LS26 8TZ

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 8TW 33 m
LS26 8TJ 93 m
LS26 8JE 114 m
LS26 8TR 125 m
LS26 8TP 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS26 8TZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 8
Latitude
53.751264
Longitude
-1.456317
British National Grid easting
435,949
British National Grid northing
428,457

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
E00058604
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 097G · E01032488
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 097 · E02002426

Postcode source versions

Explore LS26

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Parkways Garth, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8TZ 22 October 2025 £310,000
3, Parkways Garth, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8TZ 22 July 2024 £299,950
14, Parkways Garth, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8TZ 19 July 2024 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. Oulton Primary School

    Community school

    290 m
  2. Woodlesford Primary School

    Community school

    869 m
  3. Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,103
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 434
  • Anti social behaviour 141
  • Criminal damage and arson 129
  • Public order 102
  • Shoplifting 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

15 female, 12 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LS26 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

5

within 5 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    474 m

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    3.5 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.4 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    4.4 km

  • DR T P FOX & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code B86075

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Oulton Hall

    BCT · Oulton

    0.1 miles
  • North Lane

    BCT · Oulton

    0.1 miles
  • Calverley Rd Chapel Yard

    BCT · Oulton

    0.1 miles
  • Parkways

    BCT · Woodlesford

    0.1 miles
  • Holmsley Field Lane

    BCT · Woodlesford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 097G, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,449 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £305,000 from 6 recorded sales in LS26 8TZ. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Oulton Primary School is the nearest published school at 290 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,103 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 434 events.

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