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LS26 8ZF

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 8HN 206 m
LS26 8HA 390 m
LS26 0FE 438 m
LS26 0FD 469 m
LS26 0FF 532 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS26 8ZF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 8
Latitude
53.744502
Longitude
-1.461665
British National Grid easting
435,602
British National Grid northing
427,702

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
E00187115
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 100D · E01011636
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 100 · E02002429

Postcode source versions

Explore LS26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
22
Secondary
3

  1. Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    653 m

  2. Oulton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    805 m

  3. Oulton Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,060
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 423
  • Anti social behaviour 144
  • Criminal damage and arson 125
  • Public order 97
  • Shoplifting 78

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

    1.2 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    2.8 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    3.6 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    4.6 km

  • LINGWELL CROFT SURGERY

    16 SHELLDRAKE DRIVE, MIDDLETON, LEEDS, LS10 3NB

    ODS code B86042

    4.9 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    4.9 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 Cross Roads

    BCT · Oulton

    0.4 miles

  • Oulton Drive

    BCT · Oulton

    0.4 miles

  • Oulton Drive

    BCT · Oulton

    0.4 miles

  • Aberford Road

    BCT · Oulton

    0.4 miles

  • Oulton Cross Roads

    BCT · Oulton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 100D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,288 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
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

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School is the nearest published school at 653 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,060 published events cover 12 months, averaging 88.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 423 events.

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