LD1 5UW

Ithon Valley · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Powys
Postcode district
LD1
Postcode sector
LD1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LD1 5UP 1.6 km
LD1 6SR 1.9 km
LD1 5UR 1.9 km
LD1 5UT 1.9 km
LD1 6SP 2.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD1 5UW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD1
Postcode sector
LD1 5
Latitude
52.331565
Longitude
-3.217575
British National Grid easting
317,128
British National Grid northing
271,083

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000288
Output area
W00002279
Lower layer super output area
Powys 011A · W01000427
Middle layer super output area
Powys 011 · W02000107

Postcode source versions

Explore LD1

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
New Cottage, Llanbister Road, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5UW 31 May 2024 £232,500
Cwmvilla, Llanbister Road, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5UW 18 April 2024 £340,000
1, Cwmygaist Cottages, Llanbister Road, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5UW 13 September 2023 £345,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Llanfihangel Rhydithon C.P.

    Welsh establishment

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

27 female, 21 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.1
LD1 5 residents
6,115

Age bands in LD1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

835 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

466 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

1,138 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,635 residents

Age 65 and over
29.8%

1,733 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LD1 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
95.8%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Llanbister Road Rail Station

    RSE · Llanbister Road

    0.4 miles
  • Llanbister Road Rail Station

    RLY · Llanbister Road

    0.4 miles
  • Gravel Chapel

    BCT · Gravel

    1.2 miles
  • Llangynllo Rail Station

    RSE · Llangynllo

    2.7 miles
  • Llangynllo Rail Station

    RLY · Llangynllo

    2.7 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £240,000 from 6 recorded sales in LD1 5UW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Powys is £231,004 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Llanfihangel Rhydithon C.P. is the nearest published school at 2.5 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 4 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.