Best places to live for commuting to Leeds

Door-to-door commute times by train to Leeds city centre from every neighbourhood in England, with typical house prices, good schools nearby and crime, so you can see where families can live within reach. Times are for the morning rush and include getting to the station and waiting for the train.

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neighbourhoods within 30 min

244

within 45 min

339

within an hour

8 min

quickest: Leeds City Centre

Commuter towns, quickest first

Typical door-to-door time across each town's neighbourhoods, the quickest of them, the typical home price, and the neighbourhood with the best family score.

Town	Typical commute	Quickest	Typical home	Best for families
Leeds	19 min	8 min	£216k	Roundhay West
Morley (Leeds)	24 min	21 min	£215k	Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk
Rothwell (Leeds)	25 min	24 min	£258k	Woodlesford & Oulton
Pudsey	27 min	26 min	£226k	Calverley & Farsley North
Scholes (Leeds)	30 min	30 min	£387k	Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes
Shipley	32 min	30 min	£176k	Windhill
Baildon	34 min	33 min	£294k	Baildon North
Garforth	34 min	32 min	£265k	Garforth East
Rawdon	34 min	32 min	£324k	Horsforth South & Rawdon
Wakefield	34 min	28 min	£210k	Outwood East
Guiseley	34 min	33 min	£316k	Guiseley East & South
Bradford	36 min	28 min	£154k	Thackley & Esholt
Drighlington	36 min	36 min	£265k	Drighlington & Gildersome West
Castleford	37 min	32 min	£176k	Castleford Town
Menston	37 min	37 min	£425k	Menston & Burley Moor
Yeadon	38 min	37 min	£232k	Yeadon East
Burley in Wharfedale	38 min	38 min	£403k	Burley-in-Wharfedale
Horbury	38 min	38 min	£220k	Horbury
Huddersfield	38 min	33 min	£172k	Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar
Bingley	39 min	38 min	£238k	Crossflatts & Eldwick
Crigglestone and Durkar	39 min	39 min	£235k	Durkar & Crigglestone
Swillington	39 min	39 min	£280k	Garforth South, Swillington & Little Preston
Dewsbury	40 min	35 min	£166k	Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton
Ossett	40 min	38 min	£214k	Ossett North
East Ardsley	40 min	40 min	£267k	Tingley West & West Ardsley
Kippax	40 min	40 min	£234k	Kippax West
Bramhope	41 min	41 min	£410k	Bramhope & Pool-in-Wharfedale
Mickletown	41 min	41 min	£220k	Methley
Batley	42 min	40 min	£186k	Staincliffe & Healey
Otley (Leeds)	42 min	41 min	£309k	Otley North
Barwick in Elmet	42 min	42 min	£352k	Aberford, Barwick & Thorner
Kirkheaton	42 min	42 min	£235k	Kirkheaton
Lofthouse and Robin Hood	42 min	42 min	£235k	Robin Hood, Lofthouse & Middleton Lane
Netherton (Kirklees)	42 min	42 min	£255k	Netherton & South Crosland
Wilsden	42 min	42 min	£240k	Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden
York	42 min	39 min	£306k	Holgate East
Gomersal and Birkenshaw	43 min	37 min	£219k	Birkenshaw
Heckmondwike	43 min	43 min	£180k	Heckmondwike North
Keighley	45 min	43 min	£164k	Riddlesden & East Morton
Normanton (Wakefield)	45 min	42 min	£210k	Altofts
Thornton (Bradford)	45 min	45 min	£210k	Thornton
Huntington (York)	46 min	45 min	£309k	Huntington
Ilkley	46 min	46 min	£400k	Ilkley & Ben Rhydding
Liversedge	46 min	45 min	£209k	Heckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown
Middlestown and Overton	46 min	46 min	£250k	Netherton & Middlestown
Sherburn in Elmet	46 min	46 min	£278k	Sherburn in Elmet & South Milford
Elland	47 min	45 min	£204k	Greetland & Stainland
Mirfield	47 min	44 min	£235k	Northorpe & Crossley
Walton (Wakefield)	47 min	47 min	£320k	Walton, Woolley & Bretton
Brighouse	48 min	44 min	£225k	Rastrick East
Lepton	48 min	48 min	£248k	Lepton, Grange Moor & Flockton
Linthwaite and Slaithwaite	48 min	48 min	£235k	Slaithwaite & Linthwaite
Upper Poppleton	48 min	48 min	£440k	Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham
Copmanthorpe	49 min	49 min	£400k	Bishopthorpe & Copmanthorpe
Crofton	49 min	49 min	£240k	Crofton
Cullingworth	49 min	49 min	£222k	Cullingworth & Denholme
Fitzwilliam and Kinsley	49 min	49 min	£168k	Kinsley & Fitzwilliam
Pannal	49 min	49 min	£632k	Spofforth, Burn Bridge & Huby
Oakworth	50 min	50 min	£197k	Oakworth & Laycock
Cleckheaton	51 min	51 min	£190k	Cleckheaton

Under 30 minutes from Leeds city centre

85 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Roundhay West, Leeds	21 min	13 min	£428k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Moortown, Leeds	21 min	11 min	£375k	8 min	4 min	Low	8.1 / 10
Calverley & Farsley North, Pudsey	28 min	19 min	£281k	7 min	5 min	Low	7.6 / 10
Far Headingley & Weetwood, Leeds	19 min	11 min	£289k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.5 / 10
Carr Manor, Leeds	20 min	11 min	£355k	9 min	3 min	Low	7.2 / 10
Hyde Park Corner & Woodhouse Cliff, Leeds	14 min	7 min	£218k	8 min	4 min	Average	7.1 / 10
Primley Park & Wigton Moor, Leeds	25 min	13 min	£319k	11 min	5 min	Very low	7.1 / 10
Meanwood, Leeds	18 min	11 min	£320k	10 min	4 min	Average	6.5 / 10
Alwoodley, Leeds	26 min	16 min	£435k	16 min	5 min	Very low	6.5 / 10
Horsforth East, Leeds	30 min	15 min	£277k	9 min	4 min	Average	6.5 / 10
Gledhow, Leeds	19 min	11 min	£410k	7 min	4 min	High	6.3 / 10
Morley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk, Morley (Leeds)	27 min	15 min	£215k	10 min	3 min	High	6.2 / 10
Chapel Allerton North, Leeds	17 min	10 min	£300k	7 min	5 min	High	6.1 / 10
Temple Newsam & Graveleythorpe, Leeds	22 min	11 min	£268k	8 min	4 min	High	6.0 / 10
Morley North & Gildersome East, Morley (Leeds)	24 min	13 min	£230k	9 min	5 min	Average	6.0 / 10

30 to 45 minutes from Leeds city centre

159 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Holgate East, York	41 min	41 min	£273k	6 min	4 min	Low	8.4 / 10
South Bank & Dringhouses, York	41 min	42 min	£351k	7 min	4 min	Low	8.3 / 10
Guiseley East & South, Guiseley	33 min	24 min	£270k	6 min	3 min	Average	7.8 / 10
Tingley West & West Ardsley, East Ardsley	40 min	16 min	£272k	7 min	5 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Horsforth West, Leeds	32 min	18 min	£390k	9 min	4 min	Low	7.5 / 10
Garforth East, Garforth	35 min	20 min	£289k	9 min	5 min	Very low	7.4 / 10
Guiseley North & West, Guiseley	36 min	26 min	£362k	12 min	4 min	Very low	7.3 / 10
Rawcliffe & Clifton South, York	43 min	44 min	£350k	9 min	4 min	Low	7.3 / 10
Honley & Brockholes, Honley	45 min	39 min	£270k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.3 / 10
Otley North, Otley (Leeds)	42 min	29 min	£345k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.1 / 10
Outwood East, Wakefield	38 min	19 min	£240k	8 min	5 min	Very low	6.9 / 10
Rastrick East, Brighouse	45 min	24 min	£245k	8 min	4 min	Average	6.9 / 10
Thackley & Esholt, Bradford	35 min	24 min	£250k	10 min	3 min	Average	6.8 / 10
Otley South, Otley (Leeds)	41 min	27 min	£273k	6 min	5 min	Average	6.8 / 10
Menston & Burley Moor, Menston	37 min	31 min	£425k	28 min	4 min	Very low	6.7 / 10

45 minutes to an hour from Leeds city centre

95 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Sutton & Crosshills, Cross Hills and Steeton	58 min	47 min	£244k	6 min	4 min	Very low	8.1 / 10
Pontefract South West, Pontefract	59 min	26 min	£249k	7 min	3 min	Low	8.0 / 10
Skipton Town & East, Skipton	60 min	52 min	£282k	6 min	4 min	Low	7.8 / 10
Hookstone, Harrogate	49 min	31 min	£415k	10 min	4 min	Very low	7.7 / 10
Harrogate West & Pannal Ash, Harrogate	47 min	31 min	£441k	13 min	3 min	Very low	7.6 / 10
Wigginton, Haxby	52 min	49 min	£305k	7 min	8 min	Very low	7.6 / 10
Stray, Harrogate	49 min	29 min	£440k	8 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10
Crofton, Crofton	49 min	28 min	£240k	8 min	3 min	Low	7.3 / 10
Ilkley & Ben Rhydding, Ilkley	46 min	35 min	£400k	10 min	5 min	Very low	7.0 / 10
Knaresborough Central, Knaresborough	58 min	34 min	£266k	7 min	3 min	Average	6.9 / 10
Bishopthorpe & Copmanthorpe, Copmanthorpe	49 min	42 min	£400k	9 min	10 min	Very low	6.7 / 10
Hipperholme, Brighouse	54 min	22 min	£260k	11 min	4 min	Very low	6.7 / 10
Bilton, Harrogate	54 min	35 min	£256k	8 min	8 min	Very low	6.6 / 10
Knaresborough South & Follifoot, Knaresborough	59 min	34 min	£425k	14 min	4 min	Low	6.6 / 10
Battyeford, Mirfield	47 min	24 min	£232k	8 min	4 min	Average	6.5 / 10

An hour to 90 minutes from Leeds city centre

325 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Ecclesall & Greystones, Sheffield	76 min	53 min	£407k	6 min	4 min	Very low	9.0 / 10
Endcliffe & Ranmoor, Sheffield	77 min	52 min	£340k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
College & Park West, Darlington	85 min	77 min	£284k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.2 / 10
Crookes, Sheffield	74 min	50 min	£269k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.1 / 10
Prestwich Central, Prestwich	75 min	47 min	£305k	6 min	3 min	—	7.9 / 10
Kirkhams & Holyrood, Prestwich	78 min	48 min	£307k	6 min	3 min	—	7.9 / 10
Broomhall, Sheffield	72 min	51 min	£397k	8 min	3 min	Low	7.8 / 10
Bents Green & Millhouses, Sheffield	78 min	55 min	£487k	12 min	4 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Hummersknott, Darlington	87 min	77 min	£276k	10 min	4 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Prestwich East, Prestwich	75 min	49 min	£280k	6 min	3 min	—	7.7 / 10
Sutton South, Kingston upon Hull	90 min	82 min	£178k	9 min	4 min	Very low	7.7 / 10
Middleton Junction, Chadderton	83 min	45 min	£264k	9 min	4 min	—	7.6 / 10
Wetherby West, Wetherby	63 min	31 min	£416k	9 min	6 min	Very low	7.5 / 10
Springvale & Steel Bank, Sheffield	73 min	50 min	£270k	6 min	5 min	Low	7.4 / 10
Brincliffe & Sharrow Vale, Sheffield	74 min	53 min	£344k	8 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10

Most affordable with good schools, within an hour

A Good or Outstanding primary within a 15-minute walk, a Good or Outstanding secondary within a 15-minute drive, and average or lower crime, cheapest first.

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Girlington, Bradford	37 min	27 min	£126k	5 min	3 min	Average	6.1 / 10
Batley Carr & Mount Pleasant, Batley	40 min	21 min	£135k	4 min	5 min	Average	5.3 / 10
Heaton Highgate, Bradford	34 min	28 min	£162k	8 min	3 min	Average	5.4 / 10
Hyde Park, Leeds	14 min	8 min	£164k	6 min	4 min	Average	5.9 / 10
Dewsbury Savile Town & Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury	40 min	25 min	£165k	7 min	6 min	Average	4.7 / 10
Scawthorpe, Scawthorpe and Cusworth	58 min	44 min	£166k	8 min	4 min	Average	6.0 / 10
Savile Park, Halifax	55 min	30 min	£169k	8 min	4 min	Average	6.4 / 10
Moldgreen & Ravensknowle Park, Huddersfield	38 min	31 min	£170k	9 min	7 min	Average	3.9 / 10
Golcar, Huddersfield	43 min	33 min	£171k	10 min	6 min	Average	3.9 / 10
Ryhill & South Hiendley, Havercroft and Ryhill	53 min	38 min	£172k	7 min	10 min	Average	3.8 / 10
Bolton Road & Kings Road, Bradford	35 min	24 min	£175k	8 min	4 min	Average	5.1 / 10
Norton Tower & Mount Tabor, Halifax	60 min	33 min	£180k	12 min	6 min	Average	4.0 / 10
Dalton Long Lane, Huddersfield	39 min	29 min	£185k	10 min	9 min	Average	3.5 / 10
Royston West, Royston (Barnsley)	59 min	34 min	£194k	6 min	5 min	Average	5.8 / 10
Oakworth & Laycock, Oakworth	50 min	47 min	£197k	9 min	11 min	Average	4.0 / 10

Questions

Where can I live within an hour of Leeds city centre?

339 neighbourhoods in England are within 60 minutes of Leeds city centre door to door by train, 244 within 45 minutes and 85 within 30. The commuter towns table above lists the towns, quickest first.

What are the best places to live for families commuting to Leeds city centre?

The lists above rank neighbourhoods at each commute time on a family score: how far it is to walk to a Good or Outstanding primary school, how far to drive to a Good or Outstanding secondary, recorded crime and deprivation. Within 45 minutes, the top is Holgate East.

Where is cheapest to live with good schools within an hour of Leeds city centre?

Of the neighbourhoods within 60 minutes with a Good or better primary within a 15-minute walk, a Good or better secondary within a 15-minute drive and average or lower crime, the cheapest typical home price is in Girlington (£126k).

How are the commute times worked out?

Door to door at the morning peak. By train: getting from homes to the neighbourhood's best station (walking, or driving and parking where the station is more than 20 minutes' walk), the typical train leaving between 07:00 and 08:45 including the wait, then the walk from the arrival station. The fastest train on a line is often a few minutes quicker. Car times are a typical drive without rush-hour traffic, so expect longer at peak times.

Family score: each neighbourhood's place in England (0 to 10) on walking time to a Good or Outstanding primary, driving time to a Good or Outstanding secondary, recorded crime and deprivation, averaged. School times are from the middle of the neighbourhood. Prices are typical sales over the latest 12 months.