LD postcode area

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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.

Llandrindod Wells
LD is located in the United Kingdom
LD
LD
Coordinates: 52°07′48″N 3°20′24″W / 52.130°N 3.340°W / 52.130; -3.340
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
LD
Postcode area name
Llandrindod Wells
Post towns8
Postcode districts8
Postcode sectors16
Postcodes (live)2,203
Postcodes (total)2,649
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

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]

Coverage edit

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
LD1LLANDRINDOD WELLSLlandrindod Wells, Crossgates, Newbridge-on-WyePowys
LD2BUILTH WELLSBuilth Wells, Llanafan Fawr, ErwoodPowys
LD3BRECONBrecon, TalgarthPowys
LD4LLANGAMMARCH WELLSLlangammarch Wells, Garth, Cefn GorwyddPowys
LD5LLANWRTYD WELLSLlanwrtyd Wells, Beulah, AbergwesynPowys
LD6RHAYADERRhayader, St Harmon, Pant-Y-DwrPowys, Ceredigion
LD7KNIGHTONKnighton, Knucklas, Llangunllo, Llanfair WaterdinePowys, Shropshire
LD8PRESTEIGNEPresteigne, New Radnor, Norton, StapletonPowys, Herefordshire

Map edit

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CF postcode areaHR postcode areaNP postcode areaSA postcode areaSY postcode area
LD postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby CF, HR, NP, SA and SY postcode areas.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. ^ "National Statistics Postcode Directory" (PDF). Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (November 2006). Office for National Statistics. November 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.

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