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Megan Banner

Life on Leeds' newbuild council estate with 'new and old' divided by crime

Leeds Justina Dominic Leeds City Council Sophie Police

Residents in one of Leeds' new council estates have said they are divided between a quiet happy place to live and a crime riddled frenzy.

A total of 69 new council houses have been built in two Leeds City Council developments. In Holbeck a total of 28 homes – 14 houses and 14 flats – stand on the former tower block site at Meynell Approach. In Seacroft, the council’s Tarnside & Mardale scheme, which sits between York Road and Foundry Mill Street, now comprises of 41 houses.

However, some residents have revealed that life on these new council estates is still 'dangerous' and a haven for crime. Meanwhile, others have argued the area makes for a happy home.

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