Woodend
Woodend is covered by postcode districts LS26 and WF10. It is in the Leeds council area, England.
Every postcode in Woodend, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 0
- At medium risk at worst: 0
- At low risk at worst: 6
- At very low risk only: 0
- Not on the at-risk list: 61
Of the 67 postcodes in Woodend that ONS places, 6 are at low risk at worst and 61 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.7524, longitude -1.3832. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
What is it like to live in Woodend?
Homes sold for a typical £197,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.4% on the 12 months before. At 65 of the 66 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts no home or business at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 6 of its 67 postcodes. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Castleford, 3.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Woodend?
Homes in Woodend sold for a typical £197,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 23 sales, down 4.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 4 sales, too few to price
- Semi-detached £202,500 12 sales
- Terraced £150,000 7 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole WF10 district, Woodend's main postcode district: a typical £185,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Woodend: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Woodend?
None of the 67 postcodes now in use in Woodend came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 36 homes sold in Woodend were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WF10 district, 6%.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Woodend | Across the WF10 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 23 (0%) | 8 of 567 (1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 36 (0%) | 45 of 698 (6%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Woodend?
Ofcom reports on 66 of the 67 postcodes in Woodend. At 65 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Woodend at risk of flooding?
6 of the 67 postcodes in Woodend have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts none of the homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Woodend?
The open schools at the postcodes in Woodend. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Woodend?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Woodend is Castleford Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.
- Castleford Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
- Woodlesford Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle
- East Garforth Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Woodend?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Woodend. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Nova Scotia Medical Cntr Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 01977 552193 850 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Woodend safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 669 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Woodend over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 45 September 2025
- 44 October 2025
- 64 November 2025
- 37 December 2025
- 34 January 2026
- 51 February 2026
- 59 March 2026
- 61 April 2026
- 93 May 2026
- 67 June 2026
- 52 July 2026
- 62 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: drugs 11, robbery 5, shoplifting 4, bicycle theft 4, possession of weapons 3, theft from the person 2.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Woodend?
- Council
- Leeds
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Selby (50) and Leeds East (17)
- Police force area
- West Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Woodend
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Leeds about council tax Council tax, on leeds.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Woodend
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Woodend postcodes
67 postcodes in use in Woodend, by district:
Those districts are in the WF postcode area and LS postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Woodend
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Woodend's £197,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Woodend
- What is it like to live in Woodend?
- Homes sold for a typical £197,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.4% on the 12 months before. At 65 of the 66 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts no home or business at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 6 of its 67 postcodes. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Castleford, 3.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Woodend?
- Woodend is covered by postcode districts LS26 and WF10, across 67 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Woodend in?
- Woodend is in the Leeds council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Woodend?
- Homes in Woodend sold for a typical £197,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 23 sales, down 4.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Woodend?
- In Woodend, primary schools at its postcodes include Great Preston VC CofE Primary School and Allerton Bywater Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Brigshaw High School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Woodend have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Woodend is Castleford, 3.7 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Woodend?
- Ofcom reports on 66 of the 67 postcodes in Woodend. At 65 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Woodend at risk of flooding?
- 6 of the 67 postcodes in Woodend have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts none of the homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Woodend?
- None of the 67 postcodes now in use in Woodend came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 36 homes sold in Woodend were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WF10 district, 6%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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