LD7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Knighton and Knucklas, in Powys and Shropshire.
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 LD7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in LD7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How LD7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LD7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LD7 at a rate of 50.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.6 per 1,000 people across the LD postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 17 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LD7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (115), other crime (57) and anti-social behaviour (23).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LD7 was 92.1 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 LD7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LD7 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in LD7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powys 011A | 1,344 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 40.4% |
| Powys 011B | 1,395 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 36.7% |
| Powys 011C | 1,516 | 82.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 39.8% |
| Powys 011D | 1,191 | 31.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 50.9% |
MPs for LD7
- David ChadwickLiberal DemocratMP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe89% of LD7’s postcodes
- Stuart AndersonConservativeMP for South Shropshire11% of LD7’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.
Middle areas in LD71
Postcode sectors in LD72
Councils LD7 covers2
Postcode districts next to LD74
Nearest rail stations3
More in the LD postcode area2
LD7 in brief
LD7 is a postcode district covering Knighton and Knucklas, in Powys and Shropshire.
About 4,679 people lived in LD7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £246,500 in 2025 across 56 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 50.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LD7 was £246,500 in 2025.
LD7 had 4,627 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in LD7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LD7, 40.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.