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On Abbeydale Way, in Hawksworth & West Park
What it's like at LS5 3RB: every home that has sold on Abbeydale Way since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Abbeydale Way; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 9 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Abbeydale WayDetached | Sept 2021 | £300,000 | 80 m² | £3,750/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Abbeydale WayDetached | Jul 2000 | £84,000 | 86 m² | £977/m² | 2 |
| 4, Abbeydale WayDetached | Dec 2020 | £274,950 | 81 m² | £3,394/m² | 1 |
| 5, Abbeydale WayDetached | Mar 2021 | £290,000 | 137 m² | £2,117/m² | 4 |
| 6, Abbeydale WaySemi-detached | Jan 2019 | £178,000 | 69 m² | £2,580/m² | 1 |
| 7, Abbeydale WayDetached | Aug 2001 | £67,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 8, Abbeydale WaySemi-detached | Sept 2021 | £229,000 | 63 m² | £3,635/m² | 1 |
| 11, Abbeydale WayDetached | May 2017 | £225,000 | 68 m² | £3,309/m² | 3 |
| 12, Abbeydale WayDetached | Aug 2002 | £135,000 | 76 m² | £1,776/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Kirkstall Forge, a few minutes' walk (250 m), with 379k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Abbeydale Way, 50 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 33, 34, A1); 29 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Hawksworth Wood Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 41% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Horsforth (1.5 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Abbey Grange Church of England Academy, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 55.9 · 17.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Farnley Academy (5.4 km) and Dixons Trinity Chapeltown (5.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (14.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op (Broadway), 450 m away, with Vesper Convenience Store closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Vesper Road (350 m), with Vesper Road -The Pharmacist the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Cut 'n' Curls is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Leeds General Infirmary, 5.2 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Smashed & Sliced is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Hawkworth Wood Conservative Club the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 126 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 28% flats and 7% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 226 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Kirkstall Abbey Park, 900 m away; for exercise, Hawksworth Wood Activities Centre (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 5.0 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 69 km.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
17 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkstall Forge Former Stables Now Garages | II | 100 m |
| Kirkstall Forge Former Cottages Now Offices | II | 110 m |
| Kirkstall Forge Forge Buildings with Helve Hammers, Slitting Mill Machinery | II | 160 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Leeds Central and Headingley constituency: Alex Sobel MP (Labour (Co-op)), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 8,422 (26.7%), turnout 45%. Vote shares: Labour 50%, Green Party 24%, Liberal Democrat 8%, Reform UK 8%.
27 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near LS5 3RB →
The nearest university is Leeds Trinity University, 3.2 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 9 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 8 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.3% | 88.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.3% | 10.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.6% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Marske Sands · about 83 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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