LD1 postcode area guide — Powys
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LD1 postcode district in Powys — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LD1
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
74.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
44.5%
Gigabit-capable
44.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
5.8%
Broadband availability in the LD1 postcode district (Powys) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 408 postcodes Ofcom measures in LD1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 74.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 44.5%.
Around 5.8% of premises in LD1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in LD1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LD1 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| LD1 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| LD1 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| LD1 5AE | 100% | 0% |
| LD1 5AF | 100% | 95.5% |
| LD1 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LD1 5AL | 96% | 84% |
| LD1 5AN | 100% | 100% |
| LD1 5AP | 100% | 100% |
| LD1 5BA | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Powys
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Powys district (71,508 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
75.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
92.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
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Voice indoors — all networks
79.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in LD1
Police recorded 6 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LD1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 5 | 83.3% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 16.7% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in LD1
Based on 109 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LD1 is £240,000, up 4.3% on the previous year (£230,000).
Detached
£295,000
57 sales
Semi-detached
£215,000
29 sales
Terraced
£213,650
11 sales
Flat / maisonette
£41,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in LD1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £300,000 | Detached | Maple Ridge Close | LD1 5NX |
| 12 May 2026 | £199,000 | Semi-detached | Hillcrest Drive | LD1 6DG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £255,000 | Detached | Clywedog Drive | LD1 5BZ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Camddwr Rise | LD1 5BF |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached | Ddole Road | LD1 6PE |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £618,000 | Other | LD1 6NU | |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Detached | Cortay Park | LD1 6DT |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Dyffryn Road | LD1 6AN |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Detached | LD1 6LH | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £221,000 | Semi-detached | Cae Nant | LD1 6LQ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Powys demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Powys district (133,170 residents, 60,182 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.5% |
| 15–29 | 18% |
| 30–44 | 15.5% |
| 45–64 | 23.1% |
| 65+ | 27.9% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.6% |
| Private rented | 18.1% |
| Social rented | 5.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around LD1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franksbridge C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | LD1 5SA |
| Llanbister C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | LD1 6TN |
| Ysgol Cefnllys | Not applicable | — | — | LD1 5WA |
| Llanfihangel Rhydithon C.P. | Not applicable | — | — | LD1 5TW |
| Crossgates C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | LD1 6RE |
| Ysgol Trefonnen Church In Wales Community Primary | Not applicable | — | — | LD1 5EP |
| Newbridge-On-Wye V.P. | Not applicable | — | — | LD1 6LD |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in LD1
139 rated food businesses operate in LD1. 85 hold the top rating of 5, 26 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi Stores Ltd, Arvon Tap House Limited, Ascona Ridgebourne Service Station, Bargain Buys, Brunch Box Con Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LD1
From a sample of 161 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 LD1 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
31%
Band D
32%
Band E
25%
Band F
7%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Powys
Landlines around LD1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.