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Otley North: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Otley North neighbourhood of Leeds, England (ONS area Leeds 003). Headline figures assembled 20 October 2026. Postcodes LS21. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LS21 2AX.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Otley North is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Leeds (3 of 18 signals falling, 3 rising). Houses here typically resell for £310,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Leeds (0.4 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Menston, is 3.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 20 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£310,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +44% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.14; 3 of 18 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 9 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£53,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.4 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Slower than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Otley North sits in Leeds

  • Typical house price: 24th highest of the 105 neighbourhoods in Leeds with enough house sales for one
  • Average household income: 39th highest of 107 neighbourhoods in Leeds

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 20 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Otley North

House prices: Otley North against Leeds: This neighbourhood £57k (1995) to £390k (2026); Leeds £48k (1995) to £258k (2026).£91k£346k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£390kLeeds£258k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Leeds, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 20 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Leeds, 3 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Air quality
  • Solar and heat pumps
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Schools improving
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Menston Railway station, 3.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 7.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Ilkley (about 13 min) and Leeds (about 19 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Ashfield Primary School 610 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Nov 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Otley North

What is the typical house price in Otley North?

£310,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +44% against 2017-2019.

How does Otley North compare with the rest of Leeds?

Typical house price: 24th highest of the 105 neighbourhoods in Leeds with enough house sales for one. Average household income: 39th highest of 107 neighbourhoods in Leeds.

Is Otley North an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Otley North gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.14; 3 of 18 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Otley North?

Menston. Railway station, 3.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 7.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Ilkley (about 13 min) and Leeds (about 19 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Otley North?

Nearest state primary school. Ashfield Primary School. 610 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College. 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Nov 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.