LD2 postcode area guide — Powys
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LD2 postcode district in Powys — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LD2
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
66.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
46.5%
Gigabit-capable
46.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
10.8%
Broadband availability in the LD2 postcode district (Powys) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 280 postcodes Ofcom measures in LD2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 66.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 46.5%.
Around 10.8% of premises in LD2 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 LD2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LD2 3AA | 100% | 83.3% |
| LD2 3AB | 100% | 100% |
| LD2 3AD | 100% | 100% |
| LD2 3AE | 100% | 0% |
| LD2 3AG | 100% | 0% |
| LD2 3AH | 100% | 44.4% |
| LD2 3AJ | 0% | 0% |
| LD2 3AL | 100% | 100% |
| LD2 3AN | 100% | 75% |
| LD2 3AP | 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 LD2
Police recorded 21 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LD2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 15 | 71.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 4.8% |
| Burglary | 1 | 4.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 4.8% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 4.8% |
| Public order | 1 | 4.8% |
| Theft from the person | 1 | 4.8% |
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 LD2
Based on 58 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LD2 is £275,000, up 9.6% on the previous year (£251,000).
Detached
£355,000
26 sales
Semi-detached
£222,000
10 sales
Terraced
£170,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in LD2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2026 | £132,500 | Terraced | Bank Square | LD2 3BB |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £82,250 | Terraced | LD2 3EX | |
| 6 Apr 2026 | £255,000 | Detached | Daffodil Wood | LD2 3LE |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £177,500 | Terraced | Wool Row | LD2 3ED |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £163,000 | Terraced | LD2 3RL | |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £460,000 | Detached | Golf Links Road | LD2 3NW |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £385,000 | Detached | Cae Castell | LD2 3BE |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £212,000 | Semi-detached | Pleasant View | LD2 3EJ |
| 23 Jan 2026 | £420,000 | Detached | Irfon Bridge Close | LD2 3LD |
| 23 Jan 2026 | £479,998 | Other | LD2 3JT |
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 LD2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Builth Wells C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | LD2 3GA |
| Llanelwedd C.I.W. School | Not applicable | — | — | LD2 3TY |
| Ysgol Calon Cymru | Not applicable | — | — | LD2 3BW |
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 LD2
103 rated food businesses operate in LD2. 54 hold the top rating of 5, 21 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Babanod Bach, Beautifully Bonkers, Breakfast Club, Bronwye Guest House, Builth Wells C P School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LD2
From a sample of 104 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 LD2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band E). 18% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
18%
Band D
28%
Band E
24%
Band F
17%
Band G
13%
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 LD2 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.