LD8 2DD Powys
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Presteigne.
Streets
- Wherby Cottage, Warden: 5 addresses
- Warden Road, Llanandras / Presteigne: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Wherby Cottage, Warden: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Wherby Cottage, Warden: 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 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Presteigne. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 12.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- Radnorshire Arms Hotel, grade II*
- 1 to 4 (Consec) Castle Dyche, grade II
- 38 High Street, grade II
- 4 to 7 (Consec), grade II
- Bell House, grade II
- Boundary Wall between Garage at No.2 and Coach House to Manor House, grade II
- Garden Walls at Warden Court, grade II
- Methodist Church and Hall, grade II
- The Bull Hotel, grade II
- The Posting House including the Potlatch, grade II
- Warden View, grade II
- Warren Villa, grade II
Flood risk
None of the 8 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
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 161 m and 163 m above sea level (162 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 8.1 km |
| Bucknell 3,860 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km | |
| Knucklas 4,160 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Radnorshire Car Park Presteigne | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Knighton Bus Station | 8.0 km |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 8.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 88.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Presteigne Medical Practice | 550 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Presteigne Pharmacy | 180 m |
| Hospital | Knighton Hospital | 8.0 km |
| Police station | Knighton Police Station | 8.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,990 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Went's Meadow 4.2 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,140 m² | 590 m |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Defra's noise maps cover England only; the Welsh Government's 2022 maps are not shown here yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 32% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Wherby Cottage.