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LS26 postcode area · Leeds

The LS26 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Leeds, Wakefield. Area Scores range from 28 to 69 across them. Every full LS26 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The LS26 district contains both ends of the scale: Woodlesford & Oulton at 69 out of 100 (#2,096 of 6,856 in England) against Leeds Dock, Hunslet & Stourton at 28, a 41-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £170,000 in Leeds Dock, Hunslet & Stourton to £280,000 in Woodlesford & Oulton. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Leeds and Wakefield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,477a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime99per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied66%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LS26 district

£244,000median home sold over the past year · +20.8% over 5 years · +0.6% over the year · 461 sales
Detached£400,000
Semi-detached£235,000
Terraced£199,997
Flat£163,500
Leeds£246,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Woodlesford & OultonLeeds 2,09669 £280,000
Rothwell OuterLeeds 2,83659 £236,000
MethleyLeeds 3,10355 £225,000
Stanley, Moorhouse & BottomboatWakefield 3,41950 £258,745
Garforth South, Swillington & Little PrestonLeeds 3,57048 £256,250
Rothwell InnerLeeds 4,37836 £230,340
Middleton Town StreetLeeds 4,69432 £195,000
Leeds Dock, Hunslet & StourtonLeeds 4,93428 £170,000

People living in LS26 Census 2021

Residents60,469
Median age (est.)41
Density904per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above31%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 17%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 10%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 10%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 3%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 3%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 43% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in LS26

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LS26 district.

Garforth Leeds Middleton Rothwell

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LS26.

LS10 WF3 LS88 WF6 LS9 LS98 LS11 LS15

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.