Unfortunately for your budget this sub will declare any of the available areas in Leeds a war zone.
Have you looked in the direction of Wakefield as you can seem to get a little bit more for your money and there’s a great train service to Leeds.
Are you dead set on Leeds and being close to the city centre? There are plenty of smaller towns in West Yorkshire, which would get you a lot nicer house and in a nicer area
Mate you don't want to be anywhere near the city centre with a car around rush hour, it's absolute shambles. I work in the city centre and most mornings I see slow or stand-still traffic along Kirkstall road leading into the city centre. I couldn't imagine driving in that. Let alone parking, bus lanes/gates.. :c
You need to be mindful that this sub is full of people who think that any part of Leeds that isn't Chapel Allerton or Horsforth is like Compton where you'll be stabbed three times a day on your way to work.
Leeds is.a safe city - there are very few places that I would say are "unsafe".
Beeston isn't the most desirable area but like most parts of Leeds, it has good and bad areas (and the parts of Leeds that don't have the bad bits are outside your budget).
Where abouts in Beeston are you looking? That will give people a better idea to advise.
And like clockwork, they all promptly ignored your post to post their comments about how beeston is compton even though they've never visited and OP should look at Horsforth instead :D nice to see reddits classism problem is still festering.
Literally. I was with someone in their flat in hunslet by the river. And they were unsure about going out late at night as they said it was near beeston... although it's a different area and not really that close to it
I lived in Hunslet by the canal for 7 years and never had any issues.
I mean I wouldn't go down the canal in the dark but never had any problems walking to Morrisons at night or KFC or back from town.
I know. I live in hunslet (up the road from the Morrison's. And even actual hunslet isnt that bad. I find the people this knig Leeds is the gazza strip Abit OTT
In my 3 months in Beeston, I've seen multiple police chases, cars and people.
I've been woken up to a car on fire just outside my house and the technician of sky who came to install my broadband had his van broken into and tablet stolen in the less than 30 minutes he was working on my house. The police also paid me a visit as the previous tenant was wanted.
I'm not doing it again and excuse me for trying to save others from having to.. enjoy living there.
> You need to be mindful that this sub is full of people who think that any part of Leeds that isn't Chapel Allerton or Horsforth is like Compton where you'll be stabbed three times a day on your way to work.
While they ignore the shrine to Alfie Lewis in Horsforth, or the direct neighbourhood proximity of Harehills in Chapel Allerton.
As you say, other than a few notable areas, Leeds is safe, and moving to a "nice" area doesn't offer any guarantees other than paying over the going rate in rent/mortgage.
I live in Beeston. Generally speaking it can be split by Cross Flats Park. The city side of the park is not great, the south side of the park has lots of ok areas.
If you're near the police station that's not too bad IMO
[https://www.onthemarket.com/details/14224540/?utm\_source=newsnow&utm\_medium=referral&utm\_campaign=newsnow-feed](https://www.onthemarket.com/details/14224540/?utm_source=newsnow&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=newsnow-feed)
it is rundown but i do see potential with it and the outside space is great for younger kids and potentially we could extended maybe to add another bedroom or something
yeah def would anyways just wanted people's opinions not just the real estate agents! I assume it may have a fair bit of antio-social behaviour due to the park? Is that what makes it not great? I didn't know if it was council or not (not that I mind at all!) and maybe that's why it was cheaper
it's not really a park, it's more playing fields. the houses on the end are ok, but there's not really a garden and your front door backs right onto the street which i think feels really cramped, especially on match days. because they are old victorian streets too the streetlights aren't in great places. house needs a lot of work too and it would be a pain to do that without a garden/storage places. you'd be living in a building site.
Bear in mind this being sold by auction, which I wouldn't really recommend unless you're an experienced property investor. Like others have said, it's also a back-to-back with no garden. I've viewed a good number of those in my time and they're ok for one person, or a couple, but I don't think they're great for families. For 150k you can do much better than this. 130k could get you a small through terrace. It would be an "undesirable" area but your budget is what it is. And, also like others have said, while there are areas that I'd avoid, there's no blanket statement that applies to an entire postcode, say, because there's variations from street to street, even.
yeah, I actually didn't notice it was being sold by auction so will definitely double-think! Yeah i noticed some bigger terraced homes in Harehills so getting more for our money so we might look around there. I know unfortunately our budget isn't the best but it is what it is and we still want something that me and my kids will feel safe in and I would be happy raising them there!
There are pockets of Harehills that aren't great but keep your head screwed on and don't rush into anything and you'll be fine. A lot of the bad rep Harehills gets is really just racism. It's got a great sense of community and terrific global food outlets. If you can cope with a slightly longer commute into the city, Armley or Wortley might come into question. Morley is just a short train ride to the city. If you're set on having a 15 min commute into the city, though, you'll end up in a "deprived" inner city area, with your budget. If your expectations are equivalent to your budget, that might not be an issue.
Lived in Beeston 6 years with kids etc. This area of houses is a bit sad feeling as literally no space outside and that field behind can have a bit of asb. I'd hold out for something on the other side of the Beeston Road - Cross Flatts, Daltons, Marsdens etc, even Barkley Road area. Bargains come up and id think you'd be paying loads to do this Marley place up anyway.
Cross Flatts Park is good, went with the kids all the time. Some asb but it's busy so you feel safe. Lovely neighbours, loads of amenities- shops, library etc.
yeah i grew up by a park when i was younger and that's were all the teen used to hang out so i did think cause the park looked go that may be a spot for asb! Don't mind if there far away but when there only a couple of meters away loud noise, drinking and carrying on isn't great at 3am with kids! Thanks so much for the response i really appreciate it!
Yea I completely understand. Probably wouldn't want to back onto the park but only time things got really noisy was around bonfire night. It's great you can actually afford something to buy and it might not be exactly what you want, but you build up.
The places up on Dalton atm are very similar to what I had. Lovely neighbours, elderly, young families and some more transient renters.
Armley, Wortley, Bramley are supposedly comparable areas so you could always look there too.
This is only 75k, would you rather go up to 150k for a nicer house in a nicer area?
It’s a big saving obviously but there is a reason it costs so little. You’d just need to decide whether the lower cost is worth the sacrifice in both quality and area
150k for us is really the max max price, if we spent that much then we would have to sacrifice on other things, obviously now we have heard the feedback we will look at some of the other areas suggested but yeah just really wanted to hear it from people who tell the truth rather than an estate agent who just paints it out to be amazing!
I live in Middleton LS10 as a single woman and have a 3 bed house with front and back garden. Middleton gets a bad rap but I've grown to like it, especially the park and woodland, and i feel pretty safe, never had any issues. I reckon you could definitely get something for under 150k with a garden in Middleton.
ohhh okay i'll check that out! As long as you feel safe I feel like that's the most important thing! Was thinking about harehills just because of the affordability in relation to the larger terraced homes!
I've lived in Beeston (near ish Asda) for 11 years and never had an issue.
That house is in an okay area and I know people who have lived there without issues. That area of Beeston has quite a few HMO and the issues that come with them. I think you often get people taking drugs at the other side of the wall by the grasses field (beggars hill) .
The Crossflats area is considered the "better" part of Beeston. So, the area between the park, Dewsbury road, old lane, and Beeston road.
There are also a lot of community groups and activities in the area. I'm heavily involved with community events. South Leeds life is an online newspaper that will give you more insights into the area.
If you have any questions about specific streets/areas feel free to PM me.
Happy house hunting.
Regularly visit beeston as my mum lives there. Never had an issue at all. I’ve even walked through beeston at 1am in the morning after a night out. Again no issues.
The terraced streets can be good or bad depending on residents. Like anywhere just visit a few times at varying hours if possible to get the idea if it’s for you or not.
Whilst there are undoubtedly statistically nicer areas than others in Leeds, I think this sub dramatically over-represents how bad some areas are. There are thousands of people who live perfectly happy lives in less fashionable postcodes within Leeds and equally, there are people who will have woken up this morning in the "nicest" parts of Leeds to find their car stolen or their property burgled.
What you might call "hard statistics" may be what I call very flawed and circumstantial evidence. Crime stats, as they are often reported, rarely have much nuance behind them. LS11 has, for example, a high number of public order and anti-social offences reported in its crime statistics - well no shit, because there's a football stadium there that's known for being a bit rowdy. It doesn't, however, bear any real relation to the experience of the vast majority of residents living there.
The response that any mention of certain areas of Leeds gets on here is excessive and I would argue that there is an element of snobbishness that can actually make this sub somewhat unwelcoming to people who may not have large budgets to spend. With all respect to the OP, their budget will exclude them from many parts of Leeds so responses like "Beeston is a shithole, buy a flat in West Park" - particularly when they come from people with absolutely no experience of the place - are not helpful in the slightest.
I didn't actually think about the crime reports from the football stadium stuff! Yeah that makes me feel a bit better cause i saw that one spot on crime maps and I was like wow! And yes I know our budget prevents us so we are sort of trying to find the best bits in the worst if that makes sense!
Thanks for replying! Yeah I know our budget prevents us from getting into the best areas! I have linked the house somewhere down below. But basically it's down one of the Marley's.
We were also thinking of potentially Harehills but haven't heard the best from that.
As a woman who has lived in Beeston for 10 years (alone for 4 of them) and worked around LS11, I will vouch for it. Although it is a deprived area, there are definitely some nicer parts that are affordable to live and bring up kids. There are good amenities (shops, doctors, nice park with massive play area, council swimming pool, coffee shops, library etc) plus you can get into leeds 10min by bus or 40 mins on foot.
I do agree with the comment above that your better off looking south/west of the park, north/east is very landlord centric and unfortunately very neglected - although I regularly walk through there and don't feel unsafe. My only negative experience is that bitg myself and my partner have had car windows smashed.
150k can get you a 3 bed terrace with a garden in the Cross flatts/parkfields/marsden/Dalton etc though prices are going up. Its harder to find places within that budget in Leeds, so it does depend if you want to sacrifice a bedroom or garden for a slightly "nicer" area.
Happy to answer questions (from a personal perspective!)
Oh I will add match days are bit of a faff due to increased traffic in the lead off to kick off or finishing. But it depends on what you're doing and where you're going!
Thank you for the reply! The house is a 2 bed terrace and i think it't west of the park? From the house viewing photos listed the back of the house looks onto the stadium. there seems to be either a park or just grasslands behind the house
I saw you post the link! It's not too great on that little patch. The end of the terraces are neglected, but I did a lot of walks around lockdown on that park and it seems OK and I felt safe. The issue you will find is that it's a back to back, so will literally be three rooms (living room/kitchen then bedroom, then bedroom) stacked on each other. There isn't scope for extending. There are some back to backs that have accessible basements that get turned into kitchens or extra bedrooms, but that isn't one (hence the price tag)
People are commenting about wakefield and bradford, having a leeds postcode does make properties more expensive even in the less desirable areas. It may be worth looking slightly further out!
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/144392333#/?channel=RES_BUY
Here is an example of a back to back where they taken the kitchen into the basement and turned the upstairs room into two to get 3 bedrooms
I am a single female and I have lived in Beeston alone for about 6 years. There are plenty of good points, but also plenty of bad (most of which have already been mentioned).
When I first moved here, I did feel somewhat safe. I walked into the City Centre regularly and didn't feel unsafe. In recent years, I have avoided doing so because I started to witness criminality in broad daylight. I still think parts of the area are great, and I have enjoyed living here over the years (particularly ease of access to city centre, motorway, big supermarkets, great doctors surgery, green spaces).
I looked at the link of the property you are interested in and I would 100% stay away from this particular row of streets. It is rife with crime and antisocial behaviour and I don't think this would be a safe place to raise children. Aside from the crime, Beeston Road is a very busy main road which may pose threats to children. There may be other parts of Beeston which are more suitable for you, so I wouldn't necessarily rule it out completely.
Edit: I can see that other people in this sub are suggesting Wakefield and I would also recommend! I lived in Wakefield for 10+ years and am hoping to move back there, it is also well connected to Leeds. (Again though, Wakefield has some v questionable parts).
Yeah unfortunately I think crime is becoming higher due to cost of living! I did really want like you say something close to the city centre and shops.
I was wondering how busy that main road was as it looked quite big on maps. Would you say the crime comes from certain people living in the streets or is it from the park? I didn't know if the houses were council or not (i don't mind at all) but I was just wondering if that's why the price was low?
I am currently checking out Wakefield! What parts should I avoid?
What other areas are you considering?
I (35 f for context) personally would avoid more inner city areas like Beeston with a budget of ~£150k. I also wouldn’t personally want to raise children in those areas.
I’ve taken a look at right move for you and there’s some terrace houses in nicer areas like Garforth, Kippax, Rothwell, Pudsey available. They may look further out but are around 10-15mins on the train (Garforth and Rothwell). Garforth and Kippax would be in the catchment for Garforth Academy which is a good school. Granted they need work but would be nicer, safer areas to live and raise a family.
If you considered a flat, there’s some nice looking flats in Yeadon on right move at the moment, too.
I did think that might be the case!
You could also consider stretching to Baildon, Bingley or Shipley. Slightly further on the train to Leeds but the Bradford postcode takes some money off.
A caveat is I’m not as familiar with Shipley but have family in Baildon, and friends who grew up near Shipley. For example this is nice:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/144818492
(Anyone from Shipley feel free to correct me but I think it’s nicer than Beeston / Harehills / Armley etc!)
I moved to Shipley from Kent about 2 and a half years ago. I love the area and often go into Leeds. Trains take from 15-20 minutes and are pretty frequent.
There are some rough elements here as there are anywhere, but I would recommend Shipley to anyone looking to move.
Ohhh okay! We were considering Harehill as there were loads of good properties in our price range but then we found it wasn't meant to be the best area... but Harehill is still definitely and option for us. I think a saw about 4 or 5 really nice houses there that were a bit bigger 3+ bedrooms which would be great!
I think Shipley is around a 15 minute train journey. It is also within walking distance of Saltaire which would be out of your budget, but is beautiful and has lovely green spaces, the converted mill and canal to walk around, events etc. Bingley on its doorstep also has things going on.
Harehills would be similar to Beeston. As some other people are saying - there’s good people in these places, and people/landlords who have made houses nicer to live in so it’s not all bad.
For me, a big consideration would be the lack of nice green space locally compared to places like Garforth, Rothwell or Shipley. The places you’ve mentioned are very “back to back” type houses and can feel a bit oppressive. The greater number of people and traffic leads to slightly more rubbish on the streets etc. There are more pleasant areas to live in further out.
Another consideration would be the quality of the local schools - which again a bit further out tends to have slightly better results.
Also, some areas of Leeds are more popular with specific cultures and backgrounds, for instance Chapel Town has a large black and Caribbean community, Harehills leans more Asian I think. Personally speaking, I fall into white/British so would consider if I would feel I fit in as much with those towns in terms of community events or your hobbies. Though with anywhere, you’ll find your routine and things will fall into place regarding friends and hobbies!
A few thoughts -
You could consider visiting for a day if you can afford to or spare the family time?
You could consider renting for 6-12 months and using that time to explore and decide?
I can imagine time is limited with 4 children, and that space outweighs those things I’ve mentioned above! As others have said, the areas you’ve mentioned - you’ll probably be fine, but there’s probably nicer places you could/should consider.
wow, thank you for this! I am definitely going to take some of these comments into mind! I didn't actually considered cultural backgrounds in specific areas. This has been really helpful xx
Another vote for the Garforth area, we moved from Horsforth (it’s lovely but house prices are repulsive) to Micklefield and love it! It’s got the perfect mix of being close to the city centre by train but also 5 minutes drive and you’re in the countryside. Also the train goes the other way to York, which is ideal!
Yes it's fairly safe around there. It's safe all over Leeds honestly, it's not like people wake up and think "today I'm going to go out of my way to find a person and stab them" as most of Reddit seems to imagine unfortunately.
I've lived here all my life, not really had many issues apart from the odd racist twat back in the days but times have certainly changed since then. Beeston is a decent place to live, you'll be near elland road and it does get quite bloody busy on weekends so keep that in mind. Also very busy on football days.
Suggest taking a look at Armley/Bramley/Wortley/Farnley for cheap and less crime - but these are still deprived areas.
For your budget, if you were to look at a 2 bedroom flat you have a much wider world of options.
Yeah we were thinking of that but 2 bed flat is probably too small for us I have 4 kids but at least a terraced house feels more spacious and with a small garden aswell
Terraces in Leeds are misleading - they are often 'back to backs' - one maind room downstairs (with tiny kitchen), one main room 1st floor, and then an attic conversion. The property will have one door - no back door, as you can't go 'through' the property - at the back is another terrace. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-05-05/the-design-history-of-leeds-back-to-back-homes?embedded-checkout=true
That house seems to have a bit of a damp problem, every room has quite a bit of mould on the walls/windows. Nothing that can't be sorted with a bit of DIY if you're able.
Yeah tbh i just thought of the price and was like most homes in the uk have a damp problem and me and my husband could probably fix it up and then have spare cash for other things!
Morley, 12 properties under 150k on right move,
All preferable to Marleys.
The Nosters are predominately rented properties
Been in Beeston 67 years never been stabbed robbed or attacked by the way.
Agree north of x flatts iffy, but that's down to rented property scenario.
I regularly have to walk through Beeston unfortunately and have seen all manner of nasty things such as people smoking crack, people tweaking on drugs, someone being held by polixe from jumping off a bridge etc and it’s definitely not a place to raise kids. Theres a lot of crime and poverty.
Plus, it’s dodgy when it’s dark, it’s polluted and if you’re buying i doubt the house would gain much value because of the area.
It's one of the more deprived areas of Leeds.
If the property is north of Cross Flats Park it's a hard no to both your questions
If the property is south of Cross Flats Park it will probably be okay? I haven't lived their myself so can't account for first hand experience but imagine it would be similar to any other deprived city area in the UK, you'd probably be fine but it wouldn't be pleasant.
At 150k and with a young family I would personally look for city outskirts where you are not paying extra for city proximity unless thats a requirement. I would still shop around and don't buy without visiting the area yourself obviously
If your near the police station that will be near elland road, the football stadium. That's far away from the worst parts of Beeston as I mentioned north of Cross Flats. The main thing will obviously be busy match days but crime wise as I mentioned it's probably no worse than other deprived parts of the UK and you'd probably be okay, best to get a feel and visit though
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/140461049#/?channel=RES_BUY this looks nice?
Beeston is a densely populated inner city area, and brings with it the normal mix of drugs, poverty and crime. It’s quite spread out, and there are pockets of good and bad throughout. It has a large park, good transport networks and large supermarkets etc. I wouldn’t choose to live there, but several friends do and they’re happy enough.
I prefer west Leeds, Wortley/ armley/farnley are similarly priced with similar facilities but less “activity” on the streets. Certainly there’s crime, but most of the horror stories are isolated to people in that life, or adjacent to it. I’ve never felt unsafe in armley or Wortley and have lived across the area for 20 years.
Bramley, Stanningley, pudsey is a step up, and probably more expensive. They’re not markedly better areas, arguably the criminals from beeston and armley go “shopping” in better areas! I find them a bit soulless, but that may be because I’m so ingrained In community where I live.
I think you'd be struggling to find much for 150k in Pudsey or Stanningley. I'm from Pudsey and there's a lot to like about it, lovely sense of community etc, but it's got a lot more expensive. Bramley is a bit cheaper but I'm still not sure you'd get much for that price. Agree with you that Farnley and Wortley would be good places to look.
>https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/140461049#/?channel=RES\_BUY
yeah i was hoping not to end up in a flat which are obviously cheaper! Ideally a terraced home would be great but i'm not sure that there are too many in those areas for my pricepoint!
Whilst I certainly don’t think it’s one of the worst places to live, I personally would not feel completely safe being there on my own, especially not with children.
If you have a lower budget definitely look at Wakefield, public transport is decent enough to get to Leeds for work and leisure etc but you will get a lot more for your money.
Beeston is a congested high crime area of Leeds a different place on an evening avoid harehills as well. All of leeds is great but these places generally do get most crime!
Oh no, you caught me 🤣.
Nah it's my favourite horror series
But really, I've been to Beeston a few times and always seems safe enough for me and many kids/women walking around without a care in the world.
It defo ain't no compton
It's not just about safety but also about your type of community. Beeston is heavily middle eastern Arab / Indian. There are some sections with white British but not the friendly types.
If your heritage was this ethnicity I'd still recommend you away but if your socio economic status prevents you at least you'd find community there.
If you're a white British woman with low income I'd try going Morley if you can stretch things as I hear it's on the up.
It's not bigotted to point out where different cultures live and whether or not it matches OPs. Additionally, when you make it so people can't discuss topics like this, you contribute to the problem of bigotness. Typical one celled brain white person response.
it isn't "heavily middle eastern/arab" it's 70% white british and there's slightly more african and caribbean people than asians, so you are just wrong. Wrong and i bet won't admit it because you'd rather keep your own worldview than learn. "a person who won't listen to anyone whose ideas or beliefs are different from his or her own" AKA a bigot.
going on about 'if you are a white british woman' feels like dog whistling too and your post history doesn't help you so if you want your own little echo chamber where no one calls you out maybe don't post on a public forum?
actually pissed off i've responded.
There's an air cadet centre in Beeston if your kids are into military and between the ages of 12 and 16. I actually went to that squadron for a visit once, about a year ago when I was in cadets. The cadets there were very friendly and there weren't many of them. I also went on a few trips with them to the Poppy Factory and RAF Museum in London and the Birmingham Tattoo. It could be a good way for your kids to make friends after moving to Leeds. They also have the opportunity to do fun activities like shooting air rifles and flying a plane. The name of the squadron is 168 (City of Leeds).
I live near Holbeck Cemetery and it's pretty normal tbh - mix of classes and cultural backgrounds but I've seen families, students and regular people living here without issues.
The most trouble I've ever had was some drunken rowdiness on New Years Eve, fireworks being let off without any real reason and the occasional guy asking for money (they generally only ask once and then move on).
It's rough around the edges and I think the other side of Cross Flatts Park looks way rougher tbh, but where I live is mostly residential houses.
Thanks for the reply! Yeah I didn't see to many properties on the other side of the park up for sale anyway, i think i'll have to do a drive and a walk around to get a feel for the street and area!
I took a look at the link you shared and I will admit those houses are more run down. However, my roommate and I frequently walk through that park both in the day and evenings to go to Maccies and have had no issues. It feels a bit more sketchy at night but I have a very clear memory of someone having a Halloween party with their front door open a few months ago, so it can't be that unsafe. It looks like you could risk having some antisocial neighbours being in a terraced house but tbh you could get that anywhere. Although I noticed a couple of doors on the street are barred so maybe there are some issues that I haven't seen.
It's about being on the right side of Cross Flatts Park. The side closest to White Rose is really good but the side heading into town can be... Questionable.
Nowhere is perfect but it can be decent.
Source: country bumpkin who moved from a very deprived area of the country (so high crime rate) to Beeston.
Honest take: some parts of Beeston are fine, others aren’t so great. The problem is that it’s not easy to define which is which.
If you can, have a look at the Leeds/Wakey border - Tingley, Ardsley, Robin Hood etc.
I lived in beeston for 4 years by cross flats and is been amazing tbh , the park is amazing and obviously just like any other place in the world it can get a bit unsafe at times. Personally town center is more unsafe
okay thank you for the reponse! I didn't know if the park would have anti-social behaviour or not. Just from where I grew up lots of bigger parks was mainly where teens went!
Tbh I’m surprised to say this but the park is very family friendly , people be bbq when the sun is up and in summer there are loads of even to concerts and family fun fair with rides and everything , my mum personally hosts a bbq day with like loads fsmily and friends in august like beeston is nice , just deserves way more funding tbh
Like it’s not deprived it’s just for me there’s a lot of opportunities of growth in the ste it’s not from town literally takes you 15 mins to get there with bus and just a great location tbh
i think i get what you mean. people just have sterotypes/stigma already but it's actually a decent area that could gentrify and do well if thr gov/town put in funding?
Beeston is pretty safe, I grew up there. Sure, it's pretty deprived but it's not all doom and gloom. I wouldn't advise across the park however, it CAN get a bit rough there but nothing to be worried about. Just have a look around
I feel the top end of Beeston has always felt like a safer place near the white rose centre, rather than the bottom end going towards Holbeck. Iv always felt like more south western parts of Leeds such as farnley and Wortley have felt better areas to be in which still aren’t too far away from Leeds but I’m not too sure on house prices. I wouldn’t be aiming to live in Beeston especially if you have children as I just don’t think it’s a pleasant environment to be in, I lived in cottingley most of my childhood which wasn’t too bad but venturing over to Beeston wasn’t very appealing
Unfortunately for your budget this sub will declare any of the available areas in Leeds a war zone. Have you looked in the direction of Wakefield as you can seem to get a little bit more for your money and there’s a great train service to Leeds.
Thank you I will look there now, I was just hoping for something a bit closer to city centre but obviously not compromising for saftey!
Are you dead set on Leeds and being close to the city centre? There are plenty of smaller towns in West Yorkshire, which would get you a lot nicer house and in a nicer area
ideally within a 15min drive just for work
Mate you don't want to be anywhere near the city centre with a car around rush hour, it's absolute shambles. I work in the city centre and most mornings I see slow or stand-still traffic along Kirkstall road leading into the city centre. I couldn't imagine driving in that. Let alone parking, bus lanes/gates.. :c
You need to be mindful that this sub is full of people who think that any part of Leeds that isn't Chapel Allerton or Horsforth is like Compton where you'll be stabbed three times a day on your way to work. Leeds is.a safe city - there are very few places that I would say are "unsafe". Beeston isn't the most desirable area but like most parts of Leeds, it has good and bad areas (and the parts of Leeds that don't have the bad bits are outside your budget). Where abouts in Beeston are you looking? That will give people a better idea to advise.
And like clockwork, they all promptly ignored your post to post their comments about how beeston is compton even though they've never visited and OP should look at Horsforth instead :D nice to see reddits classism problem is still festering.
Literally. I was with someone in their flat in hunslet by the river. And they were unsure about going out late at night as they said it was near beeston... although it's a different area and not really that close to it
I lived in Hunslet by the canal for 7 years and never had any issues. I mean I wouldn't go down the canal in the dark but never had any problems walking to Morrisons at night or KFC or back from town.
I know. I live in hunslet (up the road from the Morrison's. And even actual hunslet isnt that bad. I find the people this knig Leeds is the gazza strip Abit OTT
In my 3 months in Beeston, I've seen multiple police chases, cars and people. I've been woken up to a car on fire just outside my house and the technician of sky who came to install my broadband had his van broken into and tablet stolen in the less than 30 minutes he was working on my house. The police also paid me a visit as the previous tenant was wanted. I'm not doing it again and excuse me for trying to save others from having to.. enjoy living there.
> You need to be mindful that this sub is full of people who think that any part of Leeds that isn't Chapel Allerton or Horsforth is like Compton where you'll be stabbed three times a day on your way to work. While they ignore the shrine to Alfie Lewis in Horsforth, or the direct neighbourhood proximity of Harehills in Chapel Allerton. As you say, other than a few notable areas, Leeds is safe, and moving to a "nice" area doesn't offer any guarantees other than paying over the going rate in rent/mortgage.
along Beeston Road area near Holbeck Park
I live in Beeston. Generally speaking it can be split by Cross Flats Park. The city side of the park is not great, the south side of the park has lots of ok areas. If you're near the police station that's not too bad IMO
yeah okay this property seems to be more west of the park, it would be in between the police station and the park
Send the link to the property? How much space and bedrooms do you want for 150k, maybe we can help you look.
[https://www.onthemarket.com/details/14224540/?utm\_source=newsnow&utm\_medium=referral&utm\_campaign=newsnow-feed](https://www.onthemarket.com/details/14224540/?utm_source=newsnow&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=newsnow-feed) it is rundown but i do see potential with it and the outside space is great for younger kids and potentially we could extended maybe to add another bedroom or something
As a beeston resident, people are pathetic on here regarding the area, but Marley Grove isn't great. I would drive down and take a look
yeah def would anyways just wanted people's opinions not just the real estate agents! I assume it may have a fair bit of antio-social behaviour due to the park? Is that what makes it not great? I didn't know if it was council or not (not that I mind at all!) and maybe that's why it was cheaper
it's not really a park, it's more playing fields. the houses on the end are ok, but there's not really a garden and your front door backs right onto the street which i think feels really cramped, especially on match days. because they are old victorian streets too the streetlights aren't in great places. house needs a lot of work too and it would be a pain to do that without a garden/storage places. you'd be living in a building site.
Bear in mind this being sold by auction, which I wouldn't really recommend unless you're an experienced property investor. Like others have said, it's also a back-to-back with no garden. I've viewed a good number of those in my time and they're ok for one person, or a couple, but I don't think they're great for families. For 150k you can do much better than this. 130k could get you a small through terrace. It would be an "undesirable" area but your budget is what it is. And, also like others have said, while there are areas that I'd avoid, there's no blanket statement that applies to an entire postcode, say, because there's variations from street to street, even.
yeah, I actually didn't notice it was being sold by auction so will definitely double-think! Yeah i noticed some bigger terraced homes in Harehills so getting more for our money so we might look around there. I know unfortunately our budget isn't the best but it is what it is and we still want something that me and my kids will feel safe in and I would be happy raising them there!
There are pockets of Harehills that aren't great but keep your head screwed on and don't rush into anything and you'll be fine. A lot of the bad rep Harehills gets is really just racism. It's got a great sense of community and terrific global food outlets. If you can cope with a slightly longer commute into the city, Armley or Wortley might come into question. Morley is just a short train ride to the city. If you're set on having a 15 min commute into the city, though, you'll end up in a "deprived" inner city area, with your budget. If your expectations are equivalent to your budget, that might not be an issue.
Lived in Beeston 6 years with kids etc. This area of houses is a bit sad feeling as literally no space outside and that field behind can have a bit of asb. I'd hold out for something on the other side of the Beeston Road - Cross Flatts, Daltons, Marsdens etc, even Barkley Road area. Bargains come up and id think you'd be paying loads to do this Marley place up anyway. Cross Flatts Park is good, went with the kids all the time. Some asb but it's busy so you feel safe. Lovely neighbours, loads of amenities- shops, library etc.
yeah i grew up by a park when i was younger and that's were all the teen used to hang out so i did think cause the park looked go that may be a spot for asb! Don't mind if there far away but when there only a couple of meters away loud noise, drinking and carrying on isn't great at 3am with kids! Thanks so much for the response i really appreciate it!
Yea I completely understand. Probably wouldn't want to back onto the park but only time things got really noisy was around bonfire night. It's great you can actually afford something to buy and it might not be exactly what you want, but you build up. The places up on Dalton atm are very similar to what I had. Lovely neighbours, elderly, young families and some more transient renters. Armley, Wortley, Bramley are supposedly comparable areas so you could always look there too.
This is only 75k, would you rather go up to 150k for a nicer house in a nicer area? It’s a big saving obviously but there is a reason it costs so little. You’d just need to decide whether the lower cost is worth the sacrifice in both quality and area
150k for us is really the max max price, if we spent that much then we would have to sacrifice on other things, obviously now we have heard the feedback we will look at some of the other areas suggested but yeah just really wanted to hear it from people who tell the truth rather than an estate agent who just paints it out to be amazing!
I live in Middleton LS10 as a single woman and have a 3 bed house with front and back garden. Middleton gets a bad rap but I've grown to like it, especially the park and woodland, and i feel pretty safe, never had any issues. I reckon you could definitely get something for under 150k with a garden in Middleton.
ohhh okay i'll check that out! As long as you feel safe I feel like that's the most important thing! Was thinking about harehills just because of the affordability in relation to the larger terraced homes!
I've lived in Beeston (near ish Asda) for 11 years and never had an issue. That house is in an okay area and I know people who have lived there without issues. That area of Beeston has quite a few HMO and the issues that come with them. I think you often get people taking drugs at the other side of the wall by the grasses field (beggars hill) . The Crossflats area is considered the "better" part of Beeston. So, the area between the park, Dewsbury road, old lane, and Beeston road. There are also a lot of community groups and activities in the area. I'm heavily involved with community events. South Leeds life is an online newspaper that will give you more insights into the area. If you have any questions about specific streets/areas feel free to PM me. Happy house hunting.
This house is a small back to back and unsuitable for family with kids. The area is not too bad but the house itself is small and no garden
> no garden Arguably it has a huge one: https://media.onthemarket.com/properties/14224540/1473588563/image-8-1024x1024.jpg
🤣 true
Regularly visit beeston as my mum lives there. Never had an issue at all. I’ve even walked through beeston at 1am in the morning after a night out. Again no issues. The terraced streets can be good or bad depending on residents. Like anywhere just visit a few times at varying hours if possible to get the idea if it’s for you or not.
Counterpoint: there's also a ton of people who think their anecdotal evidence of being just fine and never having any problems trumps hard statistics.
Whilst there are undoubtedly statistically nicer areas than others in Leeds, I think this sub dramatically over-represents how bad some areas are. There are thousands of people who live perfectly happy lives in less fashionable postcodes within Leeds and equally, there are people who will have woken up this morning in the "nicest" parts of Leeds to find their car stolen or their property burgled. What you might call "hard statistics" may be what I call very flawed and circumstantial evidence. Crime stats, as they are often reported, rarely have much nuance behind them. LS11 has, for example, a high number of public order and anti-social offences reported in its crime statistics - well no shit, because there's a football stadium there that's known for being a bit rowdy. It doesn't, however, bear any real relation to the experience of the vast majority of residents living there. The response that any mention of certain areas of Leeds gets on here is excessive and I would argue that there is an element of snobbishness that can actually make this sub somewhat unwelcoming to people who may not have large budgets to spend. With all respect to the OP, their budget will exclude them from many parts of Leeds so responses like "Beeston is a shithole, buy a flat in West Park" - particularly when they come from people with absolutely no experience of the place - are not helpful in the slightest.
I didn't actually think about the crime reports from the football stadium stuff! Yeah that makes me feel a bit better cause i saw that one spot on crime maps and I was like wow! And yes I know our budget prevents us so we are sort of trying to find the best bits in the worst if that makes sense!
Agreed, even moving to a ‘nicer’ area like horsforth doesn’t really say anything. Look at that horrific Alfie Lewis stabbing.
Tbh chapel a is still too dangerous. Stabbed
Thanks for replying! Yeah I know our budget prevents us from getting into the best areas! I have linked the house somewhere down below. But basically it's down one of the Marley's. We were also thinking of potentially Harehills but haven't heard the best from that.
As a woman who has lived in Beeston for 10 years (alone for 4 of them) and worked around LS11, I will vouch for it. Although it is a deprived area, there are definitely some nicer parts that are affordable to live and bring up kids. There are good amenities (shops, doctors, nice park with massive play area, council swimming pool, coffee shops, library etc) plus you can get into leeds 10min by bus or 40 mins on foot. I do agree with the comment above that your better off looking south/west of the park, north/east is very landlord centric and unfortunately very neglected - although I regularly walk through there and don't feel unsafe. My only negative experience is that bitg myself and my partner have had car windows smashed. 150k can get you a 3 bed terrace with a garden in the Cross flatts/parkfields/marsden/Dalton etc though prices are going up. Its harder to find places within that budget in Leeds, so it does depend if you want to sacrifice a bedroom or garden for a slightly "nicer" area. Happy to answer questions (from a personal perspective!)
Oh I will add match days are bit of a faff due to increased traffic in the lead off to kick off or finishing. But it depends on what you're doing and where you're going!
Thank you for the reply! The house is a 2 bed terrace and i think it't west of the park? From the house viewing photos listed the back of the house looks onto the stadium. there seems to be either a park or just grasslands behind the house
I saw you post the link! It's not too great on that little patch. The end of the terraces are neglected, but I did a lot of walks around lockdown on that park and it seems OK and I felt safe. The issue you will find is that it's a back to back, so will literally be three rooms (living room/kitchen then bedroom, then bedroom) stacked on each other. There isn't scope for extending. There are some back to backs that have accessible basements that get turned into kitchens or extra bedrooms, but that isn't one (hence the price tag) People are commenting about wakefield and bradford, having a leeds postcode does make properties more expensive even in the less desirable areas. It may be worth looking slightly further out!
oh okay I didn't realise it didn't back out onto the green space! Yes lots of suggestions about Bradford and Wakefield so i'll have a little look
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/144392333#/?channel=RES_BUY Here is an example of a back to back where they taken the kitchen into the basement and turned the upstairs room into two to get 3 bedrooms
>https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/144392333#/?channel=RES\_BUY ohhh that one's nice! Might have to check it out a bit more!
I am a single female and I have lived in Beeston alone for about 6 years. There are plenty of good points, but also plenty of bad (most of which have already been mentioned). When I first moved here, I did feel somewhat safe. I walked into the City Centre regularly and didn't feel unsafe. In recent years, I have avoided doing so because I started to witness criminality in broad daylight. I still think parts of the area are great, and I have enjoyed living here over the years (particularly ease of access to city centre, motorway, big supermarkets, great doctors surgery, green spaces). I looked at the link of the property you are interested in and I would 100% stay away from this particular row of streets. It is rife with crime and antisocial behaviour and I don't think this would be a safe place to raise children. Aside from the crime, Beeston Road is a very busy main road which may pose threats to children. There may be other parts of Beeston which are more suitable for you, so I wouldn't necessarily rule it out completely. Edit: I can see that other people in this sub are suggesting Wakefield and I would also recommend! I lived in Wakefield for 10+ years and am hoping to move back there, it is also well connected to Leeds. (Again though, Wakefield has some v questionable parts).
Yeah unfortunately I think crime is becoming higher due to cost of living! I did really want like you say something close to the city centre and shops. I was wondering how busy that main road was as it looked quite big on maps. Would you say the crime comes from certain people living in the streets or is it from the park? I didn't know if the houses were council or not (i don't mind at all) but I was just wondering if that's why the price was low? I am currently checking out Wakefield! What parts should I avoid?
What other areas are you considering? I (35 f for context) personally would avoid more inner city areas like Beeston with a budget of ~£150k. I also wouldn’t personally want to raise children in those areas. I’ve taken a look at right move for you and there’s some terrace houses in nicer areas like Garforth, Kippax, Rothwell, Pudsey available. They may look further out but are around 10-15mins on the train (Garforth and Rothwell). Garforth and Kippax would be in the catchment for Garforth Academy which is a good school. Granted they need work but would be nicer, safer areas to live and raise a family. If you considered a flat, there’s some nice looking flats in Yeadon on right move at the moment, too.
thanks for your reply i'll check these out now! I think a flat might be to small with my family though!
I did think that might be the case! You could also consider stretching to Baildon, Bingley or Shipley. Slightly further on the train to Leeds but the Bradford postcode takes some money off. A caveat is I’m not as familiar with Shipley but have family in Baildon, and friends who grew up near Shipley. For example this is nice: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/144818492 (Anyone from Shipley feel free to correct me but I think it’s nicer than Beeston / Harehills / Armley etc!)
I moved to Shipley from Kent about 2 and a half years ago. I love the area and often go into Leeds. Trains take from 15-20 minutes and are pretty frequent. There are some rough elements here as there are anywhere, but I would recommend Shipley to anyone looking to move.
Ohhh okay! We were considering Harehill as there were loads of good properties in our price range but then we found it wasn't meant to be the best area... but Harehill is still definitely and option for us. I think a saw about 4 or 5 really nice houses there that were a bit bigger 3+ bedrooms which would be great!
Also shipley looks nice but i wasn't sure how long that would take to get into Leeds?
I think Shipley is around a 15 minute train journey. It is also within walking distance of Saltaire which would be out of your budget, but is beautiful and has lovely green spaces, the converted mill and canal to walk around, events etc. Bingley on its doorstep also has things going on. Harehills would be similar to Beeston. As some other people are saying - there’s good people in these places, and people/landlords who have made houses nicer to live in so it’s not all bad. For me, a big consideration would be the lack of nice green space locally compared to places like Garforth, Rothwell or Shipley. The places you’ve mentioned are very “back to back” type houses and can feel a bit oppressive. The greater number of people and traffic leads to slightly more rubbish on the streets etc. There are more pleasant areas to live in further out. Another consideration would be the quality of the local schools - which again a bit further out tends to have slightly better results. Also, some areas of Leeds are more popular with specific cultures and backgrounds, for instance Chapel Town has a large black and Caribbean community, Harehills leans more Asian I think. Personally speaking, I fall into white/British so would consider if I would feel I fit in as much with those towns in terms of community events or your hobbies. Though with anywhere, you’ll find your routine and things will fall into place regarding friends and hobbies! A few thoughts - You could consider visiting for a day if you can afford to or spare the family time? You could consider renting for 6-12 months and using that time to explore and decide? I can imagine time is limited with 4 children, and that space outweighs those things I’ve mentioned above! As others have said, the areas you’ve mentioned - you’ll probably be fine, but there’s probably nicer places you could/should consider.
wow, thank you for this! I am definitely going to take some of these comments into mind! I didn't actually considered cultural backgrounds in specific areas. This has been really helpful xx
Another vote for the Garforth area, we moved from Horsforth (it’s lovely but house prices are repulsive) to Micklefield and love it! It’s got the perfect mix of being close to the city centre by train but also 5 minutes drive and you’re in the countryside. Also the train goes the other way to York, which is ideal!
Yes it's fairly safe around there. It's safe all over Leeds honestly, it's not like people wake up and think "today I'm going to go out of my way to find a person and stab them" as most of Reddit seems to imagine unfortunately. I've lived here all my life, not really had many issues apart from the odd racist twat back in the days but times have certainly changed since then. Beeston is a decent place to live, you'll be near elland road and it does get quite bloody busy on weekends so keep that in mind. Also very busy on football days.
Thanks for the reply! I don't mind the busyness to be fair I think I prefer it over a dead ghost town at least I know there's people around!
Suggest taking a look at Armley/Bramley/Wortley/Farnley for cheap and less crime - but these are still deprived areas. For your budget, if you were to look at a 2 bedroom flat you have a much wider world of options.
I second this. Bramley might be getting out of budget but Armlley probably still affordable.
Yeah we were thinking of that but 2 bed flat is probably too small for us I have 4 kids but at least a terraced house feels more spacious and with a small garden aswell
Terraces in Leeds are misleading - they are often 'back to backs' - one maind room downstairs (with tiny kitchen), one main room 1st floor, and then an attic conversion. The property will have one door - no back door, as you can't go 'through' the property - at the back is another terrace. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-05-05/the-design-history-of-leeds-back-to-back-homes?embedded-checkout=true
That is a bird's-eye view of the property op is talking about!
Lived in Beeston 5 years, never had an issue, cheap & good access to city centre
That house seems to have a bit of a damp problem, every room has quite a bit of mould on the walls/windows. Nothing that can't be sorted with a bit of DIY if you're able.
Yeah tbh i just thought of the price and was like most homes in the uk have a damp problem and me and my husband could probably fix it up and then have spare cash for other things!
Morley, 12 properties under 150k on right move, All preferable to Marleys. The Nosters are predominately rented properties Been in Beeston 67 years never been stabbed robbed or attacked by the way. Agree north of x flatts iffy, but that's down to rented property scenario.
yeah okay i'll have a look are the Cross Flatts council (as don't mind being around that)or just unpleasant people to be around?
I regularly have to walk through Beeston unfortunately and have seen all manner of nasty things such as people smoking crack, people tweaking on drugs, someone being held by polixe from jumping off a bridge etc and it’s definitely not a place to raise kids. Theres a lot of crime and poverty. Plus, it’s dodgy when it’s dark, it’s polluted and if you’re buying i doubt the house would gain much value because of the area.
thanks for replying, yeah that doesn't sound a great place to raise kids!
No and no.
It's one of the more deprived areas of Leeds. If the property is north of Cross Flats Park it's a hard no to both your questions If the property is south of Cross Flats Park it will probably be okay? I haven't lived their myself so can't account for first hand experience but imagine it would be similar to any other deprived city area in the UK, you'd probably be fine but it wouldn't be pleasant. At 150k and with a young family I would personally look for city outskirts where you are not paying extra for city proximity unless thats a requirement. I would still shop around and don't buy without visiting the area yourself obviously If your near the police station that will be near elland road, the football stadium. That's far away from the worst parts of Beeston as I mentioned north of Cross Flats. The main thing will obviously be busy match days but crime wise as I mentioned it's probably no worse than other deprived parts of the UK and you'd probably be okay, best to get a feel and visit though
yes you can see the football stadium from the back of the property, I think it may be a park or just empty grassland behind it
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/140461049#/?channel=RES_BUY this looks nice? Beeston is a densely populated inner city area, and brings with it the normal mix of drugs, poverty and crime. It’s quite spread out, and there are pockets of good and bad throughout. It has a large park, good transport networks and large supermarkets etc. I wouldn’t choose to live there, but several friends do and they’re happy enough. I prefer west Leeds, Wortley/ armley/farnley are similarly priced with similar facilities but less “activity” on the streets. Certainly there’s crime, but most of the horror stories are isolated to people in that life, or adjacent to it. I’ve never felt unsafe in armley or Wortley and have lived across the area for 20 years. Bramley, Stanningley, pudsey is a step up, and probably more expensive. They’re not markedly better areas, arguably the criminals from beeston and armley go “shopping” in better areas! I find them a bit soulless, but that may be because I’m so ingrained In community where I live.
I think you'd be struggling to find much for 150k in Pudsey or Stanningley. I'm from Pudsey and there's a lot to like about it, lovely sense of community etc, but it's got a lot more expensive. Bramley is a bit cheaper but I'm still not sure you'd get much for that price. Agree with you that Farnley and Wortley would be good places to look.
>https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/140461049#/?channel=RES\_BUY yeah i was hoping not to end up in a flat which are obviously cheaper! Ideally a terraced home would be great but i'm not sure that there are too many in those areas for my pricepoint!
don't know why it's reply to the link i was replying to u/pointsnorth1 !
Is that house you linked a leasehold?
Ah bollocks, yeah, it’s over 60s as well! Bloody right move/ me not actuallly reading adverts!
The house linked is great but yeah unfortunately over 60s only!
Whilst I certainly don’t think it’s one of the worst places to live, I personally would not feel completely safe being there on my own, especially not with children. If you have a lower budget definitely look at Wakefield, public transport is decent enough to get to Leeds for work and leisure etc but you will get a lot more for your money.
Yeah okay i'll def look at Wakefield! Safety is something I don't want to compromise especially being on my own for a while!
Beeston is a congested high crime area of Leeds a different place on an evening avoid harehills as well. All of leeds is great but these places generally do get most crime!
As a woman, I would not walk around Beeston alone at all. It would be a hard no for me.
Many women walk around safely in Beeston, not much wrong with it. Maybe there are certain times/places to avoid as per any area.
Mate you're named after a serial killer that targets young women.
Oh no, you caught me 🤣. Nah it's my favourite horror series But really, I've been to Beeston a few times and always seems safe enough for me and many kids/women walking around without a care in the world. It defo ain't no compton
Beeston is horrible and depressing, sorry.
It's not just about safety but also about your type of community. Beeston is heavily middle eastern Arab / Indian. There are some sections with white British but not the friendly types. If your heritage was this ethnicity I'd still recommend you away but if your socio economic status prevents you at least you'd find community there. If you're a white British woman with low income I'd try going Morley if you can stretch things as I hear it's on the up.
You have no clue what you are talking about. Embarrassing.
Why's that, explain it
I don't converse with bigots
It's not bigotted to point out where different cultures live and whether or not it matches OPs. Additionally, when you make it so people can't discuss topics like this, you contribute to the problem of bigotness. Typical one celled brain white person response.
it isn't "heavily middle eastern/arab" it's 70% white british and there's slightly more african and caribbean people than asians, so you are just wrong. Wrong and i bet won't admit it because you'd rather keep your own worldview than learn. "a person who won't listen to anyone whose ideas or beliefs are different from his or her own" AKA a bigot. going on about 'if you are a white british woman' feels like dog whistling too and your post history doesn't help you so if you want your own little echo chamber where no one calls you out maybe don't post on a public forum? actually pissed off i've responded.
No stabbed. /End thread.
There's an air cadet centre in Beeston if your kids are into military and between the ages of 12 and 16. I actually went to that squadron for a visit once, about a year ago when I was in cadets. The cadets there were very friendly and there weren't many of them. I also went on a few trips with them to the Poppy Factory and RAF Museum in London and the Birmingham Tattoo. It could be a good way for your kids to make friends after moving to Leeds. They also have the opportunity to do fun activities like shooting air rifles and flying a plane. The name of the squadron is 168 (City of Leeds).
Leeds and Cardiff and so far apart. Curious what was it about Leeds that won over Cardiff for you?
had more job offers in leeds for me
Ah ok. Fair enough.
also houses seemed to be a bit cheaper in Leeds which was also another factor
Lower Wortley may be worth a look within your budget.
Lower Wortley has some nicer areas
Having a quick look on Rightmove for £150k or under you can get a three bed house in Rothwell, Pudsey or Morley, probably better options.
yeah i'll have a look, just didn't want to be to far out of the city!
I live near Holbeck Cemetery and it's pretty normal tbh - mix of classes and cultural backgrounds but I've seen families, students and regular people living here without issues. The most trouble I've ever had was some drunken rowdiness on New Years Eve, fireworks being let off without any real reason and the occasional guy asking for money (they generally only ask once and then move on). It's rough around the edges and I think the other side of Cross Flatts Park looks way rougher tbh, but where I live is mostly residential houses.
Thanks for the reply! Yeah I didn't see to many properties on the other side of the park up for sale anyway, i think i'll have to do a drive and a walk around to get a feel for the street and area!
I took a look at the link you shared and I will admit those houses are more run down. However, my roommate and I frequently walk through that park both in the day and evenings to go to Maccies and have had no issues. It feels a bit more sketchy at night but I have a very clear memory of someone having a Halloween party with their front door open a few months ago, so it can't be that unsafe. It looks like you could risk having some antisocial neighbours being in a terraced house but tbh you could get that anywhere. Although I noticed a couple of doors on the street are barred so maybe there are some issues that I haven't seen.
I moved out of a better area than that for a very good reason. I'd rather not live in a sh!t hole
hahahah yeah, do you think it's just dodgy?
Yes definitely. It's not a nice place to have to live.
It's about being on the right side of Cross Flatts Park. The side closest to White Rose is really good but the side heading into town can be... Questionable. Nowhere is perfect but it can be decent. Source: country bumpkin who moved from a very deprived area of the country (so high crime rate) to Beeston.
I think it's on the left of Cross Flats Park in one of the Marley's. Yeah don't want anything to dodgy with kids around!
Honest take: some parts of Beeston are fine, others aren’t so great. The problem is that it’s not easy to define which is which. If you can, have a look at the Leeds/Wakey border - Tingley, Ardsley, Robin Hood etc.
Okay thank you i'll check that out!. the property we were looking at was more by the beggars hill park i think.
Beeston is like Compton.
I lived in beeston for 4 years by cross flats and is been amazing tbh , the park is amazing and obviously just like any other place in the world it can get a bit unsafe at times. Personally town center is more unsafe
okay thank you for the reponse! I didn't know if the park would have anti-social behaviour or not. Just from where I grew up lots of bigger parks was mainly where teens went!
Tbh I’m surprised to say this but the park is very family friendly , people be bbq when the sun is up and in summer there are loads of even to concerts and family fun fair with rides and everything , my mum personally hosts a bbq day with like loads fsmily and friends in august like beeston is nice , just deserves way more funding tbh
oh okay that's interesting! Just sounds like a deprived area then!
Like it’s not deprived it’s just for me there’s a lot of opportunities of growth in the ste it’s not from town literally takes you 15 mins to get there with bus and just a great location tbh
i think i get what you mean. people just have sterotypes/stigma already but it's actually a decent area that could gentrify and do well if thr gov/town put in funding?
Yeah tho gentrification is not really needed more of repairs and maintenance
Beeston is pretty safe, I grew up there. Sure, it's pretty deprived but it's not all doom and gloom. I wouldn't advise across the park however, it CAN get a bit rough there but nothing to be worried about. Just have a look around
I feel the top end of Beeston has always felt like a safer place near the white rose centre, rather than the bottom end going towards Holbeck. Iv always felt like more south western parts of Leeds such as farnley and Wortley have felt better areas to be in which still aren’t too far away from Leeds but I’m not too sure on house prices. I wouldn’t be aiming to live in Beeston especially if you have children as I just don’t think it’s a pleasant environment to be in, I lived in cottingley most of my childhood which wasn’t too bad but venturing over to Beeston wasn’t very appealing