LS26 9DN

Stanley & Outwood East · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leeds
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS26 9DR 124 m
LS26 9DL 314 m
LS26 9DS 419 m
LS26 9DT 473 m
LS26 9DP 514 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS26 9DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 9
Latitude
53.725188
Longitude
-1.436359
British National Grid easting
437,288
British National Grid northing
425,566

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00059913
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 007A · E01011875
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 007 · E02002444

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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43 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
43, Newmarket Lane, Methley, Leeds, LS26 9DN 26 September 2025 £108,500
69, Newmarket Lane, Methley, Leeds, LS26 9DN 12 July 2024 £142,500
39, Newmarket Lane, Methley, Leeds, LS26 9DN 6 March 2024 £127,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
27
Secondary
5
  1. Kingsland Primary School

    Community special school

    1.8 km
  2. Martin Frobisher Infant School

    Community school

    1.9 km
  3. Oulton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
88
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Public order 12
  • Other theft 11
  • Vehicle crime 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

24 female, 29 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LS26 9 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
0%
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

9

within 5 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    2.4 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    2.9 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    2.9 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    3.1 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    3.2 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    3.4 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    3.9 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    4.7 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

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

    ODS code B86089

    4.9 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

  • Methley Lanes

    BCT · Methley

    0.0 miles
  • Methey Lanes

    BCT · Methley

    0.0 miles
  • Newmarket Lane M62 Bridge

    BCT · Methley

    0.2 miles
  • Newmarket Lane M62 Bridge

    BCT · Methley

    0.2 miles
  • Newmarket Ln The Lanes

    BCT · Bottomboat

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 007A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,263 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
2
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 £126,000 from 6 recorded sales in LS26 9DN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wakefield is £198,519 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Kingsland Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

88 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 27 events.

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