LD8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Presteigne, Warden and New Radnor, in Powys and Herefordshire.
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 LD8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In LD8, 52.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How LD8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LD8 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LD8 at a rate of 41.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.6 per 1,000 people across LD.
In August 2026 alone, 13 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LD8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (92), other crime (30) and anti-social behaviour (24).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LD8 was 51.3 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 LD8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LD8 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 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 LD8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire 001C | 1,483 | 13.6 per 1,000 | No figure | 53.3% |
| Powys 011E | 1,683 | 29.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 52.4% |
| Powys 011F | 1,584 | 34.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 52.4% |
| Powys 011G | 1,066 | 75.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 50.8% |
MPs for LD8
- David ChadwickLiberal DemocratMP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe86% of LD8’s postcodes
- Dr Ellie ChownsGreen PartyMP for North Herefordshire14% of LD8’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in LD81
Councils LD8 covers2
Postcode districts next to LD85
More in the LD postcode area2
LD8 in brief
LD8 is a postcode district covering Presteigne, Warden and New Radnor, in Powys and Herefordshire.
About 4,441 people lived in LD8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £318,750 in 2025 across 46 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 41.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LD8 was £318,750 in 2025.
LD8 had 4,402 usual residents at the census.
In LD8, 52.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In LD8, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.