The UK Postcode Database

LS26 8BG

a postcode in Leeds

Introduced in January 1980
LS26 8BG Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with LS26 8BG

Well Close - 19 properties, USRN 23021825

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7626 / 53°45'45"N

Longitude: -1.3888 / 1°23'19"W

UTM Reference: 30U 606206 5958318

OS Easting: 440387

OS Northing: 429759

OS Grid: SE403297

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LSRX.3Y

Mapcode Global: WHDBS.MPVC

Open Location Code: 9C5WQJ76+3F

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93hs33

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 7b2

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Families and Later Life

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 15883 / 32844

  • 5th decile
  • slightly more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for LS26 8BG on Wednesday 1 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:11
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:46
Sunrise 04:39
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:39
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:32
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:07
Hours of daylight today04:09 to 22:09
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:09 to 04:10
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 04:30
Moon Rises 21:59

For a full sun and moon calendar for LS26 8BG, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LS26 8BG

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
13 February 2023 8 Well Close, Great Preston, Leeds LS26 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
19 April 2021 15 Well Close, Great Preston, Leeds LS26 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
8 December 2017 15 Well Close, Great Preston, Leeds LS26 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
6 February 2015 14 Well Close, Great Preston, Leeds LS26 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £115,000
23 January 2015 14 Well Close, Great Preston, Leeds LS26 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £115,000
27 September 2013 15 Well Close, Great Preston, Leeds LS26 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £94,000
18 February 2008 12 Well Close, Great Preston, Leeds LS26 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £118,000
6 July 2007 14 Well Close, Great Preston, Leeds LS26 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £133,000
10 May 2006 8 Well Close, Great Preston, Leeds LS26 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £99,000
24 March 2005 11 Well Close, Great Preston, Leeds LS26 8BG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £108,500
9 November 2001 11 Well Close, Great Preston, Leeds LS26 8BG Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £48,995
23 November 1995 15 Well Close, Great Preston, Leeds LS26 8BG Semi-detached Freehold £41,500

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for LS26 8BG

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Leeds East

MP

Richard Burgon Labour

Leeds City Council
Metropolitan district ward

Garforth & Swillington

Councillors

Mark Dobson Garforth and Swillington Independents Party

Sarah Field Garforth and Swillington Independents Party

Suzanne McCormack Garforth and Swillington Independents Party

LS26 8BG also falls within the Civil Parish of Great and Little Preston, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LS26 8BG

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00057471 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011392 Leeds 087C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002416 Leeds 087 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04013103 Great and Little Preston Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2020 DLUHC
E05013830 Garforth & Swillington Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 1 January 2020 DLUHC
E08000035 Leeds Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000003 Yorkshire and The Humber Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001320 Leeds East Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000010 West Yorkshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000229 Leeds Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33012461 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000062 Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2021 BEIS
E38000225 NHS Leeds CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2020 ODS
E40000012 North East and Yorkshire NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E54000054 NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000030 West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2020 NHS England
E63007941 Great Preston Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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