The ward covering Kippax and Methley lies on the eastern fringe of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire. It mixes village centres and open countryside, with the nearby confluence of the River Aire and the Aire & Calder Navigation giving attractive canal- and riverside corridors and leisure routes.
There’s a tangible industrial past - former collieries and railway lines have left their mark - yet the area retains a strong community feel, with local pubs, clubs and events. Many residents commute into Leeds or neighbouring towns, so the ward combines commuter convenience and everyday services with visible historic and rural character.
Postcode districts covering Kippax & Methley
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 7.8 miles
- Bradford 16.3 miles
- York 17.8 miles
- Huddersfield 19 miles
- Rotherham 22.9 miles
- Doncaster 19.6 miles
- Wakefield 8 miles
- Harrogate 17.4 miles
- Halifax 20.8 miles
- Barnsley 14.4 miles
- Castleford 2.9 miles
- Morley 9.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Kippax Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Woodend Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Great Preston Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Great and Little Preston Parish 1.2 miles
- Allerton Bywater Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Garforth & Swillington Ward 2 miles
- Swillington Built-up area 2 miles
- Mickletown Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Garforth Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Ledsham Parish 2.2 miles
- Sturton Grange Parish 2.6 miles
- Micklefield Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Kippax & Methley
LS26 9AD, LS25 7BS, LS25 4BY, LS25 4BU, LS25 7AD, WF10 2DJ, LS25 7QB, WF10 2AU, LS26 9EG … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 13.9 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 24.5 miles
- Garforth Railway Station 2.4 miles
- Micklefield Railway Station 2.6 miles
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Schools in Kippax & Methley
- Allerton Bywater Primary School Primary
- Brigshaw High School Secondary
- Great Preston VC C of E Primary School Primary
- Kippax Ash Tree Primary School Primary
- Kippax Greenfield Primary School Primary
- Kippax North Primary School Primary
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 2.8 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 4.5 miles
- Stanley Library Library 5.5 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 6.2 miles
- Outwood Library Library 6.7 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 7.6 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 7.6 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 8.4 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 9.2 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 9.9 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 10.7 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 10.7 miles