Leeds Flatshares Guide

Suburbs

Leeds is one of the top ten most populous cities within the United Kingdom, and this is reflected in the number of rooms that there are available for rent within and around the city.

Towards the city centre, there are a number of small areas which are popular with those looking for flat shares. These places include:

In addition, there are a number of popular neighbouring towns and villages within close proximity to the city which receive high search volumes as they are away from the hustle and bustle of the main city but close enough to commute or go to Leeds on a night out.

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Council Tax

Council tax rates within Leeds fluctuate from £700 (Band A) to over £2500 (Band H) with the average, Band D costing over £1200 per annum.

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Transportation Links

Public transport within Leeds is run by the West Yorkshire Metro. There are two paid bus services running around the city as well as a FreeCity Bus which runs from 6.30am until 7.30pm. Leeds City train station is one of busiest in the United Kingdom outside of London with connections to many nearby towns and suburbs as well as national and international links.

In terms of nearby motorways, Leeds is well connected with the rest of the UK. There are motorways in all directions, including the M62 which runs east to west from Hull to Liverpool, the M1 which runs south to London and the A1(M) which goes north to Newcastle and Scotland.

Just outside of Leeds is the Leeds Bradford International Airport with over 65 destinations to mainland Europe and North Africa.

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Health and Education

Being one of the UK’s largest cities, Leeds boasts a large number of hospitals and doctors surgeries within the city. If moving into a flat or house share in Leeds, registering with your local GP should be high on your priority list and you can find your nearest doctor by visiting the NHS Website.

Leeds has over 200 primary, 39 secondary and 6 special schools along with a number of colleges and two universities, University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University which combined have in excess of 80,000 students.

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Media

Leeds has daily and evening regional newspapers which are the Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post as well as the neighbouring suburbs each having their own daily or weekly paper such as the Wharfdale & Airedale Observer.

The city also has a number of regional radio stations such as BBC Radio Leeds (92.4FM), Galaxy Yorkshire (105.1FM) and Radio Aire (96.3FM).

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