Postcode · Llanwrtyd Wells

LD5 4YA area guide

Who lives in LD5 4YA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Builth Wells & Llanwrtyd Wells
Council: Powys
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,887 (2024)

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At a glance

What LD5 4YA is like

LD5 4YA is a postcode in the Builth Wells & Llanwrtyd Wells area of Powys. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,887 people. 73.9% of households own their home, 15.5% rent privately and 10.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 49.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in LD5 sold for a median of £275,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How LD5 4YA compares

Headline figures for LD5 4YA, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 22.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£275,000

Median over 8 sales in LD5, −5.2% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.5/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 3 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£38,894

Average annual income before tax, higher than 8% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where LD5 4YA differs most from the national average.

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An older population
32.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.

Questions

LD5 4YA FAQs

Is LD5 4YA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 22.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.5 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in LD5 4YA?

The median sale price over the last year was £275,000.

Homes in LD5 sold for a median of £275,000 across 8 sales in the year to August 2026, −5.2% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is LD5 4YA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around LD5 4YA, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in LD5 4YA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.3% of residents. 73.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (57%).

Which council covers LD5 4YA?

The local authority for LD5 4YA is Powys.

LD5 4YA comes under Powys in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is LD5 4YA?

Connectivity scores 0.5 out of 10.

There are 3 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.5 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Garth (Powys) Rail Station, 2.5 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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