LD8 2PW Powys
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Old Radnor.
Streets
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 (33% of about 830 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 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 22 address points in this postcode, 4 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 4 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 8 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 at low 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 22 addresses are between 187 m and 275 m above sea level (198 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 75%, gigabit 75% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dolau 820 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km |
| Knighton 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 4.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 92.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Kington Medical Practice | 5.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Kington Pharmacy | 5.0 km |
| Hospital | Knighton Hospital | 14.3 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Kington Police Station | 4.7 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily Cashzone | 5.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 160 m² | 2.3 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 2.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Radnor Castle, a scheduled monument, 770 m north. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Radnor Castle | Scheduled monument | 770 m north |
| Parish Church of St Stephen | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m north |
| Worsell Wood cairn cemetery | Scheduled monument | 950 m south-east |
| Castle Nimble | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Harpton Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Yatt Wood | Wood | 350 m west |
| Old Radnor Hill | Hill | 630 m north |
| Worsell Wood | Wood | 890 m south-east |
| Stone's Coppice | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Cwm Gwilym | Valley | 1.7 km south |
| Hindwell Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 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 | 51 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 33% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.