Wharfedale
Strong on safety
Wharfedale at a glance
- House prices
- £397,500
- Middle74th percentile
- Schools
- 65th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 68th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 36.1 per 1,000 residents
- Strong85th percentile
- Flood risk
- 7.6% of the area in flood zones
- Middle62nd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Wharfedale a good place to live?
Wharfedale may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Bradford below.
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Crime rate in Wharfedale
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 36.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 85th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Wharfedale
House prices
- Median sale price
- £397,500
- Percentile
- 74th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 138 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Wharfedale
Schools
65th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Wharfedale
Flood risk
7.6% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 5% of the area. That is the 62nd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Wharfedale
Transport
68th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Wharfedale a good place to live?
Wharfedale may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Wharfedale safe?
Wharfedale ranks in the 85th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Wharfedale?
The median sale price was £397,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 74th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Wharfedale?
Schools rank in the 65th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Wharfedale?
Nearby public profiles include Ilkley in Bradford and Baildon in Bradford.
