of 41.3. 28% of adults hold a degree, below West Yorkshire’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%) alike. Children under 15 make up 18% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Queensbury | West Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 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 Queensbury. Best known first.
MuseumShibden Hall3.4 km outside town, to the south
MuseumBankfield Museum2.7 km outside town, to the south
MuseumCalderdale Industrial Museum3.8 km outside town, to the south
MuseumEureka! The National Children's Museum4.1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumDuke of Wellington's Regiment Museum2.7 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionThe Piece Hall3.8 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
20 listed buildings in Queensbury.
Church of the Holy Trinity: Photo: Tim Green from Bradford · CC BY 2.0 · The Albert Memorial at Junction with Brighouse Road: Photo: Tim Green · CC BY 2.0 · Victoria Hall: Photo: Tim Green from Bradford · CC BY 2.0 · Baptist Church: Photo: Tim Green from Bradford · CC BY 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensbury | 9,707 | — | C+ | A− | C− | C− |
| Shelf and Northowram | 9,191 | 1.8 | B+ | A− | C+ | B+ |
| Thornton | 5,410 | 1.8 | C | A | D | C− |
| Halifax | 88,111 | 3.1 | C+ | A | D− | D |
| Denholme | 2,960 | 3.2 | C− | A− | D− | C+ |
| Wilsden | 3,749 | 3.8 | B | B | B− | B− |
| Bradford | 333,968 | 4.1 | C− | A | D− | D− |
| Cullingworth | 3,096 | 4.5 | C | C+ | C− | C+ |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £195,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £125,000, semi-detached houses £212,500 and detached houses £326,100.
GCSE results trail 51% of towns in England, and primary results trail 81% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Town in West Yorkshire, England
Queensbury is a built-up area of 9,707 people, in the Bradford 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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