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The McCarthy’s Removals Feature Locations series continues with this week’s looking at the vibrant suburb of Headingley. Popular with students and sports fans, Headingley has grown to become a popular area to live in Leeds.
Moving to Headingley
If you ask residents of Leeds to list the first two things they think of when asked about Headingley, they will most likely be students and sport. With its close links to the University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University campuses, Headingley is a popular area for students studying in Leeds. The area around the Arndale Centre is bustling with shops, restaurants and bars – ideal for local living but it also attracts visitors from across the city. Up the road from the Arndale Centre is the Cottage Road Cinema which is the oldest cinema in Leeds and one of the oldest in the UK, continuously showing films for over a hundred years.
Headingley Local Information
The postcodes in the Headingley area are: LS6
Dialing Code: 0113
UK Parliamentary Constituency: Leeds North West
Local Education if Moving to Headingley
Weetwood Primary School (0.24miles)
Richmond House School (0.38miles)
Shire Oak VC Primary School (0.48miles)
Leeds Metropolitan University (0.50miles)
Meanwood CofE Primary School (0.54miles)
Yorkshire County Cricket Club Learning Centre (0.63miles)
Spring Bank Primary School (0.72miles)
St Chad’s CofE Primary School (0.74miles)
Lawnswood School (0.82miles)
Kirkstall St Stephen’s CofE Primary School (0.91miles)
Transport Links near Headingley
Bus – Due to Headingley’s proximity to Leeds city centre and its student roots, there are frequent numbers of buses that travel along the main roads. Most of these run along Otley Road linking Headingley to Leeds, Ilkley & Skipton.
Rail – Headingley has its own station half a mile out of the town centre that is a short hop to Leeds train station and also Harrogate and York in North Yorkshire.
Air – Headingley is closely linked by road to Leeds Bradford Airport. The international airport is only a fifteen to twenty minute drive away from the centre of Headingley.
Leisure & Attractions if Moving to Headingley
The name Headingley is popular with both cricket and fans of both rugby codes. Headingley stadium is home of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club and has also played host for the England cricket side in all forms of the game – most famously in 1981 for one of England’s most famous Ashes victories against Australia. The adjoining Headingley rugby stadium is home to Leeds’ rugby league and union sides – Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire Carnegie. The Rhinos have grown to become one of the most recognised rugby league sides in the country and regularly draw big crowds.
Another famous attraction to Headingley is the well-known pub crawl through the heart of Headingley down Otley Road. Starting from Woodie’s Ale House and finishing at Leeds City Centre’s Dry Dock, the Otley Run is a popular bar crawl and often completed in fancy dress.
Removals if Moving to Headingley
McCarthys Removals and Storage is based nearby to Headingley on Meanwood Road, Leeds. This has made McCarthy’s a recognised and expert brand for removals in the Headingley area as well as providing a vital storage service for students. This has made McCarthy’s a popular choice with the residents of Headingley due to our reputation in the area.
Get a quote for a Headingley removal here and a student storage quote here.
Jodie and Sarah were fantastic. They managed to sort out a storage unit for me straight away and even stayed after they should have shut to help me out. I would have been absolutely stuck if they hadn’t gone the extra mile.
It’s rare these days to get that level of service. MASSIVE thank you.
Really good service and would recommend them without hesitation
The staff are friendly and helpful (Huddersfield). My belonging are very safe and secure with loads of cameras and you can't enter without a person code. The storage rooms are nice and dry so all the stuff are safe from damp and mold ect.
I would definitely recommend and the price was great.
The Storage Centre, Meanwood Road,
Leeds LS7 2AH
Removals:
0113 262 3000 /
0113 262 4000
Email Leeds removals
Storage: 0113 26 26 500
Email Leeds storage
Opening Hours:
Monday-Friday: 08.00 to 17.30
Saturday: 09.00 to 16.00
Bank Holidays: 10.00 to 14.00
The Storage Centre,
Ripon Road,
Harrogate HG1 2BS
Self Store
01423 625 000
Van Hire: 01423 625 000
Email
Opening Hours:
Monday-Friday: 08.00 to 17.30
Saturday: 09.00 to 16.00
The Storage Centre, Kirkgate,
Wakefield WF1 1UW
Self Store
01924 566 939
Email
Opening Hours:
Monday-Friday: 08.00 to 17.30
Saturday: 09.00 to 16.00
McCarthy's Storage World
Phoenix Retail Park
Leeds Road
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 6NE
Self Store
01484 248 006
Email
Opening Hours:
Monday-Friday: 08.00 to 17.30
Saturday: 09.00 to 16.00
Bank Holidays: 10.00 to 15.00
McCarthy's Storage World
Water lane
York
YO30 6PQ
Self Store:
01904 221 600
Van Hire: 01904 238 333
Email
Opening Hours:
Monday-Friday: 08.00 to 17.30
Saturday: 09.00 to 16.00
Sunday: 09:00 to 14:00