Postcode district boundaries:
Llandrindod Wells | |
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Coordinates: 52°07′48″N3°20′24″W / 52.130°N 3.340°W | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Postcode area | LD |
Postcode area name | Llandrindod Wells |
Post towns | 8 |
Postcode districts | 8 |
Postcode sectors | 16 |
Postcodes (live) | 2,203 |
Postcodes (total) | 2,649 |
Statistics as at May 2020 [1] |
The LD postcode area, also known as the Llandrindod Wells postcode area, [2] is a group of eight postcode districts in Wales. These postcode districts cover much of south Powys, including Llandrindod Wells, Brecon, Builth Wells, Presteigne, Knighton, Rhayader, Llanwrtyd Wells and Llangammarch Wells. The LD6 district also covers one isolated farmhouse in Ceredigion. The LD7 and LD8 districts extend across the border into England, covering very small parts of Shropshire and Herefordshire.
The LD area covers a sparsely populated area and contains fewer postcodes than any other area on the British mainland, except for the KW area in the north-east of Scotland. [3]
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
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LD1 | LLANDRINDOD WELLS | Llandrindod Wells, Crossgates, Newbridge-on-Wye | Powys |
LD2 | BUILTH WELLS | Builth Wells, Llanafan Fawr, Erwood | Powys |
LD3 | BRECON | Brecon, Talgarth | Powys |
LD4 | LLANGAMMARCH WELLS | Llangammarch Wells, Garth, Cefn Gorwydd | Powys |
LD5 | LLANWRTYD WELLS | Llanwrtyd Wells, Beulah, Abergwesyn | Powys |
LD6 | RHAYADER | Rhayader, St Harmon, Pant-Y-Dwr | Powys, Ceredigion |
LD7 | KNIGHTON | Knighton, Knucklas, Llangunllo, Llanfair Waterdine | Powys, Shropshire |
LD8 | PRESTEIGNE | Presteigne, New Radnor, Norton, Stapleton | Powys, Herefordshire |
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