LD8 postcode area guide — Herefordshire, County of
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LD8 postcode district in Herefordshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LD8
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
82.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
27.5%
Gigabit-capable
27.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.1%
Broadband availability in the LD8 postcode district (Herefordshire, County of) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 190 postcodes Ofcom measures in LD8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 27.5%.
Around 1.1% of premises in LD8 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 LD8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LD8 2AA | 70% | 0% |
| LD8 2AB | 100% | 23.1% |
| LD8 2AD | 100% | 0% |
| LD8 2AE | 100% | 25% |
| LD8 2AF | 100% | 61.5% |
| LD8 2AG | 100% | 100% |
| LD8 2AH | 100% | 0% |
| LD8 2AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LD8 2AN | 100% | 8.3% |
| LD8 2AP | 100% | 0% |
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House prices in LD8
Based on 34 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LD8 is £280,000, up 1.8% on the previous year (£275,000).
Detached
£312,500
20 sales
Semi-detached
£240,000
5 sales
Terraced
£265,000
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in LD8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | £925,000 | Other | LD8 2LS | |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £270,000 | Detached | Warden Close | LD8 2DH |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | Hereford Street | LD8 2AT |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced | Broad Street | LD8 2AD |
| 12 Mar 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Church Close | LD8 2AQ |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £435,000 | Detached | Offas Green | LD8 2NX |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £215,000 | Detached | Warden Close | LD8 2DH |
| 9 Jan 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Warden Close | LD8 2DH |
| 19 Dec 2025 | £71,666 | Other | High Street | LD8 2BE |
| 11 Dec 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Castle Road | LD8 2EB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around LD8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presteigne C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | LD8 2NH |
| Radnor Valley C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | LD8 2SS |
| Summergil House School | Not applicable | — | — | LD8 2PT |
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 LD8
55 rated food businesses operate in LD8. 33 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Andrew Brassington, Boulanger Artisan Bakery, Breakfast Club, Daphnes Food & Drink Ltd, East Radnorshire Care Limited.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LD8
From a sample of 143 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 LD8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 26% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
25%
Band D
41%
Band E
18%
Band F
11%
Band G
4%
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 Herefordshire, County of
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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.