LD8 2LD

Presteigne · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Presteigne
Local authority
Powys
Postcode district
LD8
Postcode sector
LD8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LD8 2AJ 263 m
LD8 2HX 312 m
LD8 2LF 344 m
LD8 2LB 531 m
LD8 2AY 563 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD8 2LD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD8
Postcode sector
LD8 2
Latitude
52.265731
Longitude
-2.996402
British National Grid easting
332,098
British National Grid northing
263,530

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000340
Output area
W00002593
Lower layer super output area
Powys 011G · W01000486
Middle layer super output area
Powys 011 · W02000107

Postcode source versions

Explore LD8

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Kings Turning, 2, Presteigne, LD8 2LD 28 April 2023 £135,000
Herongate, Presteigne, LD8 2LD 8 March 2019 £560,000
Wegnalls Mill, Presteigne, LD8 2LD 4 May 2018 £390,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Presteigne C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
129
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 69
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Public order 11
  • Burglary 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

14 female, 13 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
1.9
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+
100%
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
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
31.6%

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

    838 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Clatterbrune

    BCT · Presteigne

    0.3 miles
  • Clatterbrune

    BCT · Presteigne

    0.3 miles
  • John Beddoes High School

    BCT · Presteigne

    0.4 miles
  • Townend

    BCT · Presteigne

    0.5 miles
  • Townend

    BCT · Presteigne

    0.5 miles

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
0
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 £135,000 from 1 recorded sale in LD8 2LD. 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. Presteigne C.P. School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

129 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 69 events.

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