The affluent suburb has long basked in its cosmopolitan reputation, but critics quickly challenged its "village" status. Martyn Watson argued it is just "a few shops with Harrogate Road running through it," while another local joked the area hasn't been up-and-coming so much as "got up and went."placeholder image
The affluent suburb has long basked in its cosmopolitan reputation, but critics quickly challenged its "village" status. Martyn Watson argued it is just "a few shops with Harrogate Road running through it," while another local joked the area hasn't been up-and-coming so much as "got up and went." | Other

9 areas of Leeds readers consider overrated despite the staunch defences of the city as a whole

When we asked readers to name the most 'overrated' area of Leeds, it sparked a wave of fierce neighbourhood rivalries - and a brilliant collective defence of the city as a whole

When a prompt on the Yorkshire Evening Post Facebook page asked readers to fill in the blank - "the most overrated area of Leeds is..." - the answers didn't quite go to plan.

Instead of a polite, orderly debate about house prices or the length of the Otley Run, the question triggered a fierce, defensive counter-offensive from the people who live here.

While a substantial portion of the community flatly rejected the premise - with readers declaring "there isn't one" and "I love Leeds, all of it" - others were more than happy to take a swipe at the city's trendiest, most expensive suburbs.

From gentrified "villages" to bustling student hubs, certain postcodes bore the brunt of the local cynicism.

Here are the 9 areas of Leeds that received the most heat from critics, even as the rest of the city rallied to their defence.

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