LD8 2LW Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mortimer. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Ford Street, Llanandras / Presteigne: 13 addresses
- Brink Lane, County of Herefordshire: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Ford Street, Llanandras: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Ford Street, Llanandras: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Ford Street, Llanandras: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Ford Street, Llanandras: 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: none.
- 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 7 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 18 addresses are between 145 m and 150 m above sea level (147 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 | 9.7 km | |
| Knucklas 4,160 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Radnorshire Arms Hotel Presteigne | 530 m |
| Bus or coach station | Knighton Bus Station | 8.0 km |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 8.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 87.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Presteigne Medical Practice | 540 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Presteigne Pharmacy | 520 m |
| Hospital | Knighton Hospital | 7.9 km |
| Police station | Knighton Police Station | 7.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 610 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Went's Meadow 4.2 ha | 660 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,140 m² | 880 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Andrew's Church, a listed building (Grade I), 310 m south-west. 123 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m south-west |
| Old Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south-west |
| Shire Hall including Branch Library and Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m south-west |
| The Manor House (formerly The Rectory) | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m south-west |
| The Warden Mound & Bailey Castle | Scheduled monument | 860 m west |
| Stapleton Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Silia | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south-west |
| Boultibrooke | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Frith Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Abley's Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Firs Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Round Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Hell Peak | Hill | 1.9 km north-east |
| Hill House Dingle | Valley | 4.4 km north-west |
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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 18 |
11 of the postcode's 18 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 | 64 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 49% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 11% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 74% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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 Ford Street.