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LS26 8QQ

Garforth & Swillington · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Leeds
Ward
Garforth & Swillington
Local authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds East
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS26 8QG 32 m
LS26 8QH 81 m
LS26 8QJ 137 m
LS26 8QX 166 m
LS26 8QU 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS26 8QQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 8
Latitude
53.770350
Longitude
-1.424376
British National Grid easting
438,038
British National Grid northing
430,597

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Leeds · E08000035
Electoral ward
Garforth & Swillington · E05013830
Parish or community
E04013105
Westminster constituency
Leeds East · E14001320
Output area
E00057487
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 087B · E01011391
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 087 · E02002416

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Lowther Crescent, Swillington, Leeds, LS26 8QQ 31 January 2025 £210,000
22, Lowther Crescent, Swillington, Leeds, LS26 8QQ 7 May 2024 £263,000
20, Lowther Crescent, Swillington, Leeds, LS26 8QQ 12 June 2023 £220,100

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
25
Secondary
5

  1. Swillington Primary School

    Academy converter

    405 m

  2. Woodlesford Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km

  3. Colton Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
291
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 138
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Public order 21
  • Other theft 19
  • Anti social behaviour 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
55

26 female, 29 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LS26 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • DR T P FOX & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code B86075

    2.5 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    2.6 km

  • FAMILY DOCTORS

    5 AUSTHORPE VIEW, HALTON, LEEDS, LS15 8NN

    ODS code B86648

    3.3 km

  • GARFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH LANE, GARFORTH, LEEDS, LS25 1HB

    ODS code B86048

    3.5 km

  • MOORFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    11 WAKEFIELD ROAD, GARFORTH, LEEDS, LS25 1AN

    ODS code B86658

    3.6 km

  • KIPPAX HALL SURGERY

    54 HIGH STREET, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7AB

    ODS code B86092

    3.7 km

  • GIBSON LANE PRACTICE

    GIBSON LANE, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7JN

    ODS code B86036

    3.7 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

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

    ODS code B86089

    4.2 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    4.3 km

  • KEYSTONE GP PARTNERSHIP

    15 AUSTHORPE ROAD, CROSSGATES, LEEDS, LS15 8BA

    ODS code B86055

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Whitecliffe Crescent

    BCT · Swillington

    0.2 miles

  • Whitecliffe Crescent

    BCT · Swillington

    0.2 miles

  • Springwell Farm

    BCT · Swillington

    0.2 miles

  • Springwell Farm

    BCT · Swillington

    0.2 miles

  • Smeaton Grove

    BCT · Swillington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 087B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,257 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £220,100 from 5 recorded sales in LS26 8QQ. 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

Published establishments

31 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Swillington Primary School is the nearest published school at 405 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

291 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 138 events.

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