LD6 5EG

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 5EF 53 m
LD6 5DY 115 m
LD6 5EP 123 m
LD6 5DH 139 m
LD6 5DB 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD6 5EG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD6
Postcode sector
LD6 5
Latitude
52.303935
Longitude
-3.503966
British National Grid easting
297,550
British National Grid northing
268,377

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward
Rhayader · W05001166
Parish or community
W04000341
Output area
W00002600
Lower layer super output area
Powys 012E · W01000487
Middle layer super output area
Powys 012 · W02000108

Postcode source versions

Explore LD6

42 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
86, Brynheulog, Rhayader, LD6 5EG 8 August 2025 £113,500
59, Brynheulog, Rhayader, LD6 5EG 26 February 2024 £152,500
66, Brynheulog, Rhayader, LD6 5EG 5 August 2022 £158,000

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

    530 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
188
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 17
  • Drugs 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
111

64 female, 47 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
2.5
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 3.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LD6 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • RHAYADER GROUP PRACTICE

    CAEHERBERT LANE, RHAYADER, LD6 5ED

    ODS code W96006

    428 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Brynheulog

    BCT · Rhayader

    0.1 miles
  • Rhayader Cemetery

    BCT · Rhayader

    0.1 miles
  • Rhayader Cemetery

    BCT · Rhayader

    0.1 miles
  • Green Gardens

    BCT · Rhayader

    0.1 miles
  • Green Gardens

    BCT · Rhayader

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £155,250 from 4 recorded sales in LD6 5EG. 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 530 m.

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

Recorded crime

188 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.667 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.