LS26 0EB

Rothwell · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Leeds
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS26 0WG 52 m
LS26 0EE 61 m
LS26 0EL 78 m
LS26 0WB 95 m
LS26 0WE 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS26 0EB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 0
Latitude
53.748127
Longitude
-1.472264
British National Grid easting
434,900
British National Grid northing
428,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Leeds · E08000035
Electoral ward
Rothwell · E05011410
Parish or community
E43000294
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00058630
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 100D · E01011636
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 100 · E02002429

Postcode source versions

Explore LS26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
26
Secondary
4
  1. Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    294 m
  2. Rothwell Primary School

    Community school

    574 m
  3. Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell

    Academy sponsor led

    628 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,425
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 633
  • Anti social behaviour 174
  • Criminal damage and arson 155
  • Public order 132
  • Burglary 59

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LS26 0 residents
13,913

Age bands in LS26 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

2,502 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

1,298 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.9%

3,644 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

3,819 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

2,797 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    1.6 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

    2 CHURCH FARM CLOSE, LEEDS ROAD, LOFTHOUSE, WAKEFIELD, WF3 3SA

    ODS code B86020

    2.6 km

  • STANLEY

    STANLEY HEALTH CENTRE, LAKE LOCK ROAD, STANLEY, WAKEFIELD, WF3 4HS

    ODS code B87019

    3.8 km

  • LINGWELL CROFT SURGERY

    16 SHELLDRAKE DRIVE, MIDDLETON, LEEDS, LS10 3NB

    ODS code B86042

    4.1 km

  • ARTHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 MOOR ROAD, HUNSLET, LEEDS, LS10 2JJ

    ODS code B86096

    4.8 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    4.9 km

  • DR S HUSSAIN

    CHURCH STREET SURGERY, 57 CHURCH STREET, HUNSLET, LEEDS, LS10 2PE

    ODS code B86642

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Rothwell War Memorial

    BCT · Rothwell

    0.1 miles
  • Royds Lane

    BCT · Rothwell

    0.1 miles
  • Royds Lane

    BCT · Rothwell

    0.1 miles
  • Gillett Lane

    BCT · Rothwell

    0.1 miles
  • Park Ln Abraham Hill

    BCT · Rothwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 100D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,288 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School is the nearest published school at 294 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,425 published events cover 12 months, averaging 118.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 633 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.