LD8 2SL

Old Radnor · 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 2TD 27 m
LD8 2TF 77 m
LD8 2SW 115 m
LD8 2SN 128 m
LD8 2TE 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD8 2SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD8
Postcode sector
LD8 2
Latitude
52.240756
Longitude
-3.155903
British National Grid easting
321,169
British National Grid northing
260,914

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000334
Output area
W00002584
Lower layer super output area
Powys 011E · W01000484
Middle layer super output area
Powys 011 · W02000107

Postcode source versions

Explore LD8

35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, High Street, New Radnor, Presteigne, LD8 2SL 29 August 2024 £175,000
3, High Street, New Radnor, Presteigne, LD8 2SL 11 June 2024 £199,950
Wayside House, 9, High Street, New Radnor, Presteigne, LD8 2SL 15 February 2023 £340,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Radnor Valley C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    350 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

22 female, 14 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.8% 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+
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.

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · New Radnor

    0.0 miles
  • The Bakery

    BCT · New Radnor

    0.0 miles
  • Eagle Hotel

    BCT · New Radnor

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Kinnerton

    2.4 miles
  • Kinnerton Village Hall

    BCT · Kinnerton

    2.4 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £209,975 from 4 recorded sales in LD8 2SL. 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. Radnor Valley C.P. School is the nearest published school at 350 m.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 4 events.

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