Presteigne

Presteigne is covered by postcode district LD8. It is mostly in the Powys council area: 69 of its 71 postcodes. The others are in County of Herefordshire. It crosses a national border: 69 are in Wales and 2 in England.

Typical price £241,000 Homes sold in Presteigne, last 12 months. ▼ 12.4% on the year before Gigabit broadband 14 of 71 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 2 of 2 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 10 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Nearest station Knighton 8.4 km from the middle, in a straight line

Every postcode in Presteigne, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Presteigne, by flood risk Of the 2 postcodes in Presteigne in England that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk and 1 are at medium risk at worst. The other 69 are in Wales or Scotland, which the Environment Agency's list does not cover. Places named: Presteigne. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LD8 2AA: not covered by the flood listLD8 2AB: not covered by the flood listLD8 2AD: not covered by the flood listLD8 2AE: not covered by the flood listLD8 2AF: not covered by the flood listLD8 2AG: not covered by the flood listLD8 2AH: not covered by the flood listLD8 2AJ: not covered by the flood listLD8 2AN: not covered by the flood listLD8 2AP: not covered by the flood listLD8 2AQ: not covered by the flood listLD8 2AR: not covered by the flood listLD8 2AS: not covered by the flood listLD8 2AT: not covered by the flood listLD8 2AW: not covered by the flood listLD8 2AX: not covered by the flood listLD8 2AY: not covered by the flood listLD8 2BA: not covered by the flood listLD8 2BB: not covered by the flood listLD8 2BD: not covered by the flood listLD8 2BE: not covered by the flood listLD8 2BF: not covered by the flood listLD8 2BG: not covered by the flood listLD8 2BH: not covered by the flood listLD8 2BL: not covered by the flood listLD8 2BP: not covered by the flood listLD8 2BQ: not covered by the flood listLD8 2BS: not covered by the flood listLD8 2BT: not covered by the flood listLD8 2BU: not covered by the flood listLD8 2BW: not covered by the flood listLD8 2BY: not covered by the flood listLD8 2DA: not covered by the flood listLD8 2DB: not covered by the flood listLD8 2DD: not covered by the flood listLD8 2DE: not covered by the flood listLD8 2DG: not covered by the flood listLD8 2DH: not covered by the flood listLD8 2DL: not covered by the flood listLD8 2DN: not covered by the flood listLD8 2DP: not covered by the flood listLD8 2DR: not covered by the flood listLD8 2DS: not covered by the flood listLD8 2DT: not covered by the flood listLD8 2DU: not covered by the flood listLD8 2DW: not covered by the flood listLD8 2DY: not covered by the flood listLD8 2EA: not covered by the flood listLD8 2EB: not covered by the flood listLD8 2ES: not covered by the flood listLD8 2ET: not covered by the flood listLD8 2HE: not covered by the flood listLD8 2HF: not covered by the flood listLD8 2HX: not covered by the flood listLD8 2LA: not covered by the flood listLD8 2LB: not covered by the flood listLD8 2LD: not covered by the flood listLD8 2LF: not covered by the flood listLD8 2LJ: not covered by the flood listLD8 2NE: not covered by the flood listLD8 2NJ: not covered by the flood listLD8 2NY: not covered by the flood listLD8 2RJ: not covered by the flood listLD8 2RT: not covered by the flood listLD8 2RU: not covered by the flood listLD8 2UF: not covered by the flood listLD8 2UG: not covered by the flood listLD8 2UH: not covered by the flood listLD8 2YT: not covered by the flood listLD8 2LW: medium flood risk at worstLD8 2LN: high flood risk Presteigne Map of every postcode in Presteigne, by flood risk Of the 2 postcodes in Presteigne in England that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk and 1 are at medium risk at worst. The other 69 are in Wales or Scotland, which the Environment Agency's list does not cover. Places named: Presteigne. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Presteigne
  • A home or business at high risk: 1
  • At medium risk at worst: 1
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 0
  • In Wales or Scotland: not covered by the Environment Agency: 69

Of the 2 postcodes in Presteigne in England that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk and 1 are at medium risk at worst. The other 69 are in Wales or Scotland, which the Environment Agency's list does not cover.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.2730, longitude -3.0057. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

LD8 2LN6 at high risk

What is it like to live in Presteigne?

Homes sold for a typical £241,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 12.4% on the 12 months before. At 14 of the 71 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 10 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 2 of its 2 postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Knighton, 8.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Presteigne?

Homes in Presteigne sold for a typical £241,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 16 sales, down 12.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£241,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£275,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 12.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £252,500 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £234,000 6 sales
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LD8 district, Presteigne's main postcode district: a typical £275,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Presteigne: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Presteigne?

4 of the 71 postcodes now in use in Presteigne came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 29 homes sold in Presteigne were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LD8 district, 0%.

The newest postcodes

LD8 2BQsince March 2025LD8 2BFsince October 2024LD8 2HXsince August 2021LD8 2LJsince April 2020

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn PresteigneAcross the LD8 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 16 (0%) 0 of 26 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 29 (0%) 0 of 55 (0%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Presteigne?

Ofcom reports on 71 of the 71 postcodes in Presteigne. At 14 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit14 of 71
Postcodes where every home can get superfast63 of 71

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Presteigne at risk of flooding?

2 of the 2 postcodes in Presteigne that are in England have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 10 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 2 of 2 postcodes High: 6Medium: 4Low: 9

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How far is the station from Presteigne?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Presteigne is Knighton Rail Station, 8.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Knighton Rail Station Railway station 8.4 kmDrive
  • Bucknell Rail Station Railway station 10.2 kmDrive
  • Knucklas Rail Station Railway station 11.5 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Presteigne?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Presteigne. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Presteigne?

Councils
Powys (69) and County of Herefordshire (2)
Parliamentary constituencies
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (69) and North Herefordshire (2)
Police force areas
Dyfed-Powys (69) and West Mercia (2)
Countries
Wales (69) and England (2)

Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Moving to Presteigne

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week. Most of Presteigne is in Powys; near its edge, check which council a postcode is in.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Presteigne postcodes

71 postcodes in use in Presteigne, by district:

LD8 postcode district,71 postcodes

That district is in the LD postcode area.

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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Presteigne

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Presteigne's £241,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Kington7.9 km, £201,250Knighton8.4 km, £239,648Leominster18.6 km, £212,500Craven Arms22.0 km, £255,000Ludlow22.7 km, £250,000Hay-on-Wye23.7 km, £310,000Bishop's Castle24.4 km, £259,500Llandrindod Wells25.6 km, £230,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Presteigne

What is it like to live in Presteigne?
Homes sold for a typical £241,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 12.4% on the 12 months before. At 14 of the 71 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 10 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 2 of its 2 postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Knighton, 8.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Presteigne?
Presteigne is covered by postcode district LD8, across 71 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Presteigne?
Homes in Presteigne sold for a typical £241,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 16 sales, down 12.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
Does Presteigne have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Presteigne is Knighton, 8.4 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Presteigne?
Ofcom reports on 71 of the 71 postcodes in Presteigne. At 14 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Presteigne at risk of flooding?
2 of the 2 postcodes in Presteigne that are in England have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 10 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Presteigne?
4 of the 71 postcodes now in use in Presteigne came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 29 homes sold in Presteigne were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LD8 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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