5 Professional Properties in Headingley

In Headingley, it’s easy to relax!

Being predominantly young and vibrant suburbs of Leeds, Headingley and Far Headingley, located just beyond central Headingley on the way to West Park, are scattered with stylish and lively bars, cafés, pubs and restaurants. If you are living in a professional house share in Headingley, relaxing with a drink after work is all too easy!

For residents who know a thing or two about beer, Arcadia in the Arndale Centre is the place to go. Well stocked with beers from around the world, the friendly bar staff will be able to find you the perfect brew. Or if sweet treats are more your thing, check out Sundaes Gelato on North Lane.

In an article describing Headingley as a “smashing place to live” The Guardian raved about Café Lento on North Lane. With quality coffee and home-cooked food using only local, fair-trade ingredients, Café Lento is a fabulous place to relax if you’re letting a property in or around the Headingley area.

Lively, trendy, cosmopolitan, quaint, and just a short commute away from Leeds city centre— it’s hardly surprising that the tree-lined streets of Headingley and Far Headingley are a huge hit amongst professionals looking for a stylish and characterful place to live on the edge of a major city. If you are looking for houses and flats to rent, Headingley offers a truly great lifestyle for professionals.

Leisure and culture in Headingley

Of course, there’s much more to do for those privately renting apartments in Headingley than sitting in stylish drinking holes all day!

The vast and verdurous expanse of Beckett Park with its tennis courts is a great place to relax and unwind at the weekend. As is the nearby Meanwood Nature Reserve, a wetland riverside nature reserve rich in bird life and wildlife.

For sports enthusiasts privately renting in Leeds, Headingley and Far Headingley are a great choice of location. The large sporting complex of Headingley Carnegie Stadium is home to Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Yorkshire Carnegie Rugby Union, and Leeds Rhinos Rugby League teams.

Movie fans in professional house shares in Far Headingley will be pleased to learn that Cottage Road Cinema is close by. Hosting regular film screenings since 1912, Cottage Road Cinema is the oldest cinema in Leeds and also one of the oldest in Britain.

An easy commute to the city

For those in professional property lettings, Headingley provides an easy commute into Leeds city centre. Bus links can be found right along Otley Road, which has its own bus lane, and buses from Headingley to the city centre run frequently both day and night.

Those in flats to rent in Headingley can also take advantage of the town’s own train station just off Kirkstall Lane. Trains run regularly into Leeds and to Ilkley, meaning professionals in Far Headingley and Headingley can enjoy a quick and easy commute to work.

Being situated just several miles to the north west of Leeds, the city centre is also accessible by foot or bike from both Headingley and Far Headingley.

The history of Headingley

For professionals with an interest in local history, Headingley boasts a long and rich history, having been mentioned in the Doomsday Book in 1086! During the Viking era, Headingley was an important area of the ‘wapentake of Skyrack’, which is believed to refer to a ‘Shire’ oak tree that stood at St. Michael’s Church until 1941.

During the Industrial Revolution when Leeds began to prosper and develop, Headingley became a popular city suburb for the more affluent of families to reside.

If you are looking for property estate agents in Headingley and Far Headingley to help you find the perfect accommodation, get in touch with Pickard Properties today — we are experts in professional lets in Leeds.