# LD2

Postcode district covering Builth Wells, in Powys.

LD2 is a postcode district covering Builth Wells, in Powys. Median sale price £275,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 62.8 per 1,000 people. About 5,476 people.

Postcode district. Code LD2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [LD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld)

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 LD2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LD2 was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 940th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 5,602** (2021). LD2 had 5,602 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 494th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld2#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in LD2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld2#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 67.7%** (January 2026). In LD2, 67.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=LD2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in LD2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=LD2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 58 homes were sold in LD2 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=LD2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LD2.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=LD2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LD2 had 5,602 usual residents at the census.

## How LD2 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | LD2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £275,000 | 4th most expensive | 8 postcode districts, LD · 2025 |
| Population | 5,602 | 3rd most populated | 8 postcode districts, LD · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | – | 8 postcode districts, LD · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 67.7% | 2nd highest | 8 postcode districts, LD · Jan 2026 |

## Is LD2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LD2 at a rate of 62.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.6 per 1,000 people across the LD postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LD2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (172), other crime (60) and anti-social behaviour (45).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LD2 was 59.3 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 LD2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LD2 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (Wales’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.

## Neighbourhoods in LD2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Powys 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/powys/neighbourhood/w01000431) | 1,262 | 125.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.5% |
| [Powys 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/powys/neighbourhood/w01000432) | 1,209 | 55.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.2% |
| [Powys 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/powys/neighbourhood/w01000450) | 1,397 | 18.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 55.3% |
| [Powys 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/powys/neighbourhood/w01000459) | 1,206 | 76.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 49.0% |

## Your MP

- [Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brecon-radnor-and-cwm-tawe): David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in LD2

[Builth Wells & Llanwrtyd Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/powys/builth-wells-and-llanwrtyd-wells)

## Postcode sectors in LD2

[LD2 3 (285 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld2-3), [LD2 9 (1 postcode)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld2-9)

## Council

[Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys)

## Postcode districts next to LD2

[HR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr3), [HR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr5), [LD1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld1), [LD3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld3), [LD4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld4), [LD5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld5)

## More in the LD postcode area

[All LD postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## LD2 in brief

LD2 is a postcode district covering Builth Wells, in Powys.
About 5,476 people lived in LD2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £275,000 in 2025 across 58 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 62.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LD2 was £275,000 in 2025.
LD2 had 5,602 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in LD2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LD2, 67.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LD2
- Postcode area: [LD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld)
- Constituency: [Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brecon-radnor-and-cwm-tawe)
- Council: [Powys †](https://openindex.co.uk/powys)
- Area: 313 km²
- People, mid-2024: 5,476*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 18

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[LD1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld1), [LD3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld3), [HR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr3), [LD4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld4), [LD5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld5), [HR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr5)

## Latest updates for LD2

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/LD2

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld2#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld2