LS26 9AQ

Kippax & Methley · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Leeds
Constituency
Selby
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF10 1PQ 578 m
WF10 1QR 616 m
WF10 1QN 626 m
WF10 1QW 652 m
WF10 1PJ 677 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS26 9AQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 9
Latitude
53.730252
Longitude
-1.382346
British National Grid easting
440,847
British National Grid northing
426,159

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Leeds · E08000035
Parish or community
E43000294
Westminster constituency
Selby · E14001464
Output area
E00057423
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 103E · E01011395
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 103 · E02002432

Postcode source versions

Explore LS26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
35
Primary
29
Secondary
5
  1. Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy

    Academy converter

    775 m
  2. The Grange School

    Other independent special school

    817 m
  3. Methley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
721
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 316
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Other theft 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Public order 47

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LS26 9 residents
4,714

Age bands in LS26 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

839 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

481 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.6%

1,194 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

1,354 residents

Age 65 and over
17.1%

800 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

11

within 5 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    1.0 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    1.6 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    1.8 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

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

    ODS code B86089

    2.0 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    2.1 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    4.1 km

  • KIPPAX HALL SURGERY

    54 HIGH STREET, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7AB

    ODS code B86092

    4.1 km

  • TIEVE TARA

    TIEVE TARA MEDICAL CENTRE, PARKDALE, AIREDALE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 2QP

    ODS code B87042

    4.5 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    4.5 km

  • GIBSON LANE PRACTICE

    GIBSON LANE, KIPPAX, LEEDS, LS25 7JN

    ODS code B86036

    4.7 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Methley

    0.1 miles
  • Green Lane

    BCT · Methley

    0.2 miles
  • Low Common

    BCT · Methley

    0.4 miles
  • Three Lane Ends

    BCT · Whitwood

    0.4 miles
  • Three Lane Ends

    BCT · Whitwood

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 103E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,299 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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

35 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy is the nearest published school at 775 m.

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

Recorded crime

721 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 316 events.

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