Scarcroft is a small village and civil parish on the outskirts of Leeds in West Yorkshire, sitting along the busy A58 corridor between the city and Wetherby. It occupies slightly elevated, leafy ground and is best known as a compact, semi-rural settlement that has grown from agricultural roots into a comfortable commuter community a few miles from the city centre.
The village has an affluent, residential character with large detached homes, pockets of older stone buildings and nearby green space, and local life is quietly shaped by commuting to Leeds and surrounding towns. Socially and culturally it feels like a village - local clubs, a village hall and the presence of places such as Scarcroft Golf Club give it a community focus - while economically it functions largely as part of the wider Leeds housing market.
Postcode districts covering Scarcroft
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 5.9 miles
- Bradford 13.7 miles
- York 16.3 miles
- Huddersfield 20.4 miles
- Wakefield 13.1 miles
- Harrogate 9.3 miles
- Halifax 19.6 miles
- Barnsley 21.1 miles
- Castleford 11 miles
- Morley 10 miles
- Dewsbury 14.2 miles
- Batley 12.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bardsey cum Rigton Parish 1 mile
- Shadwell Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Thorner Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Bardsey Built-up area 1.6 miles
- East Keswick Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Wothersome Parish 2.3 miles
- Barwick in Elmet and Scholes Parish 2.9 miles
- Scholes Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Roundhay Ward 3.1 miles
- Collingham Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Cross Gates & Whinmoor Ward 3.2 miles
- Harewood Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Scarcroft
LS14 3AS, LS14 3JL, LS17 9JP, LS14 3HZ, LS14 3HR, LS14 3JN, LS14 3HN, LS14 3HX, LS17 9PF … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 8.3 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 32.4 miles
- Cross Gates Railway Station 4.3 miles
- Garforth Railway Station 5.8 miles
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 8.3 miles
Hotels near Scarcroft Ad
- Dakota Leeds 5 6.1 miles
- Wood Hall Hotel & Spa 4 3.4 miles
- Quebecs 4 6.2 miles
- The Queens Hotel 4 6.2 miles
- Novotel Leeds Centre Hotel 4 6.4 miles
- Hyatt House Leeds Aparthotel 3 6.3 miles
- ibis Styles Leeds City Centre Arena 3 5.8 miles
- Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa 4 5.2 miles
- Hyatt Place Leeds 4 6.3 miles
- The Chambers Park Place 4 6.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Saw Wood Forest 2.1 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 5.9 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 6.1 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 6.5 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 6.7 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 6.9 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 7.3 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 7.8 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 10.4 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 10.6 miles
- Stanley Library Library 10.7 miles
- Outwood Library Library 11.3 miles