LD8 2HT

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 2HU 271 m
LD8 2HY 829 m
HR6 9LQ 902 m
HR6 9NL 947 m
LD8 2HS 993 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD8 2HT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD8
Postcode sector
LD8 2
Latitude
52.258364
Longitude
-2.925034
British National Grid easting
336,958
British National Grid northing
262,646

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
E04000721
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

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Stockley Farmhouse, Byton, Presteigne, LD8 2HT 1 August 2007 £340,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Shobdon Primary School

    Community school

    3.0 km
  2. Pembridge CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    5.0 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

  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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.

Nearby transport

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Byton

    0.2 miles
  • The Birches

    BCT · Shobdon

    1.4 miles
  • The Birches

    BCT · Shobdon

    1.4 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Staunton on Arrow

    1.6 miles
  • Church Turn

    BCT · Stansbatch

    1.6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Shobdon Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.9 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 Other theft with 2 events.

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