Thorp Arch’s story
19 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Thorp Arch’s built-up area.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Thorp ArchWest Yorkshire
A village in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, home to 1,782 people.
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Photo: Chris Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,782
Census 2021 · Leeds council
Median home
£400K
53 sales in 3 years
Median age
38.9
15% are 65+ · West Yorkshire 17%
Degree level
37%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
26%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Thorp Arch a good place to live?
Thorp Arch’s schools beat most: primary results beat 72% of towns in England; secondary results beat 89% of towns in England. It takes 7.9 years of household income in the Leeds council area to buy the median home, at £400,000. The weak point is safety — 91.1 violent and sexual offences and 9.9 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Set beside UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, its crime per resident is higher than in 99%.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Thorp Arch is graded subject by subject only.
What makes Thorp Arch stand out
The 3 things Thorp Arch does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Church of St Peter; 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.4 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Secondary results, towns in England
Schools
Secondary results beat 89%
of towns in England, on GCSE results (Attainment 8, English and maths)
Primary results beat 72%. Department for Education.
How Thorp Arch grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Thorp Arch is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SafetyCrime runs among the highest comparedD−Open →Cost of livingRent £1,145 a monthD−Open →Walkability26% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transportAOpen →Hazard risk3.8% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaDOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 72% of towns in England; secondary results beat 89% of towns in EnglandAOpen →HealthLife expectancy 80.1 for men, 82.4 for womenCOpen →Jobs & incomeBetter than most of the towns comparedBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →Outdoors29% live within 400 m of a park; 2.6 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life2.8 local charities per 1,000 residents; 100% live within 1 km of a libraryAOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thorp Arch.
Safety
Thorp Arch records 9.9 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, against 12.7 in West Yorkshire’s towns and 9.4 in England’s towns
Reported offences in Thorp Arch came to 264 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 12. Violence and sexual offences were nearly two thirds of the crimes. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 4.5 reports per 1,000, lower than both West Yorkshire’s towns (7.1) and England’s towns (7.8).
91.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearD−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 1% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual171
Other crime45
Damage & arson12
Public order11
Burglary8
Drugs7
Other theft5
Vehicle crime5
Anti-social12
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.
91.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
264
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.
SchoolsA
Thorp Arch’s schools outperform 85% of towns in England on results
At the 6 primary schools within 3 km, nearly two thirds of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. GCSE results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: 61% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 52.9.
ASchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp ArchLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 98 | D |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
HousingCost of living grade D−
More households own their home in Thorp Arch than in West Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 83%
3% live in social housing, below West Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private tenants account for 13% of households. The median sale, £400,000, comes from 53 standard sales inside Thorp Arch’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£400Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Thorp Arch£400K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £572,475 | 22 |
| Semi-detached | £352,500 | 17 |
| Terraced | £361,250 | 10 |
83%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,145
average private rent a month, Leeds council area
£2,337
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Only 29% of Thorp Arch’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in West Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About just over a tenth of its commuters stay in Thorp Arch for work. Two in five workers worked mainly from home at the census. Households had £49K a year before tax, close to West Yorkshire’s towns (£52K) and below England’s towns (£55K). Among 16 to 64s, 1.9% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
26%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving71%
On foot20%
Bus3%
Bicycle2%
Train1%
29%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
40%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£49K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
A
Walkability: more walkable than 92% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
More people in Thorp Arch live with a disability than in West Yorkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 29%
79% of Thorp Arch’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. Seeing a GP means leaving Thorp Arch: the nearest practice is 1.1 miles away. The nearest A&E to Thorp Arch is Harrogate District Hospital, 9.4 miles away.
79%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Thorp Arch | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.8% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 29% | 18% | 17% |
80.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.4
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Much of Thorp Arch is a conservation area: 100% of its land, more than in West Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Thorp Arch has 19 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 2 Grade II*. Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, lower than both West Yorkshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (16%). For its size, Thorp Arch has 107 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
19listed buildingsBHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II17
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Peter Grade II*
- Thorp Arch Hall Including East Wing and West Wing Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
14%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
107
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up only 9.7% of Thorp Arch, fewer than in West Yorkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The median resident of Thorp Arch is 38.9 years old. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, below both West Yorkshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%). Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older.
38.9median age
Thorp ArchWest YorkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
11%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level37%
Women and men · all residents
31% women, 69% men
About 45 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Thorp Arch | West Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.7% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 40% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →The Second World War Experience Centre and 2 more in and around Thorp Arch
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Thorp Arch. Best known first.
MuseumMuseumThe Second World War Experience Centrein town
Historic houseBramham Park4.7 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionAction Kartsin town
Historic houseBramham Park4.7 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionAction Kartsin townPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Bramham Park: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Thorp Arch
14pages on Thorp Arch
The big questions
SafetyD−91.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingD−Median home £400K · rent £1,145 a monthHousing15 sold in 12 months · busiest street Woodland DriveSchoolsA1 state schoolHealthCLife expectancy 80.1 (men), 82.4 (women)Work & commuteB57% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD3.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Thorp Arch’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Boston SpaWetherbyBramhamTadcasterCollinghamTockwithBardseyThorp Arch
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorp Arch | 1,782 | — | — | D− | D− | C |
| Boston Spa | 6,358 | 1.5 | A− | D | B+ | A |
| Wetherby | 11,711 | 2.7 | B+ | D | C− | A− |
| Bramham | 1,764 | 2.7 | — | D | A− | A |
| Tadcaster | 6,339 | 3.4 | B | B− | B− | B− |
| Collingham | 2,362 | 3.6 | — | D− | A− | A+ |
| Tockwith | 1,788 | 3.7 | — | C | C+ | A |
| Bardsey | 1,819 | 4.9 | — | D− | A | A+ |
Bramham, Collingham, Tockwith and Bardsey have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Thorp Arch
How many listed buildings are there in Thorp Arch?
That is 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
Does Thorp Arch flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Are schools in Thorp Arch good?
Secondary schools stand out: GCSE results beat 89% of towns in England. Primary results beat 72%. One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Leeds council.
About Thorp Arch
Village in West Yorkshire, England
Thorp Arch is a built-up area of 1,782 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
- 1,782 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Leeds
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000653
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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