LD postcode area

Llandrindod Wells postcode area
LD
Postcode area LD
Postcode area name Llandrindod Wells
Post towns 8
Postcode districts 8
Postcode sectors 16
Postcodes (live) 2,214
Postcodes (total) 2,498
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The LD postcode area, also known as the Llandrindod Wells postcode area[2], is a group of postcode districts around Brecon, Talgarth, Builth Wells, Knighton, Llandrindod Wells, Llangammarch Wells, Llanwrtyd Wells, Presteigne and Rhayader in Wales. The LD7 and LD8 districts extend across the border into England.

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]

Contents

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area
LD1 LLANDRINDOD WELLS
LD2 BUILTH WELLS
LD3 BRECON Brecon, Talgarth
LD4 LLANGAMMARCH WELLS
LD5 LLANWRTYD WELLS
LD6 RHAYADER
LD7 KNIGHTON
LD8 PRESTEIGNE

Adjacent areas

Adjacent postcode areas
SY
SA LD HR
CF NP

Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: HR (Hereford), NP (Newport), CF (Cardiff), SA (Swansea), SY (Shrewsbury).

See also

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