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 miles7.6 km
- Bradford 10.2 miles16.4 km
- York 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Huddersfield 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Wakefield 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Harrogate 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Halifax 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Barnsley 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Castleford 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Morley 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Dewsbury 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Batley 10.7 miles17.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Arthington Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Adel & Wharfedale Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Moortown Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Bramhope Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Weetwood Ward 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Harewood Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Roundhay Ward 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Shadwell Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Castley Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Chapel Allerton Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Pool-in-Wharfedale Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Weeton Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Alwoodley
LS17 7BN, LS17 7QZ, LS17 5HW, LS16 8AZ, LS17 7RN, LS17 7PJ, LS17 1LR, LS17 7LU, LS17 7LN … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 35.1 miles56.4 km
- Horsforth Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Weeton Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 4.2 miles6.8 km
Hotels near Alwoodley Ad
- Dakota Leeds 5 5 miles8.1 km
- Hyatt House Leeds 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Met Hotel Leeds 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Haley's Hotel & Restaurant 3 3.5 miles5.7 km
- The Scotts Arms Village Inn 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Leeds City Centre 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Hinsley Hall 3 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Weetwood Hall Estate 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Quebecs 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Queens Hotel 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
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 miles4.9 km
- Spring Wood Forest 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Saw Wood Forest 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Elland Road Stadium 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 9.5 miles15.3 km
- National Media Museum Museum 9.8 miles15.9 km
- The University of Bradford University 10.2 miles16.4 km