Leeds City Council

For everything you need to know about everyday living in Leeds keep reading!.

From contact details about street lamps to information about your local councillors, wards and political structure. The Leeds City Council website has a wealth of information all about the day-to-day running of the city, and the organisation of council-run initiatives and schemes.

Information on, for, or about the following can be found:

• Advice on emergencies • Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships • Children and young people • Community links • Environment, recycling and refuse • Health and social care • Jobs and careers • Libraries • Planning • Sport, recreation and leisure • Travel, transport and streets

Find answers to all your questions by following this link: http://www.leeds.gov.uk/living/menu.aspx

Buying a home in Leeds

Leeds Metropolitan District covers 217 square miles of land, 140 of which are green belt, offering a variety of accommodation to suit all needs, from vibrant city centre living to picturesque villages and market towns.

City living City centre living is currently in vogue, which has resulted in many new developments and the conversion of vacant space above shops, restaurants and offices. Exciting housing schemes are now springing up all over the centre of Leeds, including waterfront ‘loft’ apartments, upmarket penthouse apartments and smaller flats for those on a more modest budget

From City life to picturesque villages & market towns

The ‘Magic Triangle’ Houses in the northern suburbs are generally more expensive than those south of the river. The triangle formed by Wetherby, Ilkley and Harrogate on the northern edge of Leeds is dubbed the ‘magic triangle’ by estate agents and contains the most exclusive houses in the region.

Countryside cottages Within a few miles of the centre, the city opens out to a landscape of open countryside and numerous small townships and villages, providing a wide range of accommodation. These include traditional Victorian and Edwardian villas, stylish riverside apartments, quaint country cottages on the edge of the Dales and modern houses on family-orientated estates.

Transport links Leeds maintains a fantastic district transport network, with drive time from smaller rural towns only 20 to 30 minutes from the city centre. The city boasts a pioneering guided bus system and an extensive network of services, with the average distance from house to bus route under 200 metres.

Average travel to work times in the morning peak are 22 minutes in Leeds, compared with 55 minutes in London, while average traffic speeds are 27kph, compared to 18kph in the capital.

Travelling to Leeds

• Air Southwest

• GNER Travel - timetable enquiries

• Jet2.com

• Leeds Bradford International Airport

• West Yorkshire Metro

Visitor Attractions

• Bramham Park

• Concerts

• Elland Road Leeds United

• Harewood House

• Lotherton Hall

• Marketing Leeds

• Northern Ballet Theatre

• Opera North

• Royal Armouries

• Temple Newsam

• Thackray Medical Museum

• The Light

• Victoria Quarter

• Waterfall Spa

• West Yorkshire Playhouse

• White Rose Shopping Centre

• Xscape

• Yorkshire Tourist Board