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LS26 0WL

Rothwell · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Leeds
Ward
Rothwell
Local authority
Leeds
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS26 0XG 41 m
LS26 0JQ 60 m
LS26 0JF 96 m
LS26 0JG 99 m
LS26 0JA 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS26 0WL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 0
Latitude
53.758342
Longitude
-1.475504
British National Grid easting
434,678
British National Grid northing
429,235

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
E00058643
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 100E · E01011639
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 100 · E02002429

Postcode source versions

Explore LS26

Property

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24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Brinsmead Court, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0WL 17 October 2025 £262,500
6, Brinsmead Court, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0WL 12 July 2024 £265,000
6, Brinsmead Court, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0WL 24 June 2021 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
31
Secondary
6

  1. Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell

    Academy sponsor led

    664 m

  2. Cockburn Haigh Road Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    723 m

  3. Victoria Junior School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,268
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 527
  • Anti social behaviour 155
  • Criminal damage and arson 134
  • Public order 100
  • Burglary 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

9 female, 12 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LS26 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
88.9%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    1.8 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    3.5 km

  • LINGWELL CROFT SURGERY

    16 SHELLDRAKE DRIVE, MIDDLETON, LEEDS, LS10 3NB

    ODS code B86042

    4.0 km

  • DR S HUSSAIN

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

    ODS code B86642

    4.1 km

  • ARTHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 MOOR ROAD, HUNSLET, LEEDS, LS10 2JJ

    ODS code B86096

    4.1 km

  • SOUTH BANK SURGERY

    HUNSLET HEALTH CENTRE, 24 CHURCH STREET, HUNSLET, LEEDS, LS10 2PT

    ODS code B86035

    4.1 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    5-7 EAST PARK ROAD, LEEDS, LS9 9JD

    ODS code B86043

    4.7 km

  • DR T P FOX & PARTNERS

    COLTON MILL MEDICAL CENTRE, STILE HILL WAY, COLTON, LEEDS, LS15 9JH

    ODS code B86075

    4.7 km

  • SHAFTESBURY MEDICAL CTR.

    78 OSMONDTHORPE LANE, LEEDS, LS9 9EF

    ODS code B86016

    4.9 km

  • THE GARDEN SURGERY

    78A OSMONDTHORPE LANE, LEEDS, LS9 9EF

    ODS code B86054

    4.9 km

  • DR N DUMPHY & PARTNERS

    12 OAKLEY TERRACE, BEESTON, LEEDS, LS11 5HT

    ODS code B86005

    4.9 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    5.0 km

  • FAMILY DOCTORS

    5 AUSTHORPE VIEW, HALTON, LEEDS, LS15 8NN

    ODS code B86648

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • John O'Gaunts

    BCT · John OGaunts

    0.1 miles

  • John O'Gaunts

    BCT · John OGaunts

    0.1 miles

  • Styebank Lane Leeds Rd

    BCT · John OGaunts

    0.1 miles

  • Cross Avenue

    BCT · John OGaunts

    0.2 miles

  • Cross Avenue

    BCT · John OGaunts

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 100E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,881 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £263,750 from 2 recorded sales in LS26 0WL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Leeds is £249,394 in June 2026, up 5.9% year on year.

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 6 secondary schools. Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell is the nearest published school at 664 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,268 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 527 events.

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