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LS26 8HG

Stanley & Outwood East · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Stanley & Outwood East
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS26 8ZA 105 m
WF3 4FA 174 m
LS26 8HE 222 m
LS26 8BF 234 m
LS26 8HQ 290 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS26 8HG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 8
Latitude
53.726270
Longitude
-1.474856
British National Grid easting
434,747
British National Grid northing
425,667

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Stanley & Outwood East · E05016538
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00059913
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 007A · E01011875
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 007 · E02002444

Postcode source versions

Explore LS26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
31
Secondary
5

  1. Kingsland Primary School

    Community special school

    1.2 km

  2. Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km

  3. Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
402
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 201
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Public order 29
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Other theft 24

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 straight-line

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    1.4 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    1.4 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.0 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    3.4 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    3.7 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    4.0 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    4.2 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    4.6 km

  • LINGWELL CROFT SURGERY

    16 SHELLDRAKE DRIVE, MIDDLETON, LEEDS, LS10 3NB

    ODS code B86042

    4.8 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    4.8 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Coney Warren Lane

    BCT · Stanley

    0.2 miles

  • Moorlands Place

    BCT · Stanley

    0.2 miles

  • Moorlands Place

    BCT · Stanley

    0.2 miles

  • Coney Warren Lane

    BCT · Stanley

    0.2 miles

  • Fenton Road

    BCT · Stanley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 007A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,263 of 33,755

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

46 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. Kingsland Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

402 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 201 events.

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