We're moving to Leeds without knowing it at all, apart from 3 very short visits and masses of internet research. We've seen a house we like on the Carr Manor Estate on the Meanwood /Moortown border but are not sure about the area - the streets seem nice and quiet and well-kept, I really like the look of the bay-fronted houses, but I noticed a parade of shops was run-down and almost entirely closed down. Does it feel like a safe place to live? Is there much of a sense of community? Do many families live there? I haven't found a park with swings etc within walking distance on the map (is there one?) and there seems little in the way of shops and amenities (unless we just didn't drive down the right roads?) The quick bus route into the centre of town appeals to us (as dh can commute by bus) but I'm a bit concerned that I would need to rely on a car (or bus) most of the time to get anywhere with the children, which is very different from the small town we currently live in where I can get pretty much anywhere by walking. Although to be honest this is what I'm finding in most of the areas of Leeds we've been looking at so far - there doesn't seem to be much "centre" to them. Does everyone go into the city centre to shop?