LD1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Llandrindod Wells, in Powys.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LD1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In LD1, 67.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How LD1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LD1 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LD1 at a rate of 105.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.6 per 1,000 people across LD.
In August 2026 alone, 98 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LD1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (584), other crime (266) and anti-social behaviour (132).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LD1 was 90.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in LD1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LD1 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in LD1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powys 012A | 1,232 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 68.1% |
| Powys 012B | 1,182 | 70.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 38.2% |
| Powys 012C | 1,183 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 43.5% |
| Powys 012D | 1,533 | 45.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 39.7% |
| Powys 013A | 1,266 | 328.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 69.8% |
| Powys 013B | 2,185 | 124.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.6% |
| Powys 013C | 2,147 | 106.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.2% |
Your MP
- David ChadwickLiberal DemocratMP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in LD12
Postcode sectors in LD13
Council1
Postcode districts next to LD19
Nearest rail stations2
More in the LD postcode area2
LD1 in brief
LD1 is a postcode district covering Llandrindod Wells, in Powys.
About 11,952 people lived in LD1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £237,000 in 2025 across 149 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 105.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LD1 was £237,000 in 2025.
LD1 had 11,664 usual residents at the census.
In LD1, 67.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In LD1, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.