Airedale Road Rothwell, Leeds
1 address across 1 postcode (LS26), about 260 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23024007.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Leeds cost £246,385 in August 2026 (+2.4% on a year); private rents averaged £1,148 a month.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Landfill: 4 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Armitages Quarry, is 0 m away.
- Storm overflows: 3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 28 times (55 hours) in 2025.
- Energy projects: 3 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Skelton Grange Landfill Site, Pontefract Lane - Solar Farm, is 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A642, carries 16,712 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Leeds costs £2,284 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Woodlesford, about 490 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Water Haigh Woodland Park, is about 40 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 31 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Oulton Medical Centre, about 240 m away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 83 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 6 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious.
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Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Leeds
A typical home in Leeds cost £246,385 in August 2026, 2.4% more than a year before. That is 20% more than five years earlier and 49% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £449,768 |
| Semi-detached | £269,544 |
| Terraced | £205,530 |
| Flat or maisonette | £151,317 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £215,025 |
Private renters in Leeds paid £1,148 a month on average in September 2026, 4.5% more than a year before. That is 31% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £783 |
| Two bedrooms | £977 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,142 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,694 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band B (28% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 6 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 77 - 79 Aberford Road Oulton Leeds LS26 8HS: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Site Of Glenoit And Minerva Mills Aberford Road Oulton: up to 70 homes, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Site At Alma Villas, Woodlesford, Leeds, LS26 8PW: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
5 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 3 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skelton Grange Landfill Leeds 32/472/04/MIN | Landfill Gas | 5.2 MW | Operational May 2007 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Skelton Grange Landfill Site, Pontefract Lane - Solar Farm Leeds 22/07964/FU | Solar farm | 4.4 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Sep 2023 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Skelton Grange – Energy Recovery Facility Leeds 11/03705/FU | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 49 MW | Being built Sep 2022 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Knostrop Sewage Treatment Works Leeds 16/01946/FU | Anaerobic digestion | 4 MW | Operational Dec 2018 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Knowsthorpe Way, Cross Green - Combined Heat and Power Plant Leeds 23/04970/FU | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 0.8 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Dec 2023 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 18 January 2027 to 22 January 2027: YORKSHIRE WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 28 times, for 55 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Oulton Beck, Tributary of the River Aire, River Aire.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farrer Lane Cso Yorkshire Water; monitored 84% of the year | Oulton Beck | 11 | 32 | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Glenoit Mill Cso Yorkshire Water | Tributary of the River Aire | 14 | 23 | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Alma Villas Yorkshire Water | River Aire | 3 | 1 | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
This postcode is in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Historic landfill
4 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 0 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armitages Quarry Aberford Road, Oulton, Leeds, West Yorkshire | from 1947 | Not recorded | 0 m |
| To the West of Quarry Hill Oulton, Leeds | Not recorded | Inert, commercial | 280 m |
| Pottery Lane Woodlesford | from 1969 | Inert | 390 m |
| Lemonroyd Fleet Lane, Rothwell, Near Leeds, West Yorkshire | from 1973 | Commercial | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 31 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS26 8LG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Woodlesford 259,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cross Gates 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Outwood 310,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodlesford Co-op | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Castleford Bus Station Coach Stop | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 18.9 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oulton Medical Centre Good Jun 2018 | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beechwood Dental Care | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Methley Park Hospital Good Jan 2024 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oulton Manor Good Jul 2023 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police - Rothwell Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Woodlesford, Woodlesford Cashzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Water Haigh Woodland Park 8.2 ha | 40 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sydney Street Allotment Gardens 1,860 m² | 180 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 8.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Nookin, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Nookin | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Oulton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church Plantation | Wood | 890 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Beeston Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Home Crofts | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Clumpcliffe Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Fleet Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Len's Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Leeds: see them on the Leeds page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlesford Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oulton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oulton Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 140 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheeky Monkey Childrens Day Nursery LS26 8LG | Full day care | 96 | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 140 m |
| Jolly Giraffes Day Nursery LS26 8RA | Full day care | 67 | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 484 childminders and 44 home childcarers (nannies) in Leeds. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Wok Chinese Takeaway LS26 8SN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2025 |
| Midland House Lunch Club LS26 8SP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jul 2023 |
| Farndales Fish And Chips LS26 8LG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 15 Nov 2025 |
| Cheeky Monkey Day Nursery LS26 8LG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Yiros LS26 8LG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 29 May 2025 |
| Co-operative Food (Woodlesford) LS26 8LQ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 150 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2016 |
| Howgate And Farrar Of Woodlesford Ltd LS26 8LQ | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 25 Mar 2025 |
| Lucky Star LS26 8HP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Jeeva Services LS26 8HP | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 1 May 2023 |
| The Topa Balti / Wings And Shakes LS26 8ST | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Lidl (Woodlesford) LS26 8HP | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 260 m | 5 Very good | 31 Mar 2022 |
| Domino's Pizza LS26 8HP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Aberford Road Service Station LS26 8HP | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2019 |
| West Riding County F A LS26 8HT | Other catering premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jul 2024 |
| Tesco LS26 0HQ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 350 m | 4 Good | 17 Sep 2007 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 25 |
| Shoplifting | 23 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (36); On or near Claremont View (10); On or near Aberford Road (8); On or near Airedale View (5); On or near Eshald Place (5).
Road safety
6 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a cyclist; 1 involved a motorcyclist. 33% happened in the dark, and 17% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2025 15:45 | Slight | 1 person | A642, 30 mph | Wet road |
| 15 May 2024 19:12 | Slight | 1 person | A642, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 19 Jan 2024 17:55 | Slight | 1 person | A642, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 10 Nov 2023 13:42 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | A642, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 17 Apr 2021 14:45 | Serious | 1 person | A642, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 25 Mar 2021 19:10 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | A642, 30 mph | Dark |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A642 between A639 and Pottery Lane, with 16,712 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 20 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A642 | A639 to Pottery Lane | 16,712 estimated; counted 2019 | 1% | +4% since 2015 | 20 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: YORKSHIRE WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 18 January 2027 to 22 January 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- LS26 8LG: 1 address of 46 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Airedale Grove · Quarry Road · Back Eshald Place · Midland Street · Airedale Terrace · Eshald Place · Cross Eshald Place · Airedale View · White Street · Claremont Street · Lynwood Avenue · Kitchener Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.