Otley

Question 1

How many males live in Otley?

Answer 1

6,855

Question 2

How many females live in Otley?

Answer 2

7360

Question 3

How many people over the age of 65 live in Otley?

Answer 3

2891

Question 4

What is the main religion and how many people follow it?

Answer 4

Christianity

8,839

Question 5

How many people are Muslim?

Answer 5

49

Question 6

What is the main country of birth?

Answer 6

UK

Question 7

How many people are Asian?

Answer 7

110

Question 8

By what percentage have house prices in Otley increased by?

Answer 8

125.07% since the Millennium

Question 9

By what percentage have average salaries in Otley risen by since the Millennium?

Answer 9

51.27%

Question 10

How many more properties have been built over the past 20 years?1

Answer 10

539

Question 11

How many poetry anthologies about Otley have been published by the OWF since 2014?

Answer 11

3

Question 12

Name one collection of poems

Answer 12

Spokes

Question 13

What is Spokes about?

Answer 13

Cycling

Question 14

When was Spokes released?

Answer 14

To coincide with the Tour de France arriving in Yorkshire

Question 15

How has Otley changed physically since 1900?

Answer 15

The train station has been closed
There is less vegetation
There is now only one hospital
More houses have been built

Question 16

What type of town is Otley?

Answer 16

A Border Town

Question 17

What is a Border Town?

Answer 17

In the middle of a Clone Town and a Home Town

Question 18

Why is Otley a Border Town?

Answer 18

There are a mixture of both independent and chain stores

Question 19

What are the most common independent stores?

Answer 19

Food industry

Beauty industry

Question 20

What was the population of Otley in 1960?

Answer 20

1200

Question 21

What was the population of Otley in 2001?

Answer 21

14,641

Question 22

What was the population of Otley in 2011?

Answer 22

14,215

Question 23

What percentage of the population was born in the UK?

Answer 23

96%

Question 24

How many 0-17 year olds are there in Otley?

Answer 24

2,838

Question 25

What is the IMD of Otley like?

Answer 25

It has a good IMD however, Western is in the 3rd most deprived decile however, the majority is in the 7th or 9th least deprived decile

Question 26

How has the IMD changed between 2010 and 2015?

Answer 26

There has been a dip in the south but in the north near Newall there has been an increase

Question 27

What was the rental value in 2008?

Answer 27

150-200 £ per m2

Question 28

Was the rental value relatively high or low in Otley?

Answer 28

Low

Question 29

How many schools are in Otley?

Answer 29

8

Question 30

How many crimes were reported in Otley in April 2018?

Answer 30

72

Question 31

What are the two most common types of crime in Otley?

Answer 31

Violence and sexual offences | Anti social behaviour

Question 32

How is Garnett Wharfe and example of a regeneration project?

Answer 32

It was built on a former mill site

Question 33

How is Wharfedale Park an example of regeneration?

Answer 33

The housing was built on the former Wharfedale Hospital site

Question 34

What is the name of the retirement apartments?

Answer 34

Addlington

Question 35

Name an artist that created art about Otley

Answer 35

JMW Turner

Question 36

What was Otley's main industry in the industrial revolution?

Answer 36

Woollen

Question 37

What was employment like in the 19th century?

Answer 37

Employment in 2 woollen mills, a paper mill and other mills in the area

Question 38

What had happened to employment by 1900?

Answer 38

The printing trade employed over 2000 people in 7 machine shops

Question 39

What was Otley's most important industry in 1900?

Answer 39

Printing

Question 40

Where do people work now?

Answer 40

In Leeds

Question 41

In what industry do people work now?

Answer 41

Tertiary

Question 42

How do people get to work now?

Answer 42

Travel by van or car | In the town centre they walk

Question 43

What is Otley Town Partnership?

Answer 43

A voluntary organisation that undertakes a range of activities and is led by a board of directors

Question 44

What activities does Otley Town Partnership organise?

Answer 44

Farmer's markets, Otley Victorian Fayre, otley Food and Drink Festival

Question 45

What type of activities does Otley Town Partnership sponsor?

Answer 45

Community-based activities

Question 46

Give an example of a community-based activity that Otley Town Partnership has sponsored

Answer 46

Tour de France

Question 47

What groups does the Otley Town Partnership have?

Answer 47

Two monthly working groups that include community representatives

Question 48

What are the two monthly working groups?

Answer 48

Development and environment | Transport

Question 49

What does the development and environment group do?

Answer 49

Monitor major developments, help preserve the unique historic character and influence the provision of a high quality and safe environment

Question 50

What does the transport group do?

Answer 50

Assess the traffic and transportation needs of the town

Question 51

What does the business group?

Answer 51

Oversee the various events that provide the income source for the Partnership to operate