LD8 2HN Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mortimer. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Lower Court, Lower Kinsham: 19 addresses
- Unnamed street near Moor Cottage, Broad Heath: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street, Combe: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Lower Court, Lower Kinsham: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Combe: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Broad Heath: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Willey Lane, Upper Kinsham: 1 address
- Unnamed street, Combe: 1 address
- B4362, Llanandras / Presteigne: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Herefordshire, County of in 2026-27: Band D £2,574 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,716 | £2,002 | £2,288 | £2,574 | £3,146 | £3,719 | £4,291 | £5,149 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (23% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- THE OLD RECTORY, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 28 addresses are between 130 m and 199 m above sea level (144 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 83%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 17% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bucknell 3,860 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km |
| Knighton 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km | |
| Hopton Heath 2,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.1 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 83.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Presteigne Medical Practice | 4.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Presteigne Pharmacy | 4.5 km |
| Hospital | Knighton Hospital | 10.5 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Kington Police Station | 10.1 km |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3.0 km.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow 445m south west of Lower Court, a scheduled monument, 430 m south. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow 445m south west of Lower Court | Scheduled monument | 430 m south |
| Bowl barrow 460m south of Lower Court | Scheduled monument | 590 m south-east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m north-east |
| Motte castle 300m north east of Combe House | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Broadheath House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ryland's Wood | Wood | 560 m east |
| Maund's Wood | Wood | 880 m east |
| Downsell Wood | Wood | 930 m north-west |
| Yeld Wood | Wood | 950 m north-east |
| Cole's Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-west |
| Birches Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 28 |
6 of the postcode's 28 addresses are 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 35% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 5 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 Unnamed street near Lower Court.