LS26 8EF postcode in Swillington, Leeds

LS26 8EF is a postcode in Swillington, in the Garforth & Swillington ward of Leeds. It is in the Leeds East parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at LS26 8EF can get it Across Leeds: 96% Typical price £255,000 Homes sold in LS26 8, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Woodlesford 1.7 km in a straight line

Where LS26 8EF is, and what is near it

Map of LS26 8EF and what is near it Map of LS26 8EF: its centre point, with the 339 other postcodes in the LS26 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 17 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LS26 8AF: also in LS26 8LS26 8AG: also in LS26 8LS26 8BR: also in LS26 8LS26 8BS: also in LS26 8LS26 8BT: also in LS26 8LS26 8BU: also in LS26 8LS26 8BY: also in LS26 8LS26 8DA: also in LS26 8LS26 8DB: also in LS26 8LS26 8DE: also in LS26 8LS26 8DH: also in LS26 8LS26 8DJ: also in LS26 8LS26 8DL: also in LS26 8LS26 8DN: also in LS26 8LS26 8DP: also in LS26 8LS26 8DR: also in LS26 8LS26 8DS: also in LS26 8LS26 8DT: also in LS26 8LS26 8DU: also in LS26 8LS26 8DW: also in LS26 8LS26 8DX: also in LS26 8LS26 8DY: also in LS26 8LS26 8DZ: also in LS26 8LS26 8EA: also in LS26 8LS26 8EB: also in LS26 8LS26 8ED: also in LS26 8LS26 8EE: also in LS26 8LS26 8EG: also in LS26 8LS26 8EQ: also in LS26 8LS26 8FY: also in LS26 8LS26 8FZ: also in LS26 8LS26 8GJ: also in LS26 8LS26 8GQ: also in LS26 8LS26 8GR: also in LS26 8LS26 8GS: also in LS26 8LS26 8GY: also in LS26 8LS26 8HF: also in LS26 8LS26 8LR: also in LS26 8LS26 8LZ: also in LS26 8LS26 8NA: also in LS26 8LS26 8NB: also in LS26 8LS26 8ND: also in LS26 8LS26 8NE: also in LS26 8LS26 8PH: also in LS26 8LS26 8PJ: also in LS26 8LS26 8PL: also in LS26 8LS26 8PN: also in LS26 8LS26 8PS: also in LS26 8LS26 8PU: also in LS26 8LS26 8PZ: also in LS26 8LS26 8QA: also in LS26 8LS26 8QB: also in LS26 8LS26 8QD: also in LS26 8LS26 8QE: also in LS26 8LS26 8QF: also in LS26 8LS26 8QG: also in LS26 8LS26 8QH: also in LS26 8LS26 8QJ: also in LS26 8LS26 8QL: also in LS26 8LS26 8QN: also in LS26 8LS26 8QP: also in LS26 8LS26 8QQ: also in LS26 8LS26 8QR: also in LS26 8LS26 8QS: also in LS26 8LS26 8QT: also in LS26 8LS26 8QU: also in LS26 8LS26 8QW: also in LS26 8LS26 8QX: also in LS26 8LS26 8QY: also in LS26 8LS26 8RA: also in LS26 8LS26 8RB: also in LS26 8LS26 8UA: also in LS26 8LS26 8UB: also in LS26 8LS26 8UD: also in LS26 8LS26 8UE: also in LS26 8LS26 8UF: also in LS26 8LS26 8UG: also in LS26 8LS26 8UH: also in LS26 8LS26 8UJ: also in LS26 8LS26 8UN: also in LS26 8LS26 8UP: also in LS26 8LS26 8UQ: also in LS26 8LS26 8UR: also in LS26 8LS26 8UT: also in LS26 8LS26 8UU: also in LS26 8LS26 8UW: also in LS26 8LS26 8UX: also in LS26 8LS26 8UY: also in LS26 8LS26 8WP: also in LS26 8LS26 8WQ: also in LS26 8LS26 8WR: also in LS26 8LS26 8WS: also in LS26 8LS26 8WT: also in LS26 8LS26 8WY: also in LS26 8LS26 8WZ: also in LS26 8LS26 8XH: also in LS26 8LS26 8XJ: also in LS26 8LS26 8XL: also in LS26 8LS26 8XN: also in LS26 8LS26 8XP: also in LS26 8LS26 8XQ: also in LS26 8LS26 8XT: also in LS26 8LS26 8XW: also in LS26 8LS26 8ZD: also in LS26 8LS26 8ZE: also in LS26 8LS26 8ZG: also in LS26 8 School 2.0 kmBrigshaw High School 2.7 kmDr T P Fox & Partners 2.8 km2 places, 3.1–4.2 kmKippax Hall Surgery 3.5 kmRothwell LS26 8EF Map of LS26 8EF and what is near it Map of LS26 8EF: its centre point, with the 339 other postcodes in the LS26 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 17 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.0 kmBrigshaw High School 2.7 kmDr T P Fox & Partners 2.8 kmRothwell LS26 8EF
  • LS26 8EF
  • Other postcodes in LS26 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7671, longitude -1.4229)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LS26 8EF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LS26 8EF?

Every home and business at LS26 8EF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

LS26 8EF 0% Leeds 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

LS26 8EF 100% Leeds 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at LS26 8EF?

BinDayBuddy does not read Leeds City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Leeds City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LS26 8EF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LS26 8EF.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Leeds

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LS26 8EF: 10,439 properties in Leeds are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Leeds

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LS26 8EF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LS26 8EF?

Homes in LS26 8 sold for a typical £255,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 141 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£255,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£255,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £425,000 45 sales
  • Semi-detached £240,000 64 sales
  • Terraced £193,750 28 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LS26 district: a typical £245,000 from 378 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in LS26 8EF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LS26 8EF from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near LS26 8EF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around LS26 8EF. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (57%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LS26 8EF

Band D in Leeds for 2026‑27: £2,284. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,522 (band A) to £3,299 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,522.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 330 (44%)£1,522
Band Babout 120 (16%)£1,776
Band Cabout 170 (23%)£2,030
Band Dabout 80 (11%)£2,284
Band Eabout 40 (5%)£2,791
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,299
Band Gwithheld£3,806
Band Hfewer than 5£4,567

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 57% 1945 to 1964
  5. 26% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1983 to 1999, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Leeds before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LS26 8EF is in (ONS area E01011391), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LS26 8EF?

The nearest open schools to LS26 8EF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LS26 8EF, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to LS26 8EF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LS26 8EF is Woodlesford Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Woodlesford Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • Garforth Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hill Crest, 124 m away.

More stations near LS26 8EF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near LS26 8EF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LS26 8EF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LS26 8EF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LS26 8EF on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LS26 8EF?

The nearest to the centre of LS26 8EF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LS26 8EF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LS26 8EF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LS26 8EF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LS26 8EF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LS26 8EF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LS26 8EF?

The nearest vets to the centre of LS26 8EF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LS26 8EF in a conservation area?

The centre of LS26 8EF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LS26 8EF?

Police.uk records 33 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LS26 8EF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences14 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Public order4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Possession of weapons2 reports
Burglary1 report

Also: vehicle crime 1, shoplifting 1, other theft 1, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for LS26 8EF

Ward
Garforth & Swillington
Parish
Swillington
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Swillington
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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LS26 8DN60 mLS26 8EE80 mLS26 8DJ90 mLS26 8ED100 mLS26 8DL140 mLS26 8DT140 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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