LD5 postcode area guide — Powys
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LD5 postcode district in Powys — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LD5
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
63.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
4.7%
Gigabit-capable
4.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
9.3%
Broadband availability in the LD5 postcode district (Powys) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 72 postcodes Ofcom measures in LD5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 63.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 4.7%.
Around 9.3% of premises in LD5 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 LD5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LD5 4AB | 0% | 0% |
| LD5 4AD | 0% | 0% |
| LD5 4AF | 0% | 0% |
| LD5 4AH | 100% | 0% |
| LD5 4BA | 100% | 0% |
| LD5 4RA | 100% | 3.7% |
| LD5 4RB | 100% | 0% |
| LD5 4RD | 100% | 0% |
| LD5 4RE | 100% | 50% |
| LD5 4RF | 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.
House prices in LD5
Based on 6 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LD5 is £235,000, down 17.5% on the previous year (£285,000).
Latest recorded sales in LD5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Erw Haf | LD5 4RT |
| 31 Oct 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Erw Haf | LD5 4RT |
| 27 Oct 2025 | £375,000 | Detached | Y Maes | LD5 4YH |
| 15 Oct 2025 | £67,000 | Other | LD5 4YD | |
| 26 Aug 2025 | £150,000 | Other | LD5 4UP | |
| 18 Jul 2025 | £475,000 | Detached | LD5 4TP | |
| 10 Jul 2025 | £700,000 | Detached | LD5 4TP | |
| 20 Jun 2025 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Beulah Road | LD5 4RF |
| 21 May 2025 | £385,000 | Detached | Tai Cae Mawr | LD5 4RJ |
| 9 May 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced | Irfon Crescent | LD5 4ST |
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 LD5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Dolafon | Not applicable | — | — | LD5 4RA |
| Irfon Valley C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | LD4 4AT |
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 LD5
26 rated food businesses operate in LD5. 14 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Angelis Holistic Retreat and B & B, Ardwyn House B&B, Bryncelyn Guest House, Claires Kitchen, Dolafon Ducklings Pre School Group.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LD5
From a sample of 73 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 LD5 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band E). 25% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
7%
Band C
18%
Band D
21%
Band E
26%
Band F
16%
Band G
12%
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 LD5 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.