B4388 Forden / Ffordun, Powys
38 addresses across 9 postcodes (SY21), about 3.4 km (2.1 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 26208614.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 2, F: 4).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band F; Band D in Powys costs £2,352 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Welshpool, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 3 km (1.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 71 to 168 m above sea level.
- Noise: 20 of its 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Welshpool Medical Centre, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away.
- People: About 1,150 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
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Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 106 m². Most common: House, detached (5); Bungalow, detached (3). Built: before 1900 (4); 1930-1949 (1); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
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 street: most are in band F (21% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 55.
- 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
- Leighton Hall, grade I
- Leighton Hall Tower, grade I
- Cart Shed, Leighton Farm, grade II*
- Church of the Holy Trinity, Leighton, grade II*
- Fodder Storage Building N of former Root Shed, Leighton Farm, grade II*
- Fodder Storage Building NE of former Root Shed, Leighton Farm, grade II*
- Footbridge and boundary wall on N side of Leighton Hall, grade II*
- Footbridge E of Leighton Hall Tower, grade II*
- Footbridge E of Serpentine Pond at Leighton Hall, grade II*
- Former Office and Stock Houses N of Poolton and Gortheur, Leighton Farm, grade II*
- Former Root Shed, Leighton Farm, grade II*
- Former Sheep-Drying Shed, with attached walls, Leighton Farm, grade II*
- Hay Storage Building, Leighton Farm, grade II*
- Mill and Tank House, Leighton Farm, grade II*
- Piggery and Sheep Shed, Leighton Farm, grade II*
- Stable, Leighton Farm, grade II*
- Stockyard I, Leighton Farm, grade II*
- Stockyard II, Leighton Farm, grade II*
- Stockyard III, Leighton Farm, grade II*
- Stockyard IV, Leighton Farm, grade II*
- Threshing Barn and Granary, Leighton Farm, grade II*
- West Stockhouse, Leighton Farm, grade II*
- Arbour at Leighton Hall, grade II
- Archways, Gates and Forecourt Walls at the Principal NW Entrance to Leighton Hall, grade II
- Back Lodge, grade II
- Bothy Garden, grade II
- Boundary Wall of Leighton Estate, grade II
- Boundary wall S of Leighton Hall Tower, grade II
- Cascade at Leighton Hall, grade II
- Church Lodge, grade II
And 25 more.
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 259 address points in this street's postcodes, 23 at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 24 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 3 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 21 at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 24 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk |
|---|---|---|
| SY21 8HH | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 0 / 4 |
| SY21 8LL | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 |
| SY21 8LP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 |
| SY21 8LW | not in 2 or 3 | 7 / 0 / 4 |
| SY21 8HL | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 |
| SY21 8LT | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 2 / 9 |
| SY21 8HJ | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 2 / 4 |
| SY21 8LN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| SY21 8LU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 |
Height above sea level
The street's 38 addresses are between 71 m and 168 m above sea level (99 m on average); the ground rises about 97 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY21 8HH | 83% | 83% | 83% | 13% |
| SY21 8HJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY21 8HL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY21 8LL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SY21 8LN | 17% | 0% | 0% | 83% |
| SY21 8LP | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| SY21 8LT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY21 8LU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY21 8LW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Welshpool 177,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Welshpool Bus Station Stand D | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 80.9 km (50 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Welshpool Medical Centre | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Victoria Memorial Hospital | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Welshpool Police Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,160 m² | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 100 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Poultry House, a listed building (Grade II*), 680 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 27 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Poultry House | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Leighton Hall Tower | Listed building, Grade I | 780 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Footbridge E of Leighton Hall Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Leighton Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 820 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Leighton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 830 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Offa's Dyke: Section from North Lodge, Leighton Park to Old Quarry S of Green Wood | Scheduled monument | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Offa's Dyke: Section W of Court House Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Offa's Dyke: Section NE of Welshpool-Churchstoke Road | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Llyn y Coed | Lake or reservoir | 300 m south-east |
| Moor Wood | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Green Wood | Wood | 500 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Pole Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Stubb Dingle | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Beacon Ring | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 38 |
20 of the street's 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Powys: see them on the Powys page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (dyfed-powys).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SY21 8HH: 14 addresses of 52 in the postcode
- SY21 8LL: 7 addresses
- SY21 8LP: 4 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- SY21 8LW: 4 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- SY21 8HL: 3 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- SY21 8LT: 3 addresses of 45 in the postcode
- SY21 8HJ: 1 address of 60 in the postcode
- SY21 8LN: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
- SY21 8LU: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.