LS26 9DT

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LS26 9DS 85 m
LS26 9DU 347 m
LS26 9DL 363 m
LS26 9DH 463 m
LS26 9DN 473 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LS26 9DT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LS
Postcode district
LS26
Postcode sector
LS26 9
Latitude
53.728956
Longitude
-1.433035
British National Grid easting
437,504
British National Grid northing
425,987

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
E00187138
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 100D · E01011636
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 100 · E02002429

Postcode source versions

Explore LS26

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11 - 13, Hungate Lane, Methley, Leeds, LS26 9DT 18 October 2024 £325,000
17, Hungate Lane, Methley, Leeds, LS26 9DT 9 June 2021 £260,500
15, Hungate Lane, Methley, Leeds, LS26 9DT 19 June 2020 £260,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
27
Secondary
4
  1. Oulton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km
  2. Kingsland Primary School

    Community special school

    2.2 km
  3. Martin Frobisher Infant School

    Community school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
34
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Public order 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Vehicle crime 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

4 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LS26 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
33.3%

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

9

within 5 km

  • HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code B87030

    2.7 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    2.8 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    2.8 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    3.3 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    3.3 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    3.8 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    4.1 km

  • NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR

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

    ODS code B86089

    4.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    5.0 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

  • Newmarket Lane M62 Bridge

    BCT · Methley

    0.2 miles
  • Newmarket Lane M62 Bridge

    BCT · Methley

    0.2 miles
  • Methey Lanes

    BCT · Methley

    0.3 miles
  • Methley Lanes

    BCT · Methley

    0.3 miles
  • Scholey Hill

    BCT · Methley

    0.3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £325,000 from 1 recorded sale in LS26 9DT. 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Oulton Academy is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

34 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 10 events.

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