List of tallest buildings in Yorkshire explained

Yorkshire has many tall buildings primarily located in its largest city, Leeds, which hosts the current tallest building, Altus House. Three further buildings over 100m are current under construction in Leeds. A smaller number of tall buildings are located in Sheffield, while Yorkshire's other main settlements are largely characterised by low-rise skylines such as York, which is dominated by one tall building, the Minster.

High-rise residential blocks are common in many towns and cities in Yorkshire, with many councils, particularly Leeds, Halifax and Kingston upon Hull enthusiastically embracing high-rise living in the 1960s and '70s. Sheffield has fewer high-rise residential blocks, with the council there looking more towards the more modern 'wall like' developments, though some newer high rise buildings are under construction.

RankNameHeight (m)Height (ft)Floors YearCity ImageRef
1Altus House114.3375 382021Leeds[1]
2Bridgewater Place110110m (360feet)322007Leeds[2]
3Sky Plaza103103m (338feet)362009Leeds
4St Paul's Tower101101m (331feet)322010Sheffield
5Opal 38282m (269feet)262008Leeds
6Pinnacle8080m (260feet)201973Leeds
7UNITE White Rose View Tower 17979m (259feet)282020Leeds
8Arts Tower7878m (256feet)201965Sheffield
9Park Plaza Hotel7777m (253feet)201965Leeds
10Arena Point7777m (253feet)201967Leeds
11Royal Hallamshire Hospital7676m (249feet)171974Sheffield
12Candle House7574m (243feet)232009Leeds
13K27474m (243feet)201972Leeds
14Cottingley Towers7272m (236feet)251972Leeds
15Centre North East7171m (233feet)191974Middlesbrough
16The Junction70230232023Leeds
17Symons House7070m (230feet)222020Leeds
18Central Village Tower7070m (230feet)222014Leeds
19Broadcasting Tower6969m (226feet)232009Leeds
20Velocity Tower6666m (217feet)222009Sheffield
21New Era Square6666m (217feet)212018Sheffield
22West Point6565m (213feet)171975Leeds
23The Gate6464m (210feet)212020Sheffield

Tallest under construction

RankNameHeight (m)Height (ft)FloorsCityNotes
1Cirrus Point, Leeds13444045LeedsSuperstructure construction underway
2Sky Gardens10534534LeedsCore construction underway
344 Merrion Street10032833LeedsFaçade work nearing completion
4Code Sheffield9931832SheffieldFoundations underway
5Latitude Blue 19832132LeedsSuperstructure nearing completion
6Triangle Yard9430831LeedsSuperstructure construction underway
7Calico Sheffield8527927SheffieldCore completed
8Latitude Blue 28226927LeedsSuperstructure nearing completion
9Lisbon Street7524624LeedsSuperstructure nearing completion
10Soho Yards West6019719SheffieldFaçade work underway nearing completion

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Farrell . Stephen . New plans for 40-storey Sheffield tower . 27 August 2022 . Insider Media Ltd . 26 July 2022.
  2. News: Casci . Mark . Plans unveiled for Leeds 46 storey skyscraper to create one of the UK's tallest residential buildings . 27 August 2022 . The Yorkshire Post . 18 May 2020.