Landlord Voice Magazine February 2016 - Leeds | Page 12

Hyde Park This area, just two miles from the city centre and half-a-mile from the university, is very popular with students and young professionals alike. As you would expect with a typical inner-city student area Hyde Park has suffered a high crime rate in the past but this has dramatically fallen in recent years. The neighbourhood is crowded with pubs, bars, takeaways and shops, including convenience stores, grocers, DIY stores and a number of smaller food stores catering for the South Asian community which Hyde Park is home to. You can pick up a threebedroom terraced house for between £150,000-£180,000 here. Burley This neighbourhood, just a mile-and-a-half from the city centre, would suit young professionals keen to put some distance between themselves and Leeds’ large student population – and possibly young families starting out. Though technically an inner-city suburb, parts of Burley have a real village feel, with an attractive central common and very large park right next to it, the model allotments with more than 12 | LandlordVoice | February 2016 100 plots and two golf clubs within ten minutes’ drive. Burley is great for amenities, with a choice of small supermarkets and a leisure park very close by and shops and restaurants on Kirkstall Road and Burley Hill. A three-bedroom semidetached house sells for between £150,000-£180-000 in Burley. ‘From grand, suburban tree-lined avenues to terraced and 20th century semi-detached council houses.’ Meanwood A little further afield but still just three miles from Leeds City Centre, this is a quieter neighbourhood which offers a real mix in terms of housing - from grand, suburban treelined avenues to terraced and 20th century semi-detached council houses. And it’s a good choice for those in the family way. It is served by several primary and secondary schools rated between Good and Outstanding by Ofsted, a retail park and several supermarkets and buses serving the city centre at least every 15 minutes. And green space is not a problem – with the beautiful 29-hectare Greenwood Park complete with nature reserve, children’s playground and sports facilities such as a bowling green and tennis and basketball courts. In Meanwood a threebedroom semi-detached house will sell for between £150,000-£180,000. February 2016 | LandlordVoice | 13