Where’s good to live West Yorkshire?

[ThebigDees]

To ask for help with dd buying her first house?
she’s looking for 2 bedrooms, with easy access to Leeds city centre, preferably Halifax, Bradford, Wakefield areas but we don’t know the best and worst parts of these towns to live in.
if you live in these towns and cities can you tell me the better areas to live please? She has a car, but wants to use the train to Leeds.
if anyone knows of anything near them that would be suitable please can you link? Price is £140,000 ( £150 MAX), 2 beds and parking.
thanks all

Yes, I live in one of those areas and I agree.

Yes. Saltaire is dreadful for parking.

Cleckheaton is lovely and close to Leeds 😊

You’d struggle on £140k for that size in Baildon or Saltaire though both lovely. The £140k properties are in the far dodgier parts of both. I’d try Shipley, it can be erm… lively in the centre but possible on that budget and fast and regular trains to Leeds… fifteen minute journey arriving around every ten minutes at peak time.

Saltaire, Bingley, Skipton all on the train to Leeds and nice. Avoid Keighley centre- Riddlesden no longer great but East Morton and Crossflatts OK.
steeton and Silsden ok.

Worth also considering Liversedge and Batley

Addingham is a lovely village but may be outside price range

Thanks for all your suggestions, lots to look at, I lived in crossgates years ago (35!) and it was a bit hairy at times, is it an ok place now? I know it has a decent shopping centre and a train station, which would be ideal.

I live in Crossgates and amazed at others recommending a 2 bed property is within budget. It should be, but really isnt

@ThebigDees the shopping centre is shite, transport links are good and it's overall fine

Wibsey is incredibly accessible for low moor train station where parking is free all day. Leeds in 20 mins, Manchester in 50. It's been a godsend and huge money saver to me!

I forgot about Low Moor station!

When I said that I’d had a quick Look at Rightmove but realised later the OP wanted a house rather than a flat. Someone upthread suggested Kippax but no train link there. Micklefield could be worth looking at, not sure of prices.

The villages in the outskirts of Huddersfield are also good options. You can definitely get a house for that price in a reasonably decent area too. The local stations service Manchester better than Leeds, but it’s an easy switch at Huddersfield from my local station to get into Leeds within 30-40 mins, and 40 mins to Manchester.

I agree @bluesky9 there isn't anything in Crossgates for £140k.

My sister lives there and I can't think of anywhere except a flat nearer Halton Moor than Crossgates that would be in the OP's budget. Her house is a standard (small) semi and that's worth over £250k...

Todmorden may get you nearer to budget but although inexpensive on the train, it can take a while. She may need to be west of Leeds rather than east.

Aye, Crossgates centre has had so many shops shut down in the last 3 or 4 years that it's a bit of a ghost town. Not what it was. The main shopping centre used to be great but is desolate now.

I haven't seen anything within the OP's budget that wasn't a flat or a bit of a disaster needing a lot of investment.

@HalfasleepChrisintheMorningparts of riddlesden are still lovely

Not an a train line though. I wouldnt call it lovely either.

Cross gates is v accessible for Leeds city centre ..both by train and by bus ( excellent bus service). But it’s getting quite run down now, and the main shopping centre has lots of empty units. Bits of it quite dodgy which is sad cos its my home town.

I really think she needs to consider a flat at that price .

Liversidge not accessible by train but Batley is. Not much in Liversedge though

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/167917769#/?channel=RES_BUY

Can you say more about how Riddlesden has changed? I’m intrigued as used to live there many years ago.

Close to train station in Bingley

Bingley is a great little town, lively community vibe , 3 supermarkets , whole food store , weekly markets , theatre & arts centre , a petrol station with M&S. and only 20 or so mins to Leeds on the train

It’s ok now, but I don’t think she will get anything within budget. I looked recently and a driveless terraced house was nearly £300k! A 1 bed flat on Pendas way is £120k. The shopping centre isn’t great but there are lots of bars and restaurants now.

I agree with the Wakefield suggestion, I work city centre and there is a lot of investment going into it which would suggest now is a good time to buy to me. All of the new city fields site, Stanley, bottomboat, Ossett might be suitable along with the centre itself.

Slaithwaite or Marsden for the train. Meltham or Holmfirth and drive to the station. Dunno about that budget though but all are lovely towns/ communities.