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LS26 8GW

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 8GU 31 m
LS26 8GX 55 m
LS26 8EP 93 m
LS26 8GT 111 m
LS26 8DQ 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS26 8GW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 8
Latitude
53.739537
Longitude
-1.448827
British National Grid easting
436,453
British National Grid northing
427,156

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
E00058627
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 097B · E01011635
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
26
Primary
22
Secondary
3

  1. Oulton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    767 m

  2. Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

  3. Oulton Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
366
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 143
  • Public order 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 41
  • Anti social behaviour 37
  • Shoplifting 28

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

6

within 5 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    1.4 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    3.3 km

  • STANLEY

    STANLEY HEALTH CENTRE, LAKE LOCK ROAD, STANLEY, WAKEFIELD, WF3 4HS

    ODS code B87019

    3.4 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    3.7 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    4.1 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    4.7 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

  • Oulton Drive Oulton

    BCT · Oulton

    0.1 miles

  • Oulton Drive

    BCT · Oulton

    0.3 miles

  • Oulton Drive

    BCT · Oulton

    0.3 miles

  • Royds Academy

    BCT · Oulton

    0.4 miles

  • Rothwell Leisure Centre

    BCT · Oulton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 097B, 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

22,247 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Oulton Academy is the nearest published school at 767 m.

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

Recorded crime

366 published events cover 12 months, averaging 30.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 143 events.

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