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LS26 8US

Garforth & Swillington · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS26 8UR 93 m
LS26 8UT 105 m
LS26 8UW 146 m
LS26 8UP 148 m
LS26 8UG 214 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS26 8US
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2002
Terminated
1 November 2003
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 8
Latitude
53.767388
Longitude
-1.412280
British National Grid easting
438,838
British National Grid northing
430,274

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
E04013103
Westminster constituency
Leeds East · E14001320
Output area
E00187036
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 087C · E01011392
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 087 · E02002416

Postcode source versions

Explore LS26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
22
Secondary
4

  1. Swillington Primary School

    Academy converter

    472 m

  2. Great Preston VC CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.9 km

  3. Brigshaw High School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
280
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 140
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Public order 23
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Burglary 14

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • KIPPAX HALL SURGERY

    54 HIGH STREET, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7AB

    ODS code B86092

    2.9 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    3.0 km

  • GIBSON LANE PRACTICE

    GIBSON LANE, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7JN

    ODS code B86036

    3.0 km

  • DR T P FOX & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code B86075

    3.0 km

  • GARFORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH LANE, GARFORTH, LEEDS, LS25 1HB

    ODS code B86048

    3.2 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

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

    ODS code B86089

    3.4 km

  • MOORFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    11 WAKEFIELD ROAD, GARFORTH, LEEDS, LS25 1AN

    ODS code B86658

    3.5 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    3.6 km

  • FAMILY DOCTORS

    5 AUSTHORPE VIEW, HALTON, LEEDS, LS15 8NN

    ODS code B86648

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Goody Cross Lane The Grove

    BCT · Little Preston

    0.2 miles

  • Astley Avenue

    BCT · Swillington

    0.2 miles

  • Astley Avenue

    BCT · Swillington

    0.2 miles

  • Swillington Church

    BCT · Swillington

    0.2 miles

  • Swillington School

    BCT · Swillington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 087C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,035 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Swillington Primary School is the nearest published school at 472 m.

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

Recorded crime

280 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 140 events.

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