LS26 8GR Leeds
Live postcode, introduced April 2023. Ward: Rothwell. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Pottery Lane, Rothwell: 9 addresses
- Pottery Place, Rothwell: 7 addresses
- Aberford Road, Rothwell: 1 address
- Pottery Hill, Rothwell: 1 address
- Barton Lane, Thrumpton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Leeds in 2026-27: Band D £2,284 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,522 | £1,776 | £2,030 | £2,284 | £2,791 | £3,299 | £3,806 | £4,567 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (28% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: in a protected area: A4.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- ESHALDWELL BREWERY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Site Of Glenoit And Minerva Mills Aberford Road Oulton: up to 70 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- Site At Alma Villas, Woodlesford, Leeds, LS26 8PW: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- 77 - 79 Aberford Road Oulton Leeds LS26 8HS: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 19 addresses are between 15 m and 42 m above sea level (20 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Woodlesford 259,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 150 m |
| Cross Gates 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Garforth 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodlesford Station | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Castleford Bus Station Coach Stop | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 18.8 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oulton Medical Centre | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beechwood Dental Care | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Methley Park Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Rothwell Police Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Woodlesford, Woodlesford Cashzone | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,640 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Water Haigh Woodland Park 8.2 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sydney Street Allotment Gardens 1,860 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 8.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Leventhorpe Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 850 m (0.5 miles) north. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Leventhorpe Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Length of Grim's Ditch immediately north of Gamblethorpe | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Oulton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Length of Grim's Ditch partly under Bullerthorpe Lane 620m north of Gamblethorpe | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fleet Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Church Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Beeston Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Clumpcliffe Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Home Crofts | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Len's Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
18 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Pottery Lane.