Thorner’s story
28 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Thorner’s built-up area.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ThornerWest Yorkshire
A village of 1,397 in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
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Population
1,397
Census 2021 · Leeds council
Median home
£380K
55 sales in 3 years
Median age
50
27% are 65+ · West Yorkshire 17%
Degree level
48%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Thorner a good place to live?
Thorner has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is schools (A): primary results beat 86% of towns in England. Its weakest is cost of living (D): median sale £380,000, 7.5 years of area income; rent £1,145 a month.
What makes Thorner stand out
The 3 things Thorner does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 8.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
27% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
How Thorner grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Thorner is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Cost of livingDOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 86% of towns in EnglandAOpen →HealthLife expectancy 82.9 for men, 86.6 for womenA−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £61,941; 1.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsA−Open →SafetyB+Open →WalkabilityC+Open →Hazard risk0.2% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryA−Open →Outdoors74% live within 400 m of a park; 2.1 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsC+Open →Civic life4.3 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryBOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thorner.
HousingCost of living grade D
Few households rent privately in Thorner: 10%, fewer than in West Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
14% of households rent from a council or housing body. Owners make up three quarters of households, higher than both West Yorkshire’s towns (61%) and England’s towns (61%). 55 standard sales inside Thorner’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £380,000.
£380Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Thorner£380K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £555,000 | 19 |
| Semi-detached | £315,000 | 15 |
| Terraced | £337,500 | 17 |
75%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,145
average private rent a month, Leeds council area
£2,320
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
SchoolsA
Thorner’s schools outperform 90% of towns in England on results
69% of pupils at the 7 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. Thorner Church of England Primary School’s results beat 77% of schools in England like it.
ASchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorner Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 182 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Thorner than in West Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 48% of adults
Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older. 7.9% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both West Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%). Add to that, under 15: 16% of residents. Residents of Thorner have a median age of 50.
50median age
ThornerWest YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level48%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Thorner | West Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Health
Lifespans in Thorner run longer than in 91% of UK towns
85% of people in Thorner rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 4.4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both West Yorkshire’s towns (5.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Seeing a GP means leaving Thorner: the nearest practice is 2.8 miles away.
85%good or very good healthA−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Thorner | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
82.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
More of the land in Thorner is conservation area than in West Yorkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 100%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II covers all 28 listed buildings that Historic England records here. Per 10,000 residents, Thorner counts 200 listed buildings, higher than both West Yorkshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39). Before 1919: that is when just over a fifth of homes were built.
28listed buildingsA−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II28
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
21%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
200
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Thorner: 18.4 per 1,000 residents a year, under West Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
Homes saw 6.9 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both West Yorkshire’s towns (12.7) and England’s towns (9.4). 33 crimes and 10 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Thorner’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences made up 52% of the total.
18.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 49% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual17
Damage & arson3
Other theft3
Burglary3
Drugs3
Public order2
Vehicle crime1
Other crime1
Anti-social10
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.
18.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
33
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Under 5 km to work: 11% in Thorner, fewer than in West Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Thorner counts 0.3 jobs per working resident. 87% of commuters drove, above West Yorkshire’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Home was the main workplace for 42% of workers at the census. About 3% of its commuters stay in Thorner for work.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
Bus6%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Train1%
11%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
42%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£62K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C+
Walkability: more walkable than 36% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Thorner
15pages on Thorner
The big questions
SafetyB+18.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingDMedian home £380K · rent £1,145 a monthHousing19 sold in 12 months · busiest street Main StreetSchoolsA1 state schoolHealthA−Life expectancy 82.9 (men), 86.6 (women)Work & commuteA−54% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB−0.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Thorner’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ScarcroftBardseyShadwellScholes (Leeds)Barwick in ElmetEast KeswickBramhamThorner
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorner | 1,397 | — | — | D | B+ | A− |
| Scarcroft | 1,634 | 1.2 | — | D− | A | A+ |
| Bardsey | 1,819 | 2.2 | — | D− | A | A+ |
| Shadwell | 1,452 | 2.2 | — | D− | A− | A+ |
| Scholes (Leeds) | 2,270 | 2.2 | — | D | A− | A |
| Barwick in Elmet | 2,180 | 2.4 | — | D | B+ | A− |
| East Keswick | 1,145 | 2.8 | — | D− | A+ | A+ |
| Bramham | 1,764 | 3.1 | — | D | A− | A |
Scarcroft, Bardsey, Shadwell, Scholes (Leeds), Barwick in Elmet, East Keswick and Bramham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Thorner
How many listed buildings are there in Thorner?
That is 8.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Are schools in Thorner good?
Primary results beat 86% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Leeds council.
Is Thorner expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £380,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £337,500, semi-detached houses £315,000 and detached houses £555,000.
About Thorner
Village in West Yorkshire, England
Thorner is a built-up area of 1,397 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
- Population
- 1,397 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Leeds
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000716
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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