LD7 1TN Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clun. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Kinsley Road, Tref-y-Clawdd / Knighton: 11 addresses
- Unnamed street near Kinsley Road, Tref-y-Clawdd: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Shropshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,528 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,685 | £1,966 | £2,247 | £2,528 | £3,090 | £3,652 | £4,214 | £5,056 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (24% of about 1,190 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 25 METRES TO NORTH WEST OF UPPER PAPWNTON FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES TO SOUTH EAST OF LOWER PANPUNTON, grade II
- COW HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES TO WEST OF UPPER PANPWNTON FARMHOUSE, grade II
- LOWER PANPUNTON, grade II
- Small cow house approximately 10 metres to north-west of Upper Panpwnton Farmhouse, grade II
- UPPER PANPWNTON FARMHOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land West Of Mill Green, Knighton, Powys: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home 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%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 13 addresses are between 170 m and 201 m above sea level (182 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 20%, gigabit 20% 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 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Knucklas 4,160 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Llangynllo 750 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Offa`s Dyke Centre Knighton | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Knighton Bus Station | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Clun Castle Car Park | 8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 89.6 km (56 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wylcwm Street Surgery | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Knighton Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Knighton Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Offa's Dyke Park 2.5 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,400 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Offa's Dyke: Section extending 202m from River Teme to West Street, a scheduled monument, 390 m south. 85 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Offa's Dyke: Section extending 202m from River Teme to West Street | Scheduled monument | 390 m south |
| Knighton Mound & Bailey Castle | Scheduled monument | 690 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Offa's Dyke: Section extending 165m S to Fildas Place and thence from Mill stream to Frydd Wood | Scheduled monument | 800 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kinsley Wood | Wood | 610 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Panpunton Hill | Hill | 920 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Little Frŷdd Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Garth Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Hangman's Dingle | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Caleck's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the postcode's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 20% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 42% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Kinsley Road.