# LS26 8WQ: area report for a postcode in Leeds

LS26 8WQ is a postcode in Leeds.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Leeds. Open the map at LS26 8WQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) › [LS26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls26) › [LS26 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls26-8)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Leeds 097C: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4363,53.7553,LS268WQ
- **Woodlesford, 460 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4363,53.7553,LS268WQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4363,53.7553,LS268WQ
- **30 of 30 properties in LS26 8WQ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4363,53.7553,LS268WQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Leeds 097C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4363,53.7553,LS268WQ
- **£247,695 average price**: For the whole of Leeds, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4363,53.7553,LS268WQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4363,53.7553,LS268WQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4363,53.7553,LS268WQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LS26 8WQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4363,53.7553,LS268WQ
- **Low road and rail noise at LS26 8WQ**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4363,53.7553,LS268WQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4363,53.7553,LS268WQ
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4363,53.7553,LS268WQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Woodlesford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlesford-primary-school-e107834) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oulton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oulton-primary-school-e107842) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Swillington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swillington-primary-school-e143239) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £572,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £245,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| June 2025 | £495,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £520,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2024 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2024 | £299,995 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 240 m |
| October 2025 | £395,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Woodlesford (460 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (920 m)
- Dental practices: BEECHWOOD DENTAL CARE (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Woodlesford (660 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl Woodlesford Rothwell (910 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £247,695** (July 2026). Leeds’s average house price was £247,695 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,716** (2025). Full-time workers living in Leeds earned a median of £36,716 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 115th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.7×** (2025). A home in Leeds costs 6.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 145th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.1** (2025). Leeds has a deprivation score of 24.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 86th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Leeds 097C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.3** (2025). Leeds 097C has a deprivation score of 12.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,444th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £297,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leeds 097C was £297,500 in 2025. Joint 15,744th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,691** (2021). Leeds 097C had 1,691 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,913th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.4%** (January 2026). In Leeds 097C, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## LS26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LS26 was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,712** (2021). LS26 had 31,712 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 823rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 92%** (2022). About 92% of people in LS26 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.3%** (January 2026). In LS26, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)
- Centre: 53.7553, -1.4363

Council: [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Wakefield and Rothwell](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wakefield-and-rothwell): Simon Lightwood (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4363,53.7553,LS268WQ

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