LS26 8AE

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS26 8AB 449 m
LS26 9AJ 502 m
LS26 9EU 555 m
LS26 8WW 706 m
LS26 8WU 760 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS26 8AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 March 2017
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 8
Latitude
53.750955
Longitude
-1.426491
British National Grid easting
437,916
British National Grid northing
428,438

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
E00187138
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
24
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. Woodlesford Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  2. Oulton Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km
  3. Swillington Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
310
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 116
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Public order 31
  • Shoplifting 28
  • Burglary 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LS26 8 residents
12,727

Age bands in LS26 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

2,167 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

1,205 residents

Age 25 to 44
25%

3,249 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

3,489 residents

Age 65 and over
22.1%

2,872 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
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
0%

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    1.5 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

    PINFOLD SURGERY, PINFOLD LANE, MICKLETOWN METHLEY, LEEDS, LS26 9AA

    ODS code B87030

    2.7 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

    22A LEEDS ROAD, ALLERTON BYWATER, CASTLEFORD, WF10 2DP

    ODS code B86089

    3.5 km

  • KIPPAX HALL SURGERY

    54 HIGH STREET, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7AB

    ODS code B86092

    4.2 km

  • GIBSON LANE PRACTICE

    GIBSON LANE, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7JN

    ODS code B86036

    4.5 km

  • DR T P FOX & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code B86075

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Methley Pk Hospital

    BCT · Methley

    0.6 miles
  • Clumpcliffe Wood

    BCT · Oulton

    0.6 miles
  • Methley Pk Hospital

    BCT · Methley

    0.6 miles
  • Clumpcliffe Wood

    BCT · Oulton

    0.6 miles
  • Woodside

    BCT · Methley

    0.7 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Woodlesford Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

310 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 116 events.

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