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LS26 8FY

Rothwell · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rothwell
Local authority
Leeds
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS26 8GR 72 m
LS26 8WR 77 m
LS26 8FZ 123 m
LS26 8PL 144 m
LS26 8ZG 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS26 8FY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 8
Latitude
53.757859
Longitude
-1.440139
British National Grid easting
437,010
British National Grid northing
429,199

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
E00058652
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 097C · E01011637
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 097 · E02002426

Postcode source versions

Explore LS26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
19
Secondary
4

  1. Woodlesford Primary School

    Community school

    529 m

  2. Oulton Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  3. Swillington Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
529
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 230
  • Public order 54
  • Anti social behaviour 50
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Burglary 36

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

8

within 5 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    855 m

  • DR T P FOX & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code B86075

    3.8 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    3.9 km

  • FAMILY DOCTORS

    5 AUSTHORPE VIEW, HALTON, LEEDS, LS15 8NN

    ODS code B86648

    4.5 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

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

    ODS code B86089

    4.6 km

  • KIPPAX HALL SURGERY

    54 HIGH STREET, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7AB

    ODS code B86092

    4.8 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    4.8 km

  • GIBSON LANE PRACTICE

    GIBSON LANE, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7JN

    ODS code B86036

    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

  • Pottery Ln Wakefield Rd

    BCT · Woodlesford

    0.1 miles

  • Pottery Ln Wakefield Rd

    BCT · Woodlesford

    0.1 miles

  • Pottery Lane

    BCT · Woodlesford

    0.1 miles

  • Woodlesford Rail Station

    RLY · Woodlesford

    0.1 miles

  • Pottery Lane

    BCT · Woodlesford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 097C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,295 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Woodlesford Primary School is the nearest published school at 529 m.

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

Recorded crime

529 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 230 events.

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