Rhayader

Rhayader is covered by postcode district LD6. It is in the Powys council area, Wales.

Typical price £175,000 Homes sold in Rhayader, last 12 months. ▲ 0.6% on the year before Gigabit broadband 15 of 64 postcodes where every home and business can get it Nearest station Llandrindod 11.1 km from the middle, in a straight line GP practices 1 at its postcodes

Every postcode in Rhayader, by gigabit broadband

Map of every postcode in Rhayader, by gigabit broadband Of the 65 postcodes in Rhayader that ONS places, 29 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 20 have some that can, 15 can all get it and 1 have no Ofcom figure. 2 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 18 postcodes without gigabit; 5 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Rhayader. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A470A44 LD6 5DJ: no Ofcom figureLD6 5AH: gigabit for allLD6 5AL: gigabit for allLD6 5AN: gigabit for allLD6 5BP: gigabit for allLD6 5EB: gigabit for allLD6 5ED: gigabit for allLD6 5EE: gigabit for allLD6 5EF: gigabit for allLD6 5EG: gigabit for allLD6 5EL: gigabit for allLD6 5EN: gigabit for allLD6 5EP: gigabit for allLD6 5ER: gigabit for allLD6 5EW: gigabit for allLD6 5NN: gigabit for allLD6 5AB: some gigabitLD6 5AD: some gigabitLD6 5AF: some gigabitLD6 5AG: some gigabitLD6 5BH: some gigabitLD6 5BN: some gigabitLD6 5BT: some gigabitLD6 5DA: some gigabitLD6 5DB: some gigabitLD6 5DF: some gigabitLD6 5DH: some gigabitLD6 5DL: some gigabitLD6 5DN: some gigabitLD6 5DR: some gigabitLD6 5DS: some gigabitLD6 5DY: some gigabitLD6 5DZ: some gigabitLD6 5EA: some gigabitLD6 5EH: some gigabitLD6 5PN: some gigabitLD6 5AP: no gigabitLD6 5AR: no gigabitLD6 5AS: no gigabitLD6 5AT: no gigabitLD6 5AU: no gigabitLD6 5AW: no gigabitLD6 5AY: no gigabitLD6 5BA: no gigabitLD6 5BB: no gigabitLD6 5BD: no gigabitLD6 5BE: no gigabitLD6 5BG: no gigabitLD6 5BL: no gigabitLD6 5BU: no gigabitLD6 5BW: no gigabitLD6 5BY: no gigabitLD6 5DD: no gigabitLD6 5DE: no gigabitLD6 5DG: no gigabitLD6 5DP: no gigabitLD6 5ES: no gigabitLD6 5EU: no gigabitLD6 5LA: no gigabitLD6 5LB: no gigabitLD6 5LS: no gigabitLD6 5NP: no gigabitLD6 5PL: no gigabitLD6 5PP: no gigabitLD6 5PW: no gigabit Rhayader 18 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to LD6 5DD, the one nearest the middle of them18 postcodes without gigabit5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to LD6 5AP, the one nearest the middle of them5 postcodes without gigabit Map of every postcode in Rhayader, by gigabit broadband Of the 65 postcodes in Rhayader that ONS places, 29 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 20 have some that can, 15 can all get it and 1 have no Ofcom figure. 2 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 18 postcodes without gigabit; 5 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Rhayader. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Rhayader 18 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to LD6 5DD, the one nearest the middle of them18 postcodes without gigabit
  • No home or business can get gigabit: 29
  • Some can get gigabit: 20
  • Every home and business can get gigabit: 15
  • Ofcom gives no figure: 1
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together

Of the 65 postcodes in Rhayader that ONS places, 29 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 20 have some that can, 15 can all get it and 1 have no Ofcom figure.

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. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.3018, longitude -3.5099. 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; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 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

Postcodes without gigabit

29 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.

LD6 5APLD6 5ARLD6 5ASLD6 5ATLD6 5AULD6 5AWLD6 5AYLD6 5BALD6 5BBLD6 5BDLD6 5BELD6 5BG

Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together

  • 18 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. LD6 5DD, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. LD6 5AP, is the one nearest the middle of them.

What is it like to live in Rhayader?

Homes sold for a typical £175,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 0.6% on the 12 months before. At 15 of the 64 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Llandrindod, 11.1 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, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Rhayader?

Homes in Rhayader sold for a typical £175,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 19 sales, up 0.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£175,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£174,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £200,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £215,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £162,000 7 sales

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

Across the whole LD6 district, Rhayader's main postcode district: a typical £207,500.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Rhayader: 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 Rhayader?

None of the 65 postcodes now in use in Rhayader came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 1 of the 21 homes sold in Rhayader were newly built (5%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LD6 district, 3%.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn RhayaderAcross the LD6 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 19 (0%) 0 of 26 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 1 of 21 (5%) 1 of 30 (3%)

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 Rhayader?

Ofcom reports on 64 of the 65 postcodes in Rhayader. At 15 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit15 of 64
Postcodes where every home can get superfast51 of 64

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

How far is the station from Rhayader?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Rhayader is Llandrindod Rail Station, 11.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Llandrindod Rail Station Railway station 11.1 kmDrive
  • Pen-y-Bont Rail Station Railway station 13.2 kmDrive
  • Builth Road Rail Station Railway station 15.8 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 Rhayader?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Rhayader. 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

Is Rhayader safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 192 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Rhayader over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 16 September 2025
  2. 15 October 2025
  3. 10 November 2025
  4. 10 December 2025
  5. 11 January 2026
  6. 9 February 2026
  7. 36 March 2026
  8. 18 April 2026
  9. 9 May 2026
  10. 16 June 2026
  11. 27 July 2026
  12. 15 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences102 reports
Anti-social behaviour29 reports
Public order25 reports
Criminal damage and arson21 reports
Burglary4 reports
Other crime4 reports
Other theft3 reports
Drugs2 reports

Also: vehicle crime 1, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Rhayader?

Council
Powys
Parliamentary constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Police force area
Dyfed-Powys
Country
Wales
MP
David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat)

All 65 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

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

Moving to Rhayader

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Rhayader postcodes

65 postcodes in use in Rhayader, by district:

LD6 postcode district,65 postcodes

That district is in the LD postcode area.

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Places near Rhayader

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Rhayader's £175,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Llandrindod Wells11.1 km, £230,000Llanidloes16.4 km, £187,250Builth Wells18.4 km, £275,000Newtown26.9 km, £185,000Knighton31.7 km, £239,648Kington34.4 km, £201,250Presteigne34.4 km, £241,000Hay-on-Wye36.4 km, £310,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Rhayader

What is it like to live in Rhayader?
Homes sold for a typical £175,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 0.6% on the 12 months before. At 15 of the 64 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Llandrindod, 11.1 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, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Rhayader?
Rhayader is covered by postcode district LD6, across 65 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Rhayader in?
Rhayader is in the Powys council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Rhayader?
Rhayader is in the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe parliamentary constituency. Its MP is David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Rhayader?
Homes in Rhayader sold for a typical £175,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 19 sales, up 0.6% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
Does Rhayader have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Rhayader is Llandrindod, 11.1 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Rhayader?
Ofcom reports on 64 of the 65 postcodes in Rhayader. At 15 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Are new homes being built in Rhayader?
None of the 65 postcodes now in use in Rhayader came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 1 of the 21 homes sold in Rhayader were newly built (5%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LD6 district, 3%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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