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Woodhouse, Leeds — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Woodhouse is a residential area of Leeds just north of the city centre, pressed up against the University of Leeds.
About Woodhouse
Where to stay in Woodhouse
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Woodhouse trades on the walk in. The city centre of Leeds is close and the University of Leeds is closer still, which makes Blenheim Terrace and Blackman Lane a practical base for anyone here for a term, a conference or a graduation. Headingley Lane carries the other edge.
Beds here are residential rather than commercial, so the centre stays the fallback when nothing near Woodhouse Cliff is free.
About Woodhouse
What are the main landmarks in Woodhouse?
Churches count for a lot here. St George's Church, Emmanuel Church, Trinity Congregational Church and the Church of St Augustine at Wrangthorn stand within a short radius, with All Souls on Blackman Lane and St Margaret of Antioch Church nearby. The Ashwood Centre stands among them.
Denison Hall, Tennant Hall, Fairbairn House and North Grange carry the older domestic stock.
What is the history of Woodhouse?
Woodhouse is built stock, not events. Denison Hall, Fairbairn House, North Grange and Waverley House stand among the older houses, and the terraces at Blenheim Terrace, Woodhouse Cliff and Headingley Lane carry the same inherited addresses. Churches came in numbers.
St George's Church, Emmanuel Church, Trinity Congregational Church and All Souls on Blackman Lane all sit inside a short walk, and the University of Leeds sits immediately alongside.
Where is Woodhouse?
The area lies just north of the city centre of Leeds, split between the Little London and Woodhouse ward and the Headingley and Hyde Park ward.
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Updated September 2026