LS26 8GS

Rothwell · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS26 8PL 89 m
LS26 8GR 98 m
LS26 8ZG 131 m
LS26 8LZ 132 m
LS26 8WS 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS26 8GS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 8
Latitude
53.757177
Longitude
-1.442317
British National Grid easting
436,867
British National Grid northing
429,122

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

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Pottery Hill, Woodlesford, Leeds, LS26 8GS 22 July 2025 £925,000
12, Pottery Hill, Woodlesford, Leeds, LS26 8GS 22 May 2025 £800,000
2, Pottery Hill, Woodlesford, Leeds, LS26 8GS 31 March 2025 £700,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. Woodlesford Primary School

    Community school

    384 m
  2. Oulton Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Swillington Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
579
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 240
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Public order 58
  • Criminal damage and arson 58
  • Burglary 37

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+
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
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

7

within 5 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    701 m

  • DR T P FOX & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code B86075

    3.9 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

    4.6 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    4.7 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

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

    ODS code B86089

    4.7 km

  • KIPPAX HALL SURGERY

    54 HIGH STREET, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7AB

    ODS code B86092

    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

  • Woodlesford Rail Station

    RLY · Woodlesford

    0.0 miles
  • Woodlesford Rail Station

    RSE · Woodlesford

    0.1 miles
  • Pottery Ln Wakefield Rd

    BCT · Woodlesford

    0.1 miles
  • Pottery Ln Wakefield Rd

    BCT · Woodlesford

    0.1 miles
  • Woodlesford Station

    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

Property market

The five-year median is £807,500 from 10 recorded sales in LS26 8GS. 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Woodlesford Primary School is the nearest published school at 384 m.

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

Recorded crime

579 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 240 events.

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