LS26 8AR

Kippax & Methley · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF10 2HW 68 m
WF10 2HN 84 m
WF10 2HL 162 m
WF10 2HP 169 m
WF10 2HS 203 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS26 8AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 8
Latitude
53.756515
Longitude
-1.387497
British National Grid easting
440,482
British National Grid northing
429,078

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Leeds · E08000035
Parish or community
E04012757
Westminster constituency
Selby · E14001464
Output area
E00056981
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 103B · E01011308
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 103 · E02002432

Postcode source versions

Explore LS26

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
83, Preston Lane, Great Preston, Leeds, LS26 8AR 26 March 2021 £212,000
87, Preston Lane, Great Preston, Leeds, LS26 8AR 29 July 2016 £189,995
85, Preston Lane, Great Preston, Leeds, LS26 8AR 24 June 2016 £189,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
23
Secondary
3
  1. Great Preston VC CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    115 m
  2. Brigshaw High School

    Academy converter

    352 m
  3. Allerton Bywater Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
573
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 239
  • Anti social behaviour 71
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Burglary 45
  • Vehicle crime 36

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

3 female, 6 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LS26 8 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
80%

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

11

within 5 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

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

    ODS code B86089

    1.4 km

  • KIPPAX HALL SURGERY

    54 HIGH STREET, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7AB

    ODS code B86092

    1.7 km

  • GIBSON LANE PRACTICE

    GIBSON LANE, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7JN

    ODS code B86036

    2.1 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    2.2 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    3.7 km

  • GARFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH LANE, GARFORTH, LEEDS, LS25 1HB

    ODS code B86048

    4.0 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    4.1 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    4.1 km

  • MOORFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    11 WAKEFIELD ROAD, GARFORTH, LEEDS, LS25 1AN

    ODS code B86658

    4.4 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    4.5 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

  • Brigshaw Lane

    BCT · Allerton Bywater

    0.0 miles
  • Brigshaw Lane Hirst St

    BCT · Great Preston

    0.0 miles
  • Brigshaw Lane

    BCT · Allerton Bywater

    0.1 miles
  • Gt Preston School

    BCT · Great Preston

    0.1 miles
  • Gt Preston School

    BCT · Great Preston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 103B, 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

17,968 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
Medium risk addresses
3
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

27 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Great Preston VC CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 115 m.

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

Recorded crime

573 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 239 events.

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