West Park, Leeds

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Coordinates: 53°50′01″N 1°35′56″W / 53.8336°N 1.5989°W / 53.8336; -1.5989

West Park
Shops on Otley Road
West Park shown within West Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE260378
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEEDS
Postcode district	LS16
Dialling code	0113
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Leeds North West
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

West Park is a suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, north of Headingley. It is a mixed area of private suburban housing and suburban council estates. The name derives from its main park (approximately 500 metres north-south by 300 metres east-west) containing playing fields together with a conservation area of grassy meadow ending in woodland. The largest housing estate in West Park is Moor Grange.

Contents 1 Location 2 Amenities 3 Transport 4 Housing 4.1 Private housing 4.2 Council housing 5 Demography 6 External links

[edit] Location

The West Park district is situated approximately four miles north west of Leeds city centre. Its boundaries are approximately the A660 Otley Road to the east, the A6120 Leeds Outer Ring Road to the North, the Harrogate Line railway to the West, and the Queenswood Drive / Spen Lane intersection to the South.

[edit] Amenities

The amenities of West Park lie in two main areas, on Otley Road around the private houses, where there are several shops, a post office, a laundrette, a specialist runners shop, an estate agents, an Indian restaurant and an Italian restaurant. The main parade of shops on Otley Road are noted for their Dutch fronts. There are also the amenities on the Moor Grange estate situated around Spen Lane and Butcher Hill, which include: the West Park Centre (educational facility), Abbey Grange Secondary School, St Chad's Church of England Primary School, a church, a Doctor's surgery, a post office, a beauticians, three hair salons, two cafes, a co-op supermarket, two newsagents, a pizza takeaway, a Chinese takeaway, an Indian takeaway, a pet shop, a charity shop, a window and glazing store, a florist, a laundrette, and a public house called 'The Dalesman'. Lawnswood School lies in between West Park and Lawnswood. West Park lies close to Headingley and Horsforth which both have larger local centres. The nearest supermarkets are Somerfield in Headingley, Morrison's in Horsforth, Morrison's in Kirkstall, ASDA in Holt Park and Sainsbury's in Moor Allerton.

[edit] Transport

West Park is situated between the A660 and the A65, with the Leeds Outer Ring Road running to the North of the area. The Leeds-Harrogate railway line runs through the Moor Grange area of West Park, however there is no station in the area, the nearest to the south being Headingley and Horsforth to the North. Many bus routes run through the area, providing regular services to Leeds City Centre, Headingley and Horsforth.

[edit] Housing

[edit] Private housing

West Park boasts a an area of early 20th Century private housing between Otley Road and Spen Lane, these are mainly made up of large detached and semi detached houses. The streets around these houses are mainly treelined and have wide pavements. There are also some older Victorian buildings around Otley Road, some of which have been divided into flats. The houses towards Otley Road are generally older and larger then those towards Spen Lane. The private housing generally lies to the East of West Park, wher it gives way to Far Headingley to the South and Lawnswood to the North. The private housing stock around West Park generally commands high house prices, in line with surrounding areas such as Far Headingley, Lawnwood and Weetwood. Most of the private housing in West Park lie in a Conservation area.

[edit] Council housing

West Park predominantly consists of Moor Grange Estate which was a 1950s built council estate, built on reclaimed farm land called 'Old Farm', together with a more affluent estate of predominantly large semi and detached housing between Spen Lane and the A660 Otley Road. There is also the smaller Spen Estate situated South of Butcher Hill. The Moor Grange area was used for filming in The Beiderbecke Affair, using the Butcher Hill playing fields and the Clayton Grange flats. The crime rate in around the Moor Grange and Spen Estates are generally lower then other council estates and house prices are generally higher then other similar areas around Leeds.

[edit] Demography

West Park lies partly in the Kirkstall Ward and partly in the Weetwood Ward of Leeds; it has the postcode LS16. West Park lies in the Leeds North West parliamentary constituency and is served by Liberal Democrat MP, Greg Mulholland.

[edit] External links

• West Park Residents' Association
• West Park Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan, approved by Leeds City Council November 2008