The ward takes in the market town of Otley and the neighbouring town of Yeadon on the north‑west fringe of Leeds. Otley sits beside the River Wharfe and acts as a gateway to Wharfedale and the Yorkshire Dales, with well‑used walks on the Otley Chevin and a compact historic centre centred on a long‑running market. Yeadon is more suburban, notable for Yeadon Tarn and its proximity to Leeds Bradford Airport, which has shaped local employment and transport links.
Culturally and socially the area mixes lively local traditions - markets, festivals and community clubs in Otley - with the more industrial and aviation‑linked past of Yeadon. Economically it blends independent retail and tourism in the town centre with airport‑related jobs, light industry and commuter residents who travel into Leeds, all supported by active civic groups and conservation areas that protect the towns' historic character.
Postcode districts covering Otley & Yeadon
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 8.1 miles13 km
- Bradford 7.5 miles12.2 km
- York 24.8 miles40 km
- Burnley 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Huddersfield 17 miles27.3 km
- Wakefield 16 miles25.7 km
- Harrogate 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Halifax 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Barnsley 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Castleford 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Morley 10 miles16.1 km
- Dewsbury 13.8 miles22.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Carlton Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Otley Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Yeadon Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Guiseley Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Pool Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Guiseley & Rawdon Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Menston Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Pool-in-Wharfedale Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Farnley Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Newall with Clifton Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bramhope Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Leathley Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Otley & Yeadon
LS21 2BN, LS21 3AE, LS19 7TP, LS19 7YF, LS21 3NX, LS21 1JH, LS21 2BJ, LS21 2AF, LS19 7EQ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 39.4 miles63.5 km
- Guiseley Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Menston Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 1.6 miles2.5 km
Hotels near Otley & Yeadon Ad
- The Wheatley Arms 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Cow & Calf by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5 miles8.1 km
- The Abbey Lodge Hotel 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Calverley Arms by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Hollins Hall Hotel, Golf & Country Club 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Dakota Leeds 5 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Hyatt House Leeds 4 8.5 miles13.6 km
- The Met Hotel Leeds 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Haley's Hotel & Restaurant 3 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Weetwood Hall Estate 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
Schools in Otley & Yeadon
- Ashfield Primary School Primary
- Otley All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College Secondary
- Otley the Whartons Primary School Primary
- Queensway Primary School Primary
- Rufford Park Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley Primary
- Westgate Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Esholt Priory Historic site 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Spring Wood Forest 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 4.4 miles7 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 6.6 miles10.6 km
- National Media Museum Museum 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The University of Bradford University 7.5 miles12 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Elland Road Stadium 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Saw Wood Forest 11.2 miles18 km