Minerva Close Llandrindod Wells, Powys
6 addresses across 1 postcode (LD1), about 30 m long. USRN 85315268.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5).
- 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 C; Band D in Powys costs £2,352 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Llandrindod, about 700 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 140 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 189 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Llandrindod Wells Medical Practice, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 23% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 110 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 85 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2); House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1983-1990 (5). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 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 C (32% of about 1,070 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
None of the 6 address points in this street's postcodes 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 street's addresses are about 189 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD1 6DJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Llandrindod 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pen-Y-Bont (Mid Wales) 1,260 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Builth Road 5,580 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brookland Road Llandrindod Wells | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Llandrindod Wells Interchange 4 | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Middleton Street Car Park | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Evolt Network | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 94.8 km (59 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Llandrindod Wells Medical Practice | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Llandrindod Wells Hospital | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Llandrindod Wells Police Station | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 140 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,340 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,790 m² | 170 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Castell Collen, a scheduled monument, 870 m (0.5 miles) north-west. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Castell Collen | Scheduled monument | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Llandrindod Wells Public Parks | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Llandrindod Wells Roman road | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Pant Purlas Round Barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Little Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Cwm-nant | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Bailey-Einon Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Coed y Buan | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Upper Bog | Wetland | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 6 |
4 of the street's 6 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Trefonnen Church in Wales Community Primary Welsh and English | Primary | 3–11 | 330 m | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Ysgol Cefnllys English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marias Munchies LD1 6DF | Mobile caterer | 120 m | 4 Good | 8 May 2026 |
| Quality Fish Bar LD1 6BL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jul 2025 |
| Tremont Stores LD1 5BH | Retailers - other | 190 m | 4 Good | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Cylch Meithrin LD1 5EP | School/college/university | 210 m | 5 Very good | 22 Feb 2018 |
| Llandrindod Youth Centre LD1 6BY | Other catering premises | 220 m | 4 Good | 3 Mar 2020 |
| The Celf Lounge LD1 5EB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 4 Good | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Middleton Arms LD1 5EB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Royal British Legion LD1 5EB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 5 Very good | 18 Oct 2025 |
| Ysgol Trefonnen Early Years LD1 5EP | School/college/university | 350 m | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2025 |
| Tesco Stores Limited LD1 6BH | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Apr 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 54 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ithon Close (26); On or near Troed Y Rhiw (16); On or near Loncwm (14); On or near Clar Court (13); On or near Laurel Gardens (9).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 65% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 17% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 street is in decile 4 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
- LD1 6DJ: 6 addresses
Nearby streets
Llys Heulog · Finch Court · Waterloo Road · Troed y Rhiw · Brookland Mews · Brookland Road · Brookland Road · Llys Heulog · Brickfield Cottages · Llethyr Bryn · Ddole Road · Laurel Gardens
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.