The surrounding countryside is mainly used for sheep and cattle farming, with areas of moorland lying to the north and west.

Cullingworth is now a popular commuter settlement serving the nearby towns of Keighley, Bradford and Halifax.

It is in the Bingley Rural ward of the metropolitan borough of City of Bradford and the Shipley constituency of the British Parliament.

Parkside School educates approximately 1,200 local pupils from Cullingworth and the surrounding villages of Wilsden, Denholme, Thornton and Harden.

An infrequent Sunday service provided a link to Halifax, operated by First West Yorkshire until being withdrawn in 2015.

A condition imposed upon some of the housebuilding companies, is that they must contribute to the upkeep, repair or pay towards the new village hall.