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Postcode district · Llanwrtyd Wells

LD5 area guide

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

Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Population
3,187 (2024)
At a glance

What LD5 is like

The LD5 postcode district in Powys covers 71 live postcodes and is home to about 3,187 people in 1,450 households. 76.7% of households own their home, 16.1% rent privately and 6.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 52.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is well 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 compares

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

AffluenceMore
6.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 16.4 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
0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore
1

1 school in LD5. 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 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    32% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    76.7% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

LD5 FAQs

01
Is LD5 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 16.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in LD5?

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.
03
Is LD5 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around LD5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in LD5?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 10.1% of residents. 76.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (67.9%).
05
Which council covers LD5?

The local authority for LD5 is Powys.

LD5 comes under Powys in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is LD5?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Llanwrtyd Rail Station, 1.6 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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