LD7 1HQ Powys
Live postcode, introduced June 2001. Ward: Knighton with Beguildy.
Streets
- Mill Road, Tref-y-Clawdd / Knighton: 1 address
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 E (25% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Knighton. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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 (730 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 1 address points in this postcode, 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: none 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%. 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 187 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Knighton 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Knucklas 4,160 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Llangynllo 750 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ffrydd Road Knighton | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Knighton Bus Station | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Clun Castle Car Park | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 89.8 km (56 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wylcwm Street Surgery | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Knighton Hospital | 390 m |
| Police station | Knighton Police Station | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Offa's Dyke Park 2.5 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bryn-y-Castell Recreation Ground 3.9 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,400 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Offa's Dyke: Section extending 165m S to Fildas Place and thence from Mill stream to Frydd Wood, a scheduled monument, 150 m north-east. 85 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Offa's Dyke: Section extending 165m S to Fildas Place and thence from Mill stream to Frydd Wood | Scheduled monument | 150 m north-east |
| Knighton Mound & Bailey Castle | Scheduled monument | 340 m north-east |
| Offa's Dyke: Section extending 202m from River Teme to West Street | Scheduled monument | 580 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Frŷdd Wood | Wood | 340 m south-east |
| Great Frŷdd Wood | Wood | 400 m (0.2 miles) south |
| Frŷdd | Hill | 710 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Garth Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Gwernaffel Dingle | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Caleck's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 Powys: see them on the Powys page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 61 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 7 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 Mill Road.