LD8 2HN

Mortimer · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Presteigne
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire
Postcode district
LD8
Postcode sector
LD8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LD8 2HW 131 m
LD8 2HP 253 m
LD8 2HR 776 m
SY7 0EA 1.3 km
LD8 2HS 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD8 2HN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD8
Postcode sector
LD8 2
Latitude
52.274972
Longitude
-2.941853
British National Grid easting
335,834
British National Grid northing
264,508

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Herefordshire, County of · E06000019
Electoral ward
Mortimer · E05009473
Parish or community
E04000793
Westminster constituency
North Herefordshire · E14001395
Output area
E00070946
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 001C · E01014052
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 001 · E02002905

Postcode source versions

Explore LD8

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Old Rectory, 1, Kinsham, Presteigne, LD8 2HN 1 August 2023 £225,000
Old Rectory, 2, Kinsham, Presteigne, LD8 2HN 31 May 2022 £285,000
Countrywide Farmers, Kinsham, Presteigne, LD8 2HN 24 May 2019 £541,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Presteigne C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    4.7 km
  2. Shobdon Primary School

    Community school

    4.9 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

13 female, 15 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.8
LD8 2 residents
4,491

Age bands in LD8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.7%

492 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

356 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.6%

699 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

1,210 residents

Age 65 and over
34.5%

1,455 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LD8 2 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+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
16.7%
Next Generation Access
83.3%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
58.3%

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

  • PRESTEIGNE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LUGG VIEW, PRESTEIGNE, LD8 2RJ

    ODS code W96438

    4.2 km

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

  • Holywell Bridge

    BCT · Combe

    1.1 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Byton

    1.2 miles
  • Church Turn

    BCT · Stansbatch

    2.1 miles
  • Church Turn

    BCT · Stansbatch

    2.2 miles
  • Clatterbrune

    BCT · Presteigne

    2.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 001C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,628 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £255,000 from 2 recorded sales in LD8 2HN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Herefordshire is £289,715 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Presteigne C.P. School is the nearest published school at 3.0 miles.

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