LD6 5DJ

Rhayader · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Powys
Postcode district
LD6
Postcode sector
LD6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LD6 5DG 52 m
LD6 5DE 64 m
LD6 5DF 83 m
LD6 5DA 97 m
LD6 5BG 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD6 5DJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD6
Postcode sector
LD6 5
Latitude
52.303381
Longitude
-3.510767
British National Grid easting
297,085
British National Grid northing
268,325

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward
Rhayader · W05001166
Parish or community
W04000341
Output area
W00002601
Lower layer super output area
Powys 012E · W01000487
Middle layer super output area
Powys 012 · W02000108

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Rhayader C.I.W. School

    Welsh establishment

    381 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
190
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 100
  • Criminal damage and arson 25
  • Public order 23
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Drugs 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.3
LD6 5 residents
2,887

Age bands in LD6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

406 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

238 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

528 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

716 residents

Age 65 and over
29.9%

807 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LD6 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • RHAYADER GROUP PRACTICE

    CAEHERBERT LANE, RHAYADER, LD6 5ED

    ODS code W96006

    319 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rhayader Central Car Park

    BCT · Rhayader

    0.1 miles
  • Rhayader Central Car Park

    BCT · Rhayader

    0.1 miles
  • Green Gardens

    BCT · Rhayader

    0.2 miles
  • St Harmon Road

    BCT · Rhayader

    0.2 miles
  • Green Gardens

    BCT · Rhayader

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Rhayader C.I.W. School is the nearest published school at 381 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

190 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 100 events.

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