The Temple Newsam ward sits on the eastern edge of Leeds, centred on the large historic Temple Newsam estate and its Tudor‑Jacobean mansion, Temple Newsam House. The estate’s extensive parkland, woodland, working farm and formal gardens provide open green space that’s unusual so close to a major city and regularly hosts concerts, family events and outdoor activities.
Outside the park the ward is a mix of suburban streets and post‑war council housing, giving a varied social and economic profile; local shops, schools and community groups anchor everyday life while visitors to the house and grounds add a modest tourism and leisure boost. Historically the estate was the seat of the Ingram family and is now stewarded by the city, so heritage sits alongside contemporary housing and ongoing neighbourhood regeneration efforts.
Postcode districts covering Temple Newsam
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 3.6 miles
- Bradford 12.4 miles
- York 19 miles
- Huddersfield 16.9 miles
- Doncaster 23.6 miles
- Wakefield 8.1 miles
- Harrogate 14 miles
- Halifax 17.5 miles
- Barnsley 16 miles
- Castleford 6.8 miles
- Morley 6.4 miles
- Dewsbury 10 miles
Neighbouring places
- Austhorpe Parish 1.8 miles
- Killingbeck & Seacroft Ward 1.8 miles
- Burmantofts & Richmond Hill Ward 1.9 miles
- Cross Gates & Whinmoor Ward 2 miles
- Gipton & Harehills Ward 2.2 miles
- Garforth & Swillington Ward 2.4 miles
- Swillington Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Scholes Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Hunslet & Riverside Ward 3 miles
- Rothwell Built-up area 3 miles
- Garforth Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Roundhay Ward 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Temple Newsam
LS9 0JA, LS9 0EG, LS15 9BZ, LS15 9HN, LS15 9HY, LS15 0LG, LS9 0LE, LS15 7AR, LS15 0QL … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 9.5 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 28.5 miles
- Cross Gates Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Woodlesford Railway Station 2.7 miles
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 9.6 miles
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Schools in Temple Newsam
- Austhorpe Primary School Primary
- Colton Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Meadowfield Primary School Primary
- Temple Moor High School Secondary
- Templenewsam Halton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 3.5 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 4.1 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 4.7 miles
- Stanley Library Library 5.6 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 5.8 miles
- Outwood Library Library 6.3 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 6.9 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 7.1 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 7.2 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 7.2 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 8.3 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 9.7 miles