💡 Save Money on Food, Clothes & Home Items in Leeds
If you look carefully, you can save money when buying food, clothes, or things for your home. It is not possible to give you a list of the cheapest shops here, but if you explore your local area you will soon work out which smaller shops are good value for money in your neighbourhood.
🛍️ Explore Your Local Area
- Walk or use Google Maps to find smaller shops near you
- Try different shops – each may have good deals on different things
🏬 Supermarkets
Big supermarkets:
- Morrisons
- Asda
- Tesco
- Sainsbury’s
Discount supermarkets (often cheaper):
- Aldi
- Lidl
Bigger stores also sell:
- Clothes
- Household items
- Electronics
- Toiletries
- Medicines
Iceland is a good option for frozen food.
💡 For tips: Money Savings Expert helps you save in supermarkets.
💷 Pound Shops & Discount Stores
Sell many things for around £1:
- Toiletries
- Stationery
- Toys
- Food & drink
- Health & beauty
Popular stores:
- Poundland
- B&M Bargains
- Home Bargains
Use Google Maps to find them near you.
👕 Charity Shops
Buy good-condition second-hand items, and the money goes to charity:
- Clothes
- Toys
- Books
- Furniture
- Household goods
Examples in Leeds:
- Emmaus Leeds
Lincoln Green & St Mary’s St, LS9 7DP
Kirkgate Market location: Leeds, LS2 7HY between Rows F & G
📞 0113 248 4288 - St Vincent’s
Middleton & West Park
📞 0113 248 4126 - Feel Good Furniture Shop
Hunslet (1 Low Rd, Leeds LS10 1QR) - Armley (44-46 Canal Rd, Leeds LS12 2PL)
📞 0113 270 4005 - Meeting Point Leeds (for refugees/asylum seekers)
Christ Church, Armley Ridge Rd, LS12 3DA
📞 01138245829 - Salvation Army
175 Meanwood Rd, LS7 1JW
📞 0113 244 2960
- Europe’s largest indoor market – 200 years old!
- Sells: furniture, tools, clothes, toys, fresh fruit, meat & fish
- Has cafés and international food
- Open Mon–Sat, 9am–5pm
📍 Entrance on Vicar Lane, LS2 7HY
🚶♂️ 15 min walk from train; 5 min from bus station
🌐 Buy & Sell Online
- Gumtree: buy/sell locally (cash payments): is a national website you can use to buy and sell second-hand items; you can search in your local area. You usually make an appointment to view the item at the seller’s home and if you want to buy it, pay in cash. You can find many different items on Gumtree, including clothes, furniture, household goods, bicycles and even cars.
- Freecycle Network: It is like Gumtree, but everything is being given away for free.
✅ You Can Save Money!
Check local shops and charity stores, visit markets, and use sites like Gumtree or Freecycle. You’ll find great deals and save money.
