LD5
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Llanwrtyd Wells and Beulah, 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 LD5 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in LD5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How LD5 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LD5 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LD5 at a rate of 52.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.6 per 1,000 people across the LD postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 2 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LD5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (20), criminal damage and arson (20) and other crime (11).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LD5 was 62.1 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 LD5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LD5 has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in LD5
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powys 014E | 1,768 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 74.1% |
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.
Postcode sectors in LD51
Council1
Postcode districts next to LD55
Nearest rail stations1
More in the LD postcode area2
LD5 in brief
LD5 is a postcode district covering Llanwrtyd Wells and Beulah, in Powys.
About 1,111 people lived in LD5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £370,000 in 2025 across 14 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 52.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LD5 was £370,000 in 2025.
LD5 had 1,043 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in LD5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LD5, 82.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.