Weetwood is a residential ward on the north‑west edge of Leeds, characterised by leafy suburbs, a mix of Victorian and interwar housing and pockets of student accommodation thanks to its proximity to the universities. The area is centred on Weetwood Hall, a historic manor now in university use, and benefits from good bus links into the city alongside local shopping parades and cafés.
Originally part of rural estates that suburbanised in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the ward today combines family communities, commuters and students with active local groups and plenty of green space and sports facilities, giving it a quieter, residential feel compared with neighbouring Headingley and the city centre.
Postcode districts covering Weetwood
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 3.3 miles
- Bradford 7.8 miles
- York 22.3 miles
- Huddersfield 15.4 miles
- Wakefield 11.6 miles
- Harrogate 10.7 miles
- Halifax 13.7 miles
- Barnsley 20 miles
- Castleford 13 miles
- Morley 6.2 miles
- Dewsbury 10.5 miles
- Batley 8.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Kirkstall Ward 1.4 miles
- Moortown Ward 2 miles
- Horsforth Parish 2 miles
- Headingley & Hyde Park Ward 2 miles
- Adel & Wharfedale Ward 2.3 miles
- Bramley & Stanningley Ward 2.4 miles
- Chapel Allerton Ward 2.6 miles
- Alwoodley Parish 2.6 miles
- Armley Ward 2.7 miles
- Little London & Woodhouse Ward 3 miles
- Bramhope Built-up area 3 miles
- Leeds Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Weetwood
LS16 6HG, LS16 5LY, LS16 6LW, LS16 5TZ, LS16 6NW, LS6 3QZ, LS6 4EA, LS6 3PY, LS16 5NE … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 3.2 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 34.6 miles
- Horsforth Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Headingley Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 3.3 miles
Hotels in Weetwood Ad
Schools in Weetwood
- Cookridge Primary School Primary
- Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Ireland Wood Primary School Primary
- Iveson Primary School Primary
- Lawnswood School Secondary
- Lighthouse School Leeds Special
- Richmond House School Independent - primary
- St Chad's C of E Primary School Primary
- Weetwood Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Clayton Wood Forest 0.6 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 0.9 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 1 mile
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 2.5 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 3.6 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 4.4 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 4.9 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 7.1 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 7.3 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 7.4 miles
- The University of Bradford University 7.8 miles
- Outwood Library Library 9.9 miles