LD6 5DU

Rhayader · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rhayader
Local authority
Powys
Postcode district
LD6
Postcode sector
LD6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LD6 5DN 26 m
LD6 5DL 41 m
LD6 5DS 63 m
LD6 5EE 64 m
LD6 5EB 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD6 5DU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2017
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD6
Postcode sector
LD6 5
Latitude
52.300791
Longitude
-3.509403
British National Grid easting
297,172
British National Grid northing
268,035

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward
Rhayader · W05001166
Parish or community
W04000341
Output area
W00002599
Lower layer super output area
Powys 012E · W01000487
Middle layer super output area
Powys 012 · W02000108

Postcode source versions

Explore LD6

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Convenience Store Former H S B C Bank, East Street, Rhayader, LD6 5DU 8 December 2023 £570,000
Convenience Store Former H S B C Bank, East Street, Rhayader, LD6 5DU 27 March 2018 £725,000

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

    669 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
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • RHAYADER GROUP PRACTICE

    CAEHERBERT LANE, RHAYADER, LD6 5ED

    ODS code W96006

    93 m

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Rhayader

    0.1 miles
  • Lamb and Flag

    BCT · Rhayader

    0.1 miles
  • o/s Lamb and Flag

    BCT · Rhayader

    0.1 miles
  • Rhayader Central Car Park

    BCT · Rhayader

    0.1 miles
  • Bryn Gwy

    BCT · Rhayader

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £570,000 from 1 recorded sale in LD6 5DU. 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. Rhayader C.I.W. School is the nearest published school at 669 m.

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

Recorded crime

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.