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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Otley South | Leeds | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 85 | 130 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 82% | 83% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 22% | 28% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 16% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 42% | 34% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 7.5 | 12.7 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Menston, a short drive or bike ride (3.0 km), with 658k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Otley Bus Station, 200 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (route X84); 21 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 45 minutes away by public transport (23 by car).
The nearest primary school is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 54.6 · 19.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 100 m away; Oxfam (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Art of Skin (150 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, The Studio is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 13 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 50 restaurants and cafés and 23 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Uncle Joe's Fish And Chips is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Bowling Green the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 85 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 61% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (OTLEY).
There are 141 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 11% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Otley War Memorial Garden, 150 m away; for exercise, Club Energy Fitness (50 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 4.7 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 72 km.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley | Primary | 300 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Westgate Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| Otley All Saints CofE Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 54.6 · 19.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 55 · 18.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Guiseley School | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 49.6 · 12.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School | Independent | 4.5 km | – |
| Otley South | Leeds | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 7 min | 8 min | 9 min |
| Otley South | Leeds | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 227 min | 204 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 67 min | 45 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 8 min | 19 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 3.0 km | 2.4 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 19 | 31 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 1% | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 37% | 33% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 21% | 29% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Otley South | Leeds | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 50 | 9 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 23 | 4 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 86% | 85% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 88% | 56% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 8 | 14 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 42% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| Minutes to a secondary school |
|---|
| 19 min |
| 17 min |
| 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 3 h 47 | 3 h 44 |
| Leeds city centre | 67 min | 27 min |
| Leeds Bradford airport | 61 min | 10 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).