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The tannery is a lovely place for students and is definitely a place where a student will be content and will find a place like home.
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Most helpful review
The tannery is a lovely place for students and is definitely a place where a student will be content and will find a place like home.
Value for money
Location
Property management
Cleaning
Social spaces
Social experience
Internet / Wifi
The Tannery Information
| Telephone | 0300 303 8642 |
| Postcode | LS3 1AF |
| Price from | £154.00 per week for 25/26 (subject to availability) |
| Top tip | The Tannery offers homey student accommodation close to the popular student area of Kirkstall. Visit the website for more information! |
Room Types
6 Single Rooms - Premium Range 1 Ensuite
Single Studios Classic Accessible Studio
Single Studios Basic Studio
6 Single Rooms - Premium Range 1 Ensuite
Single Studios Classic Studio
Single Studios Basic Studio
Amenities
This property offers a common room, study room & outdoor social space. Discover more!
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- Common Room
- Library or Study Area
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Access
Features
- Common Room
- Communal Kitchen
- Vending Machines
Internet Access
- WiFi
Laundry
- Coin-operated Communal Laundry
People/Staff
- Maintenance Team (Daytime Only)
- Onsite Manager
Recreational Facilities
- Outdoor Area
Security & Safety
- CCTV / Surveillance Cameras
- Secure Building Entry
Services
- Contents Insurance
Special Policies
- No Smoking
Study Support
- Library or Study Area
Transport
- Bike Storage
- Car Parking For Additional Fee
Travel Times
The Tannery is close to the student area of Kirkstall & within a 20-minute walk from Leeds city centre, Leeds train station, restaurants, pubs & shops.
Leeds City College
Park Lane Campus5 mins2 mins5 mins0.2 mi
University of Law
Leeds Campus17 mins9 mins9 mins0.8 mi
University of Leeds
Main Campus15 mins4 mins12 mins1.0 mi
The Tannery Biography
Close to the popular student area of Kirkstall and a twenty-minute walk from the city centre is where you can find The Tannery. This popular student accommodation is centrally located and is twenty minutes from the train station making commuting as easy as can be. Both the University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett campuses are only a fifteen-minute walk away so you don’t have to worry about being late for class.
The Tannery has a variety of social spaces including a communal study space with free tea and coffee. You can also enjoy the outdoor social space and a common area furnished with comfortable seating as well as a pool and ping-pong table.
The accommodation has a range of 497 self-contained studio rooms to choose from. These rooms provide residents with privacy and are equipped with an en-suite bathroom and kitchen.
To book your room, visit the website!
Q&A
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Is there any ethernet connection in the rooms?
By member12114125 On 27th August 24
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Are friends allowed to stay?
By member487539 On 14th June 23
Reply from The Tannery
On 7th August 23
Hi there! You are allowed to have guests stay over. However, you are responsible for any guests you bring to the property. Your guest can stay for as long as a few nights, but not excessive or extensive periods of time. We want to make sure that all our residents feel safe and comfortable on site, so we ask that any guests are respectful of others and their surroundings.
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Is there a lift in this accommodation?
By member584140 On 13th April 23
Reply from The Tannery
On 14th April 23
Hello there! We have 4 seperate blocks at The Tannery. We have lifts inside Blocks A, B & C. However, we do not have a lift inside Block D, due to there only being 3 floors.
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May I know the room size for a classic en-suite?
By member1082899 On 31st March 23
Reply from The Tannery
On 14th April 23
Hello! Our classic ensuite rooms are 13 metres squared. You can find out more about our rooms on our website (https://www.unitestudents.com/leeds/the-tannery), or you can email over any questions to our site team at leeds@unitestudents.com.
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When will the windows get cleaned?
By member673004 On 3rd November 22
Reply from The Tannery
On 19th January 23
Hi there! Our windows are cleaned by external contractors and will be cleaned as soon as possible. The safety of our window cleaners is imperative, so we must first wait for the correct risk assessments to be completed before we can allow any work to be done. This matter is currently in progress, so while I can't provide an exact time frame, I am optimistic that the windows will be cleaned soon. An email will be sent out to all tenants as soon as a date has been arranged.
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What tenancy length do I need?
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The tannery is a lovely place for students and is definitely a place where a student will be content and will find a place like home.
tannery is the best place ever in leeds to stay and nice hospitality
Really good place to live and cheap for the area. Would recommend
Very nice flat, very good for the money, nice opportunity for social gatherings
Jason is great (and the others too!!) everyone is so lovely :)
Very good place. Nice ambience. And good people.
Are you kidding? The elevator of Block C breaks down almost every week, and it takes a long time to fix it every time. That’s so stupid.
Absolutely loved my stay! Staff are fab and so friendly and always there to help if needed. Loads of opportunities to go on little adventures such as to the Lake District this year, and to meet dogs from the guide dog society in the social space downstairs! Couldn’t complain - great value for money and perfect for a first year student, quick walk to uni, safe, and nice and quiet for sleeping on long shifts at the hospital (for healthcare students I mean!). So quick and easy to report a problem on the MyUnite app like being locked out, if something isn’t working in the flat etc and you are always emailed by the tannery team about any works or maintenance on the building and if any members of staff or contract workers need access to your flat and on the rare occasion your room to fix anything or check safety of fire alarms etc - warned well in advance! With £90 free credit to use the laundry room on the circuit plus app it’s obvious that the tannery actually cares! :)
This is such a nice location, there are lots of events and the staff, joseph brianna faith daniel and jason, are always there when you need them
I had a nice stay at the tannery, the reception staff are also so helpful. Faith, Brianna, Joseph, Jason and Daniel, they're always there when you need them!
Good location close to the center and university. Some issues with electrics but these are being resolved and the staff on reception try their best to help.
Good place to leave, helpful and kind staff on reception
Overall, good experience staying at the Tannery. Helpful and kind staff that are happy to help with an issues and make them easy to resolve.
I loved my stay at the tannery, and the staff her are so amazing. The common room is always clean,thanks to Katie, she's really sweet. Also reception team have made my last year in leeds a lot more comfortable for me. Faith and Brianna are so nice and always greet you when u walk by. Daniel Jason and Joseph are always so helpful with any issue I've had. I would definitely stay again!
I've thoroughly enjoyed my stay at the Tannery so far. The staff at reception are all incredibly lovely - Joseph is a great team leader and Jason and Dan are always there to help on a weekday. Faith and Brianna also do a great job on weekends and I feel secure in knowing that I can talk to them about anything at any time as the reception is open 24 hours! The Tannery may not be the closest to uni or town but it has a lovely social atmosphere and definitely feels like home 😊.
A lot of money for what it is but everything works fine, someone stole the black ball out the pool table but other than that social spaces are good
It is close to the university and the room is a spacious, nice size. The bins are easily accessible and not too chaotic which is good. However the windows are quite dirty and you can barely see out. Quite quiet and little opportunity to meet people here but other than that it’s a pleasant place to live.
Good location and decent size rooms and kitchen
Staff are very nice but amenities are abysmal. Value for money is utterly shocking. I wouldn’t touch the tannery with a 10 foot barge pole.
joseph, dan and brianna are lovely staff members and i have been lucky to have a great experience with my flat
Although it wasn’t my first choice of accommodation, I am very pleased I ended up here. The initial friendly welcome from Joseph who gave me my keys immediately set me at ease and the staff as well as flat mates have all been kind and welcoming!
Really social and good facilities. Cleaning a bit disappointing but still recommend
It’s a great accommodation, good rooms and Joe, Dan, Jason and Brianna are great staff!
such lovely staff - especially dan jason and joseph who are so helpful!!
Rhiannon is a great receptionist
All the staff on the front desk are very helpful and lovely. There have been some issues with flat facilities but have been dealt with well.
It’s been very homey and welcoming.
my experience has overall been okay but personally it’s been dampened by a specific flatmate who doesn’t respect that we all have uni and want to sleep so he plays music very loud most nights till 3/4am and smokes weed in his room. this does get dealt with most of the time by security but it’s taken a while for the warden to get back to us
The reception team are always friendly and ready to help especially Katie and dan. Really annoying that there are no deal cleans throughout the year
Dan Joseph Brianna John Alan and Faith
Brianna and Dan , Joseph are very useful receptions and are the best at dealing with our problems really quickly
Good location, close to city centre and campus, a fire station is next to the residence. Great flat and facilities, kind roommates and the Tannery team is always ready to offer help.
Dan, joseph very friendly guys amazing people
Great and lovely staff, always ready to help.
Place is overpriced but Joseph is the best team leader ever always has a chat and smile on face as well as being helpful whenever he is here.
The Tannery is a friendly accommodation with great staff. They attend to maintenance issues very quickly. Jason, Brianna, and the rest of the team are very friendly and helpful.
Nice accommodation, receptionist Joe is really good and helpful.
Joseph, Jason and Dan are always welcoming
cozy convenient enough for a international student in Leeds Always quiet The staff is very friendly and nice
I have had a great experience meeting lots of new people. I have rarely had an issue except for when the microwave broke but it was changed for a working one the day after meaning we only had a braking one for one night. I had an issue with my WiFi once but spoke to Jason at reception, who is very kind and sociable at all times, and told me how to get the issue resolved. Overall, the cleaning staff and reception are always nice and with the 24/7 service there is always someone to speak to even if it’s after a night out.
I love Tannery. Thanks for the help of Joseph,Dan and Jason.
This is a great place to stay, all the staff- Jason, Joseph, Dan, Brianna, Faith and Katie are so welcoming and helpful.
All good, the room is clean and very quite
Tannery is a great place to stay. All the staff are so friendly including Joe, Dan, Faith, Brianna, Katie but by far the best is Jason
It was very nice, all of the staff were very helpful. And kind as was everyone else I met here. It’s safe and quite and clean, would definitely stay here again :)
The flat is very nice and the staff are very friendly and responsible. The reception staff in particular are very welcoming and will be the first to help you out when you have a problem. It's a flat worth choosing!
Reception is very friendly in comparison to what I have heard about other places. Thanks to Joseph as well as Dan, Jason and Brianna!
Really like the Tannery! Thanks to Jack and Joseph!!
Great enjoying my stay her. Very friendly staff
Great accom really helpful reception staff
I’ve only been here for a few months however, the Tannery is not a bad place to be. It has what you need at a reasonable price, not high end but just normal. In a good way of course.
The staff at reception are always incredibly helpful and friendly, have not had a bad experience! Always keen to help and have resolved issues quickly and efficiently! The location is a 20 minute walk from the city centre and from the University of Leeds which is not bad at all but it is further than the other uni accommodations, but it has so much close by, so its a good compromise. I would recommend The Tannery for someone that wants to be slightly out of the city centre but close enough to the centre and to university! :)
Lovely staff, especially Jack on night shift!
Jack on nights is a LEGEND he gave us sweets and was just brill
Brianna is great ! I have enjoyed my stay but it is not the best leeds accommodation.
Lovely people, very friendly reception staff especially Brianna- really helpful. Room is big and wifi is really fast. Tha bathroom could be better
I love the tannery, the staff members are soo friendly and lovely to talk to especially Birianna 🫶
The oven is rubbish, very slow to heat and cook. Two showers in the same flat has blocked drains, and were unclean when we moved in. Social aspect is good if you make an effort to get to know your flat mates and people who live in the building. Large kitchen and living room space, as well as good heating. It’s located near a good lot of shops and isn’t too far away from the uni (though the stairs are a killer).
Our oven takes nearly double the time its supposed to, and the seal on the shower door can be leaky, other than that no complaints and the staff are friendly and helpful, issues raised are always dealt with in a timely fashion
I’ve enjoyed my stay at the tannery
Overall very good - some maintenance issues
Hello there! Thank you for taking the time to write a review. I'm sorry to hear that you have had some maintenance issues during your stay. Our reception team should be on the desk 24/7, so please feel free to let them know if you have any issues inside your room. You can also raise maintenance requests via the 'MyUnite' app. Please read more about our app here - https://www.unitestudents.com/about-us/myunite-app.
Having originally applied to Henry Price I was disappointed to get the Tannery, however having lived here for two terms now I can say it is one of the better accommodations to be at during Covid times. I enjoy partying a lot and the Tannery has got it all. Flat parties have been loads of fun here with medium risk as I haven't been fined yet for some big ones but a few friends have been. The tannery is pretty social if you throw yourself in social situations. The courtyard is where most of us meet and find new friends in the first few weeks. Then the common room is a really nice space to work and have fun, im working there now actually. The rooms are cosy and the beds are perfect size being almost double and pretty comfy tbh. The location is something of a concern being 20 min walk uphill from uni (hasn't been a problem since uni hasn't even been open). There is an offlicence near us and a Coop and a nice 15 min walk to aldi. Wifi is decent but some days cuts out. I love it here!
I had a great experience in The Tannery in my first year. It's near to town and uni so you never have to get a bus, the staff are friendly and lenient (good for pres, but bad when you have a 9am the next morning) and the Nisa is so useful. The rooms aren't massive but you definitely have enough room/storage space for everything (coming from someone with a lot of stuff). I've never had an issue with the wifi personally and the cleaning team are reliable and efficient (and hilarious!). All student accommodation is expensive for what you really get, but I think that The Tannery has the most benefits for what you're paying (the double beds are blessed). There are lots of med students at this accommodation, so if you aren't one you have to make a little more effort at the beginning to meet people, but the upside to a high med population is its generally quiet in the week when you need to get work done. Overall I would recommend The Tannery, it ticks all the boxes.
I just remember the WiFi being so slow
Great location, 10/15 min walk to both campus and the city centre and also about 15 min walk from an ALDI. Internet was awful though and some flat issues weren't dealt with very quickly such as hot water going off.
Living in The Tannery has had it's pros and cons, overall it's a decent accommodation but it certainly has it's downfalls especially if you're not a medical/dental student. For medical and dental students the walk to Uni is a 10-12 minute stroll, for me, it's a 20-25 climb up a very steep hill and is massively inconvenient. The flats are nice, you get a massive desk, comfy double bed, a big kitchen with a social space. The colour scheme is ridiculously ugly but you get used to it. You don't get a TV, kettle, toaster or iron which is annoying seeing as you are paying the same if not more as other accommodations who do. Overall, the Tannery has lovely flats and is quite social, I'd definitely recommend it for Medics, but I would suggest other students to look elsewhere due to the poor location and value to money.
Good atmosphere and very helpful with any issues. Very close to the uni and city centre. 10 minute walk from most things.
The halls are constantly smell like vomit. The management is really bad, once my room got flooded and they didn't do anything for a week; then there was no hot water in my flat so I had to go and get a shower in a different location. The location is ok, it's 15 minutes from the Business School, but you can definitely find something better for that money. Would not recommend.
I didn't pick here originally but when I moved in I was pleasantly surprised - really nice rooms, bathrooms and communal spaces. The location is really good for the city and for uni, but you are quite far away from the main student areas in Leeds. The Nisa is handy and there are lots of local shops. Really safe, secure, clean and quiet. I was really happy here and I would definitely recommend to a first year student.
Had the best first year in this halls, 10 minute walk to city centre, 20 minute walk to uni but £1 buses run every 10 minutes. Really sociable halls, always socials on and random parties and people heading out for a night out. Meet a lot of people in freshers here too, staff are really helpful and not too bad for noise.
Not a bad accommodation very easy to make friends however walls are thin
15/20minute up hill walk to uni. The rooms and kitchens have plenty of space. The common room is good but doesn't not get used as much as I thought it would.
Great features, brilliant sized kitchen with a good distance from campus.
Lucky that I get on really well with my flat mates as you don't really socialise with anyone else. Quite far to walk every day to uni and a bit expensive considering this.
Awesome reception staff.. Great cleaning staff. All super friendly
A bit isolated from the other uni accommodation
I was so disappointed when I found out I was leaving in the Tannery because I thought it was so far from uni but now I really enjoy the short walk to uni (it takes around 10-15 minutes) and we are so close to town. You don't really need to use public transport. Moreover, social life is incredible. I only know one person who put this accommodation as her first option and I think this is one of the reasons that has made people be more willing to socialize. In addition, after having been in other accomodations the size of our rooms is what every student needs to feel at home far away from it. The bathrooms may look like plane toilets but is a very good point to have it in your room and not having to share with anyone. In conclusion, I would highly recommend this place.
No social committee when I lived there until the Easter term. Nevertheless, the location and flats themselves were nice.
Each room in the flat is a different size but they all cost the same? Might just be us but we don't really know anybody else on our floor. It's quite close to uni and the rooms are nice
You probably wont have chosen The Tannery and you probably haven't heard of it. You're also probably disappointed that you didn't get Henry Price. When you arrive at The Tannery and for the first few weeks, you probably wont like it that much. But after time you'll realise that the people are lovely, Nisa is amazing and The Tannery is actually pretty damn good.
Good halls but no social side to living here
Terrible value for money, charging a fortune for what other accoms offer at a basic level. Had no hot water for a week despite complaints. Overall wouldn't ever recommend.
Only really good for students studying a healthcare course as it is full of those students generally. Location is close to town and relatively close to the uni.
The rooms and kitchen in the Tannery are large and comfortable. However for the money we don't get a lot included and because we pay more the people seem to be generally more snobby. The location is brilliant as it is so handy for both town and the uni, however it is slightly excluded from the student vibe as the halls don't socialise.
Might be out of the way from other Uni Accommodation and not as well known - but provides a great all round experience, close to uni, close to the city, lots of students around.
Its a good halls but could be better
It's a long walk up the steep never ending (it seems like it anyway) steps to uni but it really is a good place to live! It's really secure, the staff are so friendly, the shop is a life saver, when I was there the socials were pretty good and at the same time it's quiet enough to study and far enough from uni to take a break. Maintenance requests were pretty quick to get done too - the only thing is that the lifts occasionally/semi-regularly broke or were vomited it (why on earth would you do that?! It has a mini garden in the courtyard perfect for this!!) and were rendered unusable, which is a pain if your carrying your bike up to your room on the 8th floor. But I really enjoyed living there and I would strongly recommend it to anyone considering living here!!
Nearly everyone in our block didn't choose it, it is an extremely in sociable set up! There's loads of nurses and international students. Luckily I've made good friends but you have to try hard and make an effort
The kitchen area is out dated compared to other halls. You may also have a problem with silverfish in your bedroom... Good ensure facilities but showrr cubicle is a bit crammed. Good size bedroom.