Postcode LS26 8JU (Leeds)

Map showing LS26 8JU and nearby postcodes

The postcode LS26 8JU is located in Leeds, in the county of West Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. LS26 8JU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LS26 8JU is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.4 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of LS26 8JU as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > White suburban communities.

The closest road name to LS26 8JU is St John's Street which is centered 120 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Calverley Rd Chapel Yard and is 113 m away. The closest railway station is Woodlesford Rail Station, 1.15 km away.

The closest primary school to LS26 8JU (for ages 11 and under) is Oulton Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on January 16, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Royds Academy.

The local pub for residents of LS26 8JU is New Masons Arms and is 222 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Needs Improvement on February 15, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from G J Fisheries and is 425 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on June 22, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 123.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LS26 8JU is covered by the West Yorkshire police force association and Leeds is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to LS26 8JU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LS26 8JU, and the approximate distance away.

St John's Street 120 m
Calverley Road 130 m
The Croft 143 m
Croft Bridge 160 m
Chapel Yard 184 m
Primerose Yard 200 m
Bentley Square 202 m
Briardene 221 m
West View 235 m
East View 284 m
Parkways Garth 292 m
Leventhorpe Way 296 m
Farrer Lane 301 m
Calverley Court 315 m
Parkways Avenue 318 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LS26 8JU

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from LS26 8JU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Oulton Primary School Requires improvement
(January 16, 2019)
579 m
Woodlesford Primary School Requires improvement
(May 23, 2019)
1.08 km
Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School Outstanding
(April 17, 2013)
1.18 km
Royds Academy 1.33 km
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell Good
(June 6, 2019)
1.71 km
Rothwell Primary School Good
(January 10, 2018)
1.84 km
Cockburn Haigh Road Academy 2.07 km
Victoria Junior School Good
(February 21, 2018)
2.21 km
Carlton Primary School Good
(February 12, 2020)
2.56 km
Swillington Primary School Good
(May 14, 2019)
3.15 km
Kingsland Primary School Outstanding
(March 22, 2018)
3.31 km
Robin Hood Primary School Good
(January 11, 2018)
3.7 km
Rodillian Academy Good
(October 3, 2019)
3.76 km
Methley Primary School 3.93 km
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Good
(November 24, 2021)
4.14 km
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate Good
(February 26, 2020)
4.25 km
Clapgate Primary School Good
(March 27, 2019)
4.42 km
Great Preston VC CofE Primary School Good
(March 21, 2018)
4.5 km
Broomfield South SILC Good
(November 29, 2017)
4.57 km
Martin Frobisher Infant School Outstanding
(October 18, 2007)
4.67 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LS26 8JU - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Three Horse Shoes Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
0 m
New Masons Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 2
Needs Improvement
February 15, 2020
222 m
Holiday Inn Express (Oulton) Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
November 5, 2019
374 m
Toby Carvery (Oulton) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 25, 2018
374 m
G J Fisheries Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 22, 2019
425 m
West Riding County F A Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 14, 2020
525 m
Aberford Road Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 4, 2019
526 m
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 8, 2020
526 m
Lidl (Woodlesford) Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
March 31, 2022
526 m
Lucky Star Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 2
Needs Improvement
June 22, 2019
526 m
Zoya Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 8, 2019
526 m
Oulton Hall Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
November 4, 2019
529 m
Catering Leeds (Oulton Primary) School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 24, 2019
579 m
Hot Wok Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 28, 2019
645 m
The Topa Balti / Wings And Shakes Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 1, 2022
645 m
Oulton And Woodlesford Sports And Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
July 10, 2018
797 m
Oulton Manor Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 28, 2019
797 m
Rothwell Sports Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
July 27, 2009
797 m
Co-operative Food (Woodlesford) Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
September 29, 2016
845 m
Howgate And Farrar Of Woodlesford Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 8, 2019
845 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LS26 8JU - Data from Apr 2022

Calverley Rd Chapel Yard Bus Stop/Station 113 m
Oulton Cross Roads Bus Stop/Station 132 m
North Ln Calverley Road Bus Stop/Station 158 m
Calverley Road Bus Stop/Station 174 m
Farrer Lane Bus Stop/Station 181 m
Woodlesford Rail Station Rail 1.15 km
Woodlesford Rail Station Rail 1.16 km
Outwood Rail Station Rail 5.24 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LS26 8JU - Data from Dec 2021

Church Plantation Woodland Or Forest 172 m
Home Crofts Woodland Or Forest 589 m
Beeston Wood Woodland Or Forest 646 m
Robinson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 874 m
Gravel Pit Wood Woodland Or Forest 877 m
Swithen's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.26 km
Clumpcliffe Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.43 km
Clumpcliffe Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.79 km
Winter Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.8 km
Fleet Cut Inland Water 1.89 km
Moss Carr Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.93 km
Almhouses Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.11 km
The Rookery Woodland Or Forest 2.23 km
Springs Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.41 km
Bushy Cliffe Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.63 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LS26 8JU - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.1 Mbps 123.4 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 18 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 72.9 17.4
300+ Mbps 100% 593 39

Gas Consumption

8 meters consuming 82,706 kWh - mean 10,338 kWh : median 10,977 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

7 meters consuming 26,845 kWh - mean 3,835 kWh : median 2,726 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LS26 8JU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Yorkshire
Latitude 53.74881200
Longitude -1.45444900
OS Easting 436074
OS Northing 0428187
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
20705
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Yorkshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Elmet and Rothwell
Electoral Ward Rothwell
Local Authority District Leeds
Region / Government Office Region Yorkshire and The Humber
European Electoral Region Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Leeds City Region
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council West Yorkshire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000035
Travel To Work Area Leeds

NHS

NHS England Region North East and Yorkshire
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Leeds
Cancer Alliance West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
Yorkshire and the Humber
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
West Yorkshire and Harrogate (Health and Care Partnership)
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Leeds CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: White suburban communities
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area West Yorkshire BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Rothwell BUASD
Workplace Zone E33012493
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Leeds 097
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Leeds 097B
Output Area / Small Area 6B2