Housing in LD8 2DE
What the homes in LD8 2DE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Knighton & Presteigne
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,102 (2024)
LD8 2DEPresteigne
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (29.3%). Flats make up 14.5%, above the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
56.4% of households in the LD8 2DE area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 16.8% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 40.5% own outright and 15.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.4%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
- Private rented16.8%17%
- Social rented25.6%16.5%
- Lives rent free1%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (25%). 19.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Powys
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Powys (August 2026, +9.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LD8 2DE (Knighton & Presteigne) (about 1,102 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.