Leeds/North East

North East Leeds is the north-eastern portion of the city of Leeds. This part of Leeds is one of the wealthiest parts of the city with many leafy, affluent districts and suburbs, as well as trendy areas such as Chapel Allerton. There are several deprived areas such as Little London and Chapeltown but these places are generally not representative of this part of Leeds. The district is characterized by wealthy housing and gentified areas. There is not many industrial districts besides the estates in Sheepscar just north of the city centre.

Understand
North East Leeds roughly starts at the bottom of Scott Hall Road in Sheepscar, extending as far north as Alwoodley, Shadwell and Wetherby. It is separated from East Leeds by Easterly Road and from North West Leeds by Stainbeck and Scott Hall Roads. It includes: The district is covered by the postcodes LS7, LS8, LS17, LS22 and LS23.
 * Chapel Allerton - popular with young professionals and locals alike. Chapel Allerton has a host of restaurants and bars and is well worth visiting for a meal and a drink when visiting Leeds.
 * Roundhay - is an affluent and attractive district of North Leeds, famous for the beautiful Roundhay Park. The area is centered on the main thoroughfare of Street Lane, which curves round to become Princes Avenue, which runs through the park to Oakwood.
 * Moortown - centre of Leeds' Jewish community
 * Alwoodley - Extensive and very wealthy suburb on the northern fringe of the city.
 * Shadwell - Pretty old village that has now become a suburb.
 * Moor Allerton - Area in the Moortown district.
 * Potternewton - Culturally diverse area which is a stone's throw away from the interchange at Chapeltown Road and Harrogate Road.
 * Scott Hall - Series of council estates bordering with North West Leeds.
 * Gledhow - Mainly residential area with extensive woodlands.
 * Oakwood - Small suburb next to Roundhay, home to the Oakwood clock.
 * Chapeltown - Centre of the city's Afro-Caribbean population with a dangerous reputation and some beautiful buildings.

Get in
There are no Rail Stations in North East Leeds so the best bet of accessing it through public transport is by bus. Several buses go through the district. These are:


 * 2 & 3/3A - These buses go up Chapeltown Road and through Chapel Allerton and Moortown into Roundhay (2) and Gledhow (3/A).
 * 12 & 13/13A - Both buses go up Roundhay Road, past Oakwood Clock where they split for Roundhay Park (12) and Gledhow (13/A).
 * 42 - Primarily an East Leeds route but terminates at the roundabout at Easterly Road and Oakwood Lane.
 * 49 & 50/50A - Both Eastbound services but they go past Harehills Parade and up Easterly Road towards Seacroft.
 * 51/51A - Terminates at the Moor Allerton Centre.
 * 71 - Goes up past Scott Hall bound for Alwoodley.

To access by car, Sheepscar Interchange is the best option as all three major roads in the area, Scott Hall Road, Chapeltown Road and Roundhay Road meet at this vast collection of junctions.

See
North East Leeds has several attractions. There are a few:

Do
There is a fair bit of nightlife. Chapeltown plays host to the West Indian Centre which hold several club nights almost weekly including the famous Subdub.

Roundhay Park is popular for activities including the Leeds Mela. It is especially good in the summer. Chapel Allerton annually hosts the Chapel Allerton Festival, a festival which takes place at the end of the summer holiday, which has live music and international cuisine, whilst the Leeds West Indian Carnival is held at Potternewton Park and is usually a week before Chapel Allerton Festival.

For leisure activities, Scott Hall Sports Centre is popular with a gym and a swimming pool to boot.

Buy
The largest shopping centre is the Moor Allerton Centre, directly off the Ring Road at Moortown. This has a Sainsbury's, a Homebase, and even its own Library. There is also a large Tesco on Roundhay Road just a little further down from Oakwood. In Oakwood is a very large range of shops.

Chapel Allerton's busy centre has a rapidly expanding (if not yet huge) selection of shops, including several boutiques, craft and design shops.
 * Ginger Ink - branch of the Leeds fashion chain.
 * Fit to Bust - bespoke and designer lingerie
 * Area - award-winning design shop (larger store in the city centre)
 * Casablanca - interesting little gift shop with real character
 * Amanda's - funky designer boutique with a quality selection of latest fashions
 * Radish - quirky and interesting little book and craft shop

Compared to central Leeds, Roundhay is not a shopper's paradise, however the shops of Street Lane and Oakwood offer a range of boutiques and interesting smaller shops as well as a few chains and local amenities
 * Bang and Olufsen - stylish electrical goods in the Street Lane branch (now closed)
 * Oaks - fashion store in Oakwood
 * Ultimoda - more fashion in Oakwood
 * Keith Shepherd is one of Leeds' leading independent shoe shops (Street Lane)
 * Hot Brands really is what it says on the packet
 * Hot Brands really is what it says on the packet

Eat
There are dozens of restaurants in the district. Several restaurants and take aways are dense along Roundhay Road in Oakwood, Street Lane in Roundhay and Harrogate Road in Chapel Allerton.

Drake's Fish and Chip shop in Scott Hall is a famous take-away.

Harehills has several South Asian take-aways.

Wtherby plays host to several eateries, a lot along High Street.

Drink

 * There are several pubs (including a Wetherspoons) in Chapel Allerton of varying quality and atmosphere, some with better reputations than others.
 * There are several pubs (including a Wetherspoons) in Chapel Allerton of varying quality and atmosphere, some with better reputations than others.
 * There are several pubs (including a Wetherspoons) in Chapel Allerton of varying quality and atmosphere, some with better reputations than others.

Street Lane is growing as a drinking area. There are several traditional pubs in Roundhay as well as upscale new bars on Street Lane.

Sleep
Here are several places to stay if you are visiting Leeds overnight and are looking for somewhere in the North East district:

Go next

 * Back in a taxi or bus to Leeds.
 * Get the number 36 bus to Harrogate
 * Other districts of Leeds:
 * Central Leeds
 * North West Leeds including Headingley
 * West Leeds
 * South Leeds
 * East Leeds