Location

The Property lies within Armley, a district in the west of Leeds, West Yorkshire. It is circa 1 mile south west of Leeds City Centre. Leeds Bradford Airport is circa 7.5 miles to the north of the site.

The surrounding area includes housing to the south and west, with industrial and retail / roadside uses to the north and west.

The nearest Train station is Leeds Train station offering direct connections to London (2 hours 15 minutes), Birmingham (1 hour 55 minutes) and Edinburgh (2 hours 55 minutes). 

DEMOGRAPHICS

The estimated population of Leeds in 2021 was 811,953 and it is projected to grow to 842,115 by 2043. It has a young age profile to the population with 67% within the 15 to 64 age group. It also has a high level of 406,700 people who are economically active.

Leeds is home to nine local universities, the highest concentration in Europe.

Leeds is the UK’s fastest growing city and is the main driver of a city region with a £64.6 billion economy.

Over 32,000 VAT-registered businesses are based in Leeds and more than 6,000 small and medium-size enterprises.

More than £3.9 billion has been invested in large scale development projects over the last decade and there is a further £7.3 billion worth of development under construction and in the pipeline.

Over the next ten years, the economy is forecast to grow by 21% with financial and business services set to generate over half of GVA growth over that period.

Leeds is circa two-hour travel time from both the Port of Liverpool in the west, and the Port of Hull in the east.