LD6 postcode area guide — Powys
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LD6 postcode district in Powys — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LD6
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
67.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
27.6%
Gigabit-capable
27.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
7.1%
Broadband availability in the LD6 postcode district (Powys) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 116 postcodes Ofcom measures in LD6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 67.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 27.6%.
Around 7.1% of premises in LD6 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 LD6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LD6 5AB | 98% | 9.8% |
| LD6 5AD | 100% | 92.9% |
| LD6 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| LD6 5AF | 100% | 33.3% |
| LD6 5AG | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| LD6 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| LD6 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| LD6 5AN | 100% | 100% |
| LD6 5AP | 100% | 0% |
| LD6 5AR | 100% | 0% |
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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
—
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 LD6
Police recorded 9 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LD6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 6 | 66.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 22.2% |
| Public order | 1 | 11.1% |
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 LD6
Based on 28 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LD6 is £220,000, down 12.0% on the previous year (£250,000).
Detached
£230,000
13 sales
Semi-detached
£230,000
4 sales
Terraced
£162,000
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in LD6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | £162,000 | Terraced | Maes Brennin | LD6 5EP |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £194,000 | Terraced | Nant Rhyd Hir | LD6 5DZ |
| 25 Feb 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Y Maes | LD6 5DE |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Heol Y Brennin | LD6 5DH |
| 30 Jan 2026 | £600,000 | Detached | LD6 5HH | |
| 22 Jan 2026 | £385,000 | Detached | Bryngwy | LD6 5BN |
| 16 Jan 2026 | £400,000 | Other | LD6 5HA | |
| 16 Jan 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | LD6 5HA | |
| 9 Jan 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | LD6 5ND | |
| 6 Jan 2026 | £175,000 | Detached | Fairfield Court | LD6 5ES |
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 LD6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhayader C.I.W. School | Not applicable | — | — | LD6 5LT |
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 LD6
61 rated food businesses operate in LD6. 34 hold the top rating of 5, 14 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Best One, Bryn Derwen Bed and Breakfast, Co-operative Group Food Ltd, Crosfield House Ltd, Elan Oaks.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LD6
From a sample of 104 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 LD6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 38% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
15%
Band C
22%
Band D
34%
Band E
20%
Band F
6%
Band G
3%
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 LD6 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.