Pudsey sits on the western fringe of Leeds, on high ground between the city and Bradford, and has grown from a 19th‑century market and woollen‑cloth town into a largely suburban commuter area with a mix of independent shops, light industry and service businesses. Transport links include the New Pudsey railway station and main roads into the city, while the built environment ranges from Victorian terraces to later suburban developments.
Cultural life is centred on a busy high street and green spaces such as Pudsey Park, which hosts events around its bandstand and lake, and the place has a distinctive local identity - famously giving its name to the BBC Children in Need mascot, Pudsey Bear. Socially the ward is mixed, with a community‑minded feel and pockets of contrasting housing tenure and income levels.
Postcode districts covering Pudsey
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 5 miles
- Bradford 3.9 miles
- Oldham 24.8 miles
- Burnley 23.6 miles
- Huddersfield 11.1 miles
- Wakefield 10.2 miles
- Rochdale 24 miles
- Harrogate 14.7 miles
- Halifax 9.5 miles
- Barnsley 18.1 miles
- Castleford 14.1 miles
- Morley 4.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pudsey Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Calverley & Farsley Ward 1.6 miles
- Tong Ward 1.9 miles
- Bradford Moor Ward 2 miles
- Bramley & Stanningley Ward 2 miles
- Farnley & Wortley Ward 2.5 miles
- Calverley Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Bowling and Barkerend Ward 2.5 miles
- Eccleshill Ward 2.7 miles
- Armley Ward 2.8 miles
- Drighlington Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Gildersome Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Pudsey
LS13 4EG, LS28 8JG, LS28 7QH, LS28 7ED, LS28 9AH, LS13 4PY, LS28 7AH, LS28 8LQ, LS28 9HB … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 5 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 34.7 miles
- New Pudsey Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Bramley 1.6 miles
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 5.3 miles
Hotels near Pudsey Ad
- Corn Mill Lodge Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- Tong Park Hotel 3 1.7 miles
- Dakota Leeds 5 5 miles
- Novotel Leeds Centre Hotel 4 4.8 miles
- Quebecs 4 5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bradford City Centre 3 3.1 miles
- The Queens Hotel 4 5 miles
- Hyatt House Leeds Aparthotel 3 5.1 miles
- Travelodge Bradford Central 3 3.3 miles
- The Chambers Park Place 4 4.8 miles
Schools in Pudsey
- Crawshaw Academy Secondary
- Greenside Primary School Primary
- Lowtown Primary School Primary
- Pudsey Grammar School Secondary
- Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School Primary
- Pudsey Waterloo Primary Primary
- Southroyd Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Swinnow Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 2.9 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 3.5 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 3.7 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 3.9 miles
- The University of Bradford University 4 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 4.1 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 4.1 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 4.1 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 4.5 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 5.1 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 7.3 miles
- Outwood Library Library 9 miles