Wakefield

Wakefield is to the south of Leeds in West Yorkshire. It’s in good company along with Huddersfield, Halifax, Bradford and Pontefract, though it stands out from the crowd quite literally, with cathedral city status and the tallest spire in Yorkshire. Your new home here will have city-sized amenities, excellent transport links and the sense of community that Yorkshire is famous for. This is one of the UK’s important manufacturing areas, with infrastructure and amenities to reflect that.

Getting around

Wakefield has great access to the motorway network. The M1 runs north to south, connecting Leeds with London, and the M62 takes you east to west, connecting Hull, Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool. There are two stations for train travel and Wakefield’s Westgate station is a mainline station on the Leeds branch of the East Coast Main Line. The average journey time into central Leeds is under 20 minutes. Arriva buses operate throughout the city and the Wakefield Freecitybus is an innovative circular service around the city centre. Leeds Bradford Airport is on the far side of Leeds, 20 miles away.

Getting around

Wakefield has great access to the motorway network. The M1 runs north to south, connecting Leeds with London, and the M62 takes you east to west, connecting Hull, Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool. There are two stations for train travel and Wakefield’s Westgate station is a mainline station on the Leeds branch of the East Coast Main Line. The average journey time into central Leeds is under 20 minutes. Arriva buses operate throughout the city and the Wakefield Freecitybus is an innovative circular service around the city centre. Leeds Bradford Airport is on the far side of Leeds, 20 miles away.