LS26 8AL

Garforth & Swillington · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leeds
Local authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds East
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS26 8AW 190 m
LS26 8GE 211 m
LS26 8GF 213 m
LS26 8FD 282 m
LS26 8GG 307 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS26 8AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 8
Latitude
53.753127
Longitude
-1.396479
British National Grid easting
439,893
British National Grid northing
428,696

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Leeds · E08000035
Parish or community
E04013103
Westminster constituency
Leeds East · E14001320
Output area
E00187114
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 087C · E01011392
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 087 · E02002416

Postcode source versions

Explore LS26

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Queen Street, Great Preston, Leeds, LS26 8AL 30 June 2014 £500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
20
Secondary
4
  1. Great Preston VC CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    694 m
  2. Brigshaw High School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. Methley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
464
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 187
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 58
  • Burglary 35
  • Other theft 29

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.

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

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

    ODS code B86089

    1.7 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    1.8 km

  • KIPPAX HALL SURGERY

    54 HIGH STREET, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7AB

    ODS code B86092

    2.4 km

  • GIBSON LANE PRACTICE

    GIBSON LANE, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7JN

    ODS code B86036

    2.8 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    3.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    3.8 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    4.1 km

  • GARFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH LANE, GARFORTH, LEEDS, LS25 1HB

    ODS code B86048

    4.4 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    4.5 km

  • MOORFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    11 WAKEFIELD ROAD, GARFORTH, LEEDS, LS25 1AN

    ODS code B86658

    4.8 km

  • DR T P FOX & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code B86075

    4.9 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

  • Bowers Row

    BCT · Great Preston

    0.1 miles
  • Bowers Row

    BCT · Great Preston

    0.1 miles
  • Hollins Grove

    BCT · Great Preston

    0.4 miles
  • Hollins Grove

    BCT · Great Preston

    0.4 miles
  • Gt Preston School

    BCT · Great Preston

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 087C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,035 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Great Preston VC CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 694 m.

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

Recorded crime

464 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 187 events.

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