Postcode · LS26 9AU

LS26 9AU

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Property report — LS26 9AU

Open-data due diligence for LS26 9AU and the area around it.

LS26 9AU in brief: 16 recorded sales (£64,000–£518,000) · medium flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LS26 9AU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LS26 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£222,144

sector LS26 9 · 66 sales

Population

7,971

sector LS26 9

Crimes recorded

sector LS26 9 · Apr 26

Schools

sector LS26 9

Flood risk

Medium

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

84%

sector LS26 9 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

Annual sold price in LS26 9, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (18 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

Date	Price	Address	Type
2026-01-22	£195,000	80 LOWER MICKLETOWN	Terraced
2025-08-08	£215,000	88 LOWER MICKLETOWN	Semi-detached
2024-03-15	£212,000	90 LOWER MICKLETOWN	Semi-detached
2019-12-19	£195,000	92 LOWER MICKLETOWN	Semi-detached
2019-09-11	£161,000	82 LOWER MICKLETOWN	Terraced
2018-08-21	£518,000	104 LOWER MICKLETOWN	Detached
2018-05-04	£167,500	92 LOWER MICKLETOWN	Semi-detached
2016-07-15	£180,000	68 LOWER MICKLETOWN	Semi-detached
2011-04-15	£158,000	100 LOWER MICKLETOWN	Semi-detached
2007-09-28	£300,000	104 LOWER MICKLETOWN	Detached
2007-02-01	£183,000	72 LOWER MICKLETOWN	Semi-detached
2006-01-31	£133,000	92 LOWER MICKLETOWN	Semi-detached
2003-06-13	£149,950	66 LOWER MICKLETOWN	Semi-detached
2002-09-25	£70,500	100 LOWER MICKLETOWN	Semi-detached
2000-06-09	£64,000	92 LOWER MICKLETOWN	Semi-detached
1997-03-21	£66,500	76 LOWER MICKLETOWN	Semi-detached

16 recorded sales on LS26 9AU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

School	Distance	Phase	Ofsted
Methley Primary School	0.3 mi	Primary	Good (2022)
Allerton Bywater Primary School	0.9 mi	Primary	Good (2023)
Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy	1.1 mi	Primary	Good (2023)
Brigshaw High School	1.2 mi	Secondary	Report card →
Great Preston VC CofE Primary School	1.3 mi	Primary	Report card →
Ackton Pastures Primary Academy	1.7 mi	Primary	Good (2023)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.

What's nearby

Nearest GP surgeries: HEALTH CARE FIRST PARTNERSHIP (0.3 mi) · NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CNTR (0.9 mi) · RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE (1.5 mi)

Nearest hospitals: SPIRE METHLEY PARK HOSPITAL (1.4 mi) · FIELDHEAD HOSPITAL (5.2 mi) · PINDERFIELDS HOSPITAL (5.2 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: THE OLD RECTORY WITH STONE BOUNDARY WALL TO GARDEN (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · DOVECOTE APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH OF DUNFORD HOUSE (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · DUNFORD HOUSE (Grade II) (0.7 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: METHLEY PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · ALLERTON BYWATER PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · WELL (1.5 mi)

Nearest stations: Castleford (1.7 mi) · Woodlesford (2.6 mi) · Glasshoughton (2.8 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Morrisons (1.6 mi) · Food Plus (1.6 mi) · Aldi (1.6 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age: 43
One-person households: 29%
Households with children: 30%
Households: 3,362

Owned 73% · Social rent 14% · Private rent 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), for LS26 9.

Recorded crime trend

Recorded crimes per month in LS26 9 (May 24–Apr 26, average 21/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

Modelled flood risk for LS26 9AU: Medium — 18 properties here fall in an at-risk band (16 in the significant Medium/High bands).

This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →

Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.

How granular is this?

Measure	DistrictLS26	SectorLS26 9	PostcodeLS26 9AU
Average sold price	£277,016	£222,144	£185,528
Population	40,395	7,971	—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)	6/10	7/10	—
Crimes recorded	194	24	—
Schools	11	1	—
Flood risk	High	High	Medium
Gigabit broadband	92%	84%	100%
Superfast broadband	96%	89%	100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LS26 9); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.

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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.