Oakwood Area Guide

Oakwood is one of the well-known suburbs of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The area lies on the edge of Roundhay Park and is approx 4 miles from Leeds City Centre.

It is home to Oakwood Clock, a large clock that was built in 1904 by Potts and Sons to the design of Leeming and Leeming and is sited at the bottom end of Roundhay Park; it was first designed as the centrepiece of the Leeds Market Hall. After the design of Leeds Market Hall was revised it was considered that Oakwood Clock would no longer be suitable for the building, and the idea to place it in Oakwood came about. 8 years after it was first built Oakwood Clock was erected in Oakwood.

Rail

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Bus

http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/yorkhumber/leeds/home/index.php

Schools

Primary Schools

Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary School
Grange Farm Primary School
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
Oakwood Primary School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School
Kerr Mackie Primary School

Secondary Schools

Parklands Girls' High School
Roundhay School Technology College
* New Horizon Community School
Allerton Grange School
Corpus Christi Catholic College

Sixth Forms

Parklands Girls' High School
Roundhay School Technology College
Allerton Grange School

Property

Between August 2005 and August 2007 there were 2,170 properties sold in the LS8 area, comprised of 236 detached, 885 semi-detached, 798 terraced and 251 flats. The average price of a semi-detached property in LS8 is now £184,447, which is a 0.4% increase. Oakwood properties are some of the most sought after in Leeds.