LS26 9HD postcode in Leeds, England

LS26 9HD is a postcode in Leeds, in the Rothwell ward. It is in the Wakefield and Rothwell 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 9HD can get it Across Leeds: 96% Typical price £266,250 Homes sold in LS26 9, last 12 months. ▲ 10% on the year before Nearest station Woodlesford 2.3 km in a straight line

Where LS26 9HD is, and what is near it

Map of LS26 9HD and what is near it Map of LS26 9HD: its centre point, with the 134 other postcodes in the LS26 9 sector, 4 schools (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LS26 9BB: also in LS26 9LS26 9BD: also in LS26 9LS26 9BF: also in LS26 9LS26 9BG: also in LS26 9LS26 9BH: also in LS26 9LS26 9BJ: also in LS26 9LS26 9BQ: also in LS26 9LS26 9BT: also in LS26 9LS26 9BU: also in LS26 9LS26 9BX: also in LS26 9LS26 9BY: also in LS26 9LS26 9DE: also in LS26 9LS26 9DU: also in LS26 9LS26 9DW: also in LS26 9LS26 9DZ: also in LS26 9LS26 9EA: also in LS26 9LS26 9EB: also in LS26 9LS26 9ED: also in LS26 9LS26 9EE: also in LS26 9LS26 9EF: also in LS26 9LS26 9EG: also in LS26 9LS26 9EH: also in LS26 9LS26 9EJ: also in LS26 9LS26 9EL: also in LS26 9LS26 9EN: also in LS26 9LS26 9EP: also in LS26 9LS26 9EQ: also in LS26 9LS26 9ER: also in LS26 9LS26 9ES: also in LS26 9LS26 9ET: also in LS26 9LS26 9EW: also in LS26 9LS26 9EX: also in LS26 9LS26 9EY: also in LS26 9LS26 9EZ: also in LS26 9LS26 9FA: also in LS26 9LS26 9FB: also in LS26 9LS26 9FD: also in LS26 9LS26 9FE: also in LS26 9LS26 9FF: also in LS26 9LS26 9FG: also in LS26 9LS26 9FH: also in LS26 9LS26 9FJ: also in LS26 9LS26 9FL: also in LS26 9LS26 9FN: also in LS26 9LS26 9FP: also in LS26 9LS26 9FS: also in LS26 9LS26 9HA: also in LS26 9LS26 9HB: also in LS26 9LS26 9HE: also in LS26 9LS26 9HG: also in LS26 9LS26 9HH: also in LS26 9LS26 9HL: also in LS26 9LS26 9HN: also in LS26 9LS26 9HP: also in LS26 9LS26 9HQ: also in LS26 9LS26 9HR: also in LS26 9LS26 9HU: also in LS26 9LS26 9HW: also in LS26 9LS26 9HX: also in LS26 9LS26 9HY: also in LS26 9LS26 9HZ: also in LS26 9LS26 9JA: also in LS26 9LS26 9JB: also in LS26 9LS26 9JD: also in LS26 9LS26 9JP: also in LS26 9LS26 9JX: also in LS26 9LS26 9LB: also in LS26 9LS26 9LD: also in LS26 9LS26 9LE: also in LS26 9LS26 9LF: also in LS26 9LS26 9LG: also in LS26 9LS26 9LH: also in LS26 9LS26 9LJ: also in LS26 9 Oulton Academy 2.0 kmOulton Medical Centre 2.1 kmGP 2.3 kmBrigshaw High School 3.7 km2 places, 3.8–4.2 kmKippax & Methley LS26 9HD Map of LS26 9HD and what is near it Map of LS26 9HD: its centre point, with the 134 other postcodes in the LS26 9 sector, 4 schools (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 2 places, 2.3–2.5 km2 places, 3.8–4.2 kmKippax & Methley LS26 9HD
  • LS26 9HD
  • Other postcodes in LS26 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 53.7378, longitude -1.4291)

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 9HD?

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 9HD?

Every home and business at LS26 9HD 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 9HD 0% Leeds 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

LS26 9HD 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 9HD?

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 9HD 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 9HD.

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 9HD: 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 9HD 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 9HD?

Homes in LS26 9 sold for a typical £266,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 66 sales, up 10% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£266,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£242,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 10% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £392,500 18 sales
  • Semi-detached £260,000 27 sales
  • Terraced £178,500 18 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 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 9HD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LS26 9HD 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 9HD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 940 homes in the neighbourhood around LS26 9HD. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (27%). 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 9HD

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 £3,806 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,030.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 130 (14%)£1,522
Band Babout 140 (15%)£1,776
Band Cabout 280 (30%)£2,030
Band Dabout 150 (16%)£2,284
Band Eabout 150 (16%)£2,791
Band Fabout 80 (9%)£3,299
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,806
Band Hwithheld£4,567

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 27% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 11% 2020 or later

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 9HD is in (ONS area E01011636), 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 9HD?

The nearest open schools to LS26 9HD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LS26 9HD, 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 9HD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LS26 9HD is Woodlesford Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Woodlesford Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Normanton 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.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near LS26 9HD, 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 9HD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LS26 9HD, 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 9HD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LS26 9HD 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 9HD?

The nearest to the centre of LS26 9HD, 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 9HD?

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 9HD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LS26 9HD, 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 9HD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LS26 9HD, 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 9HD?

The nearest vets to the centre of LS26 9HD 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 9HD in a conservation area?

The centre of LS26 9HD is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 9HD?

Police.uk records 10 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LS26 9HD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Burglary1 report

Also: drugs 1, robbery 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 9HD

Ward
Rothwell
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller 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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

LS26 9HB390 mLS26 9HG480 mLS26 9HA600 mLS26 9HE730 mLS26 9DU740 mLS26 9EZ760 m
All of LS26

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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