LD7 1HJ Powys
Live postcode, introduced June 1997. Ward: Knighton with Beguildy.
Streets
- Knighton Enterprise Park, Tref-y-Clawdd: 5 addresses
- Ludlow Road, Tref-y-Clawdd / Knighton: 3 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Powys in 2026-27: Band D £2,352 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,568 | £1,829 | £2,090 | £2,352 | £2,874 | £3,397 | £3,920 | £4,703 | £5,487 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (33% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land West Of Mill Green, Knighton, Powys: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 8 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 8 addresses are between 170 m and 177 m above sea level (172 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 | Knighton 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Knucklas 4,160 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bucknell 3,860 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Knighton School | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Knighton Bus Station | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Clun Castle Car Park | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 88.7 km (55 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wylcwm Street Surgery | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Knighton Hospital | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Knighton Police Station | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Offa's Dyke Park 2.5 ha | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,540 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bryn-y-Castell Recreation Ground 3.9 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,400 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bryn y Castell, a scheduled monument, 320 m north-west. 68 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bryn y Castell | Scheduled monument | 320 m north-west |
| Knighton Mound & Bailey Castle | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Offa's Dyke: Section extending 165m S to Fildas Place and thence from Mill stream to Frydd Wood | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Llanshay Dingle | Valley | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Caleck's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 730 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Fronhir Wood | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Little Frŷdd Wood | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Cwm Ifor | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Frŷdd | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 8 |
4 of the postcode's 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 38% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Knighton Enterprise Park.