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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.
| Boston Spa & Bramham | Leeds | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 48 | 130 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 27% | 28% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 16% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 46% | 34% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 6.8 | 12.7 | 10.1 |
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Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Ulleskelf, a drive away (10 km), with 17k journeys a year; its busiest route is to York.
The nearest bus stop is Bellwood Avenue, 150 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (route 7); 10 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Bramham Primary School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 72% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Boston Spa Academy, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 55.6 · 20.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Tesco, 4.2 km away, with Cohens Chemist (Wetherby) closer still (1.1 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Spa Surgery (1.2 km), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Wetherby Barbers is 4.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is St James's University Hospital, 15 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Michaelas Catering is the closest café or restaurant (1.1 km), and The Albion the nearest pub (250 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 49% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (BOSTON SPA, BRAMHAM).
There are 114 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 41% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Boston Spa Recreation Park, 950 m away; for exercise, Wetherby Racecourse (4.3 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 21 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 86 km.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bramham Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa | Primary | 800 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Primrose Lane Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa | Primary | 1.1 km | 82% met the expected standard |
| Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch | Primary | 1.9 km | 33% met the expected standard |
| Boston Spa Academy | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 55.6 · 20.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tadcaster Grammar School | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 50 · 11% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wetherby High School | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 49.4 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Boston Spa & Bramham | Leeds | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km |
| Boston Spa & Bramham | Leeds | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 240 min | 204 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 116 min | 45 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 23 min | 19 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 10 km | 2.4 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 6 | 31 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 0% | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 43% | 33% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 13% | 29% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Boston Spa & Bramham | Leeds | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 12 | 9 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 88% | 85% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 27% | 56% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 4 | 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: 44% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 46% 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.
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| Minutes to a primary school | 9 min | 8 min | 9 min |
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| Minutes to a secondary school | 15 min | 17 min | 18 min |
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DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 4 h 00 | 3 h 23 |
| York city centre | 1 h 56 | 27 min |
| Leeds Bradford airport | 2 h 16 | 34 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).