Alwoodley lies on the northern fringe of Leeds in West Yorkshire, about five miles from the city centre. The parish mixes suburban streets and large interwar and post-war houses with open green spaces - notable local features include Eccup Reservoir and the adjacent Golden Acre Park - and it borders rural estates towards Harewood, giving a clear step from urban to countryside.
Historically recorded in the Domesday Book, the area is now largely residential and relatively affluent, with good schools, local shops along Harrogate Road and a lively community scene; there are several golf and sports clubs and a significant Jewish community with associated cultural amenities. Conservation areas, tree-lined avenues and easy commuter links to Leeds help explain its enduring popularity.
Postcode districts covering Alwoodley
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 4.7 miles
- Bradford 10.2 miles
- York 20.1 miles
- Huddersfield 18.1 miles
- Wakefield 13.3 miles
- Harrogate 8.4 miles
- Halifax 16.3 miles
- Barnsley 21.6 miles
- Castleford 13.3 miles
- Morley 8.5 miles
- Dewsbury 12.8 miles
- Batley 10.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Arthington Parish 2 miles
- Adel & Wharfedale Ward 2.2 miles
- Moortown Ward 2.3 miles
- Bramhope Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Weetwood Ward 2.6 miles
- Harewood Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Roundhay Ward 3.4 miles
- Shadwell Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Castley Parish 3.4 miles
- Chapel Allerton Ward 3.4 miles
- Pool-in-Wharfedale Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Weeton Parish 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Alwoodley
LS17 7RQ, LS17 1PF, LS17 5EL, LS17 1NP, LS17 7FA, LS17 7QB, LS17 7NG, LS17 7HW, LS17 7PB … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 4.3 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 35.1 miles
- Horsforth Railway Station 3.4 miles
- Weeton Station 3.8 miles
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 4.2 miles
Hotels near Alwoodley Ad
- Dakota Leeds 5 5 miles
- Mercure Leeds Parkway Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- Quebecs 4 5.1 miles
- Novotel Leeds Centre Hotel 4 5.2 miles
- The Queens Hotel 4 5.2 miles
- Hyatt House Leeds Aparthotel 3 5.3 miles
- Hinsley Hall 3 3.6 miles
- The Chambers Park Place 4 5.1 miles
- ibis Styles Leeds City Centre Arena 3 4.8 miles
- Weetwood Hall Hotel 4 2.7 miles
Schools in Alwoodley
- Brodetsky Primary School Primary
- Leeds Jewish Free School Secondary
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Clayton Wood Forest 3 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 3.1 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 3.3 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 4.9 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 5.1 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 5.8 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 6.4 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 6.6 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 9.5 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 9.8 miles
- The University of Bradford University 10.2 miles