# Morley

Town in Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber.

Morley is a town in Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber. Median sale price £225,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 132.4 per 1,000 people. About 33,608 people.

Town. Code E63000873. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)

Morley is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Morley add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Morley was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 348th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/morley#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 32,562** (2021). Morley had 32,562 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 344th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/morley#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in Morley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/morley#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Morley, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/morley#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63000873) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 93% of people in Morley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63000873) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 515 homes were sold in Morley in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63000873) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Morley.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63000873) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Morley had 32,562 usual residents at the census.

## How Morley compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Morley | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £225,000 | joint 39th most expensive | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2025 |
| Population | 32,562 | 24th most populated | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 93% | joint 45th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.8% | 26th highest | 114 towns, Yorkshire and The Humber · Jan 2026 |

## Is Morley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Morley at a rate of 132.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 108.4 per 1,000 people across Yorkshire and The Humber.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 335 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Morley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,575), shoplifting (841) and other crime (754).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Morley was 128.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in Morley, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Morley has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Morley

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leeds 093A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011518) | 2,294 | 93.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Leeds 093B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011524) | 1,216 | 83.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Leeds 093C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011526) | 1,267 | 26.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Leeds 093D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011531) | 1,670 | 430.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Leeds 095C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011525) | 1,551 | 40.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 095D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011528) | 1,599 | 63.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [Leeds 095E](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011532) | 1,602 | 105.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 102B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011540) | 2,016 | 126.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.2% |
| [Leeds 102F](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01032489) | 2,113 | 113.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% |
| [Leeds 102G](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01032490) | 1,396 | 53.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 102H](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01032491) | 1,195 | 51.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 102I](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01032492) | 2,104 | 129.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.5% |
| [Leeds 104A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011533) | 1,387 | 122.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.8% |
| [Leeds 104B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011541) | 2,036 | 406.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.7% |
| [Leeds 104C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011545) | 1,359 | 88.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 104D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011547) | 1,992 | 144.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.2% |
| [Leeds 106A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011530) | 1,367 | 120.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.5% |
| [Leeds 106B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011534) | 2,358 | 58.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Leeds 106C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011546) | 1,723 | 166.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.1% |

## Your MP

- [Leeds South West and Morley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-south-west-and-morley): Mark Sewards (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)

## Postcode districts covering Morley

[LS27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls27)

## Middle areas in Morley

[Churwell](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/churwell), [Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/morley-bruntcliffe-and-woodkirk), [Morley Central](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/morley-central), [Morley East](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/morley-east), [Morley North & Gildersome East](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/morley-north-and-gildersome-east)

## Towns near Morley

[Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leeds), [East Ardsley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/east-ardsley), [Batley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/batley), [Dewsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dewsbury), [Pudsey](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pudsey), [Heckmondwike](https://openindex.co.uk/town/heckmondwike)

## Morley in brief

Morley is a town in Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber.
About 33,608 people lived in Morley in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £225,000 in 2025 across 515 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 132.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Morley was £225,000 in 2025.
Morley had 32,562 usual residents at the census.
About 93% of people in Morley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Morley, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63000873
- Constituency: [Leeds South West and Morley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-south-west-and-morley)
- Council: [Leeds †](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)
- Region: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 7.83 km²
- People, mid-2024: 33,608*
- Neighbourhoods: 19
- Output areas: 107

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[East Ardsley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/east-ardsley), [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leeds), [Batley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/batley), [Dewsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dewsbury), [Pudsey](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pudsey), [Heckmondwike](https://openindex.co.uk/town/heckmondwike)

## Latest updates for Morley

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63000873

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/morley, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/morley#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/morley