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

LS26 8XW 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 8XW 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

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 40% on July. Leeds 087A: 65 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4162,53.7647,LS268XW
- **Woodlesford, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4162,53.7647,LS268XW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4162,53.7647,LS268XW
- **No property in LS26 8XW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4162,53.7647,LS268XW
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Leeds 087A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4162,53.7647,LS268XW
- **£247,695 average price**: For the whole of Leeds, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4162,53.7647,LS268XW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4162,53.7647,LS268XW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4162,53.7647,LS268XW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LS26 8XW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4162,53.7647,LS268XW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LS26 8XW**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4162,53.7647,LS268XW
- **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=-1.4162,53.7647,LS268XW
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4162,53.7647,LS268XW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Swillington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swillington-primary-school-e143239) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Great Preston VC CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-preston-vc-cofe-primary-school-e134913) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2024 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2023 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2023 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2024 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: SWILLINGTON PHARMACY (620 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Swillington Express (450 m, Tesco)

## 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 087A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.2** (2025). Leeds 087A has a deprivation score of 24.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,590th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £208,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leeds 087A was £208,000 in 2025. Joint 7,274th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,365** (2021). Leeds 087A had 1,365 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,737th least 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Leeds 087A, 99.2% 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: 53.7647, -1.4162

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

## Your MP

- [Leeds East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-east): Richard Burgon (Labour), 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=-1.4162,53.7647,LS268XW

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