Rhayader
Rhayader is covered by postcode district LD6. It is in the Powys council area, Wales.
Every postcode in Rhayader, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 0
- In use before 2020: 65
Of the 65 postcodes in Rhayader that ONS places, 65 were in use before 2020.
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. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. 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; when each came into use: the same directory; 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
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.
- 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
| Period | In Rhayader | Across 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.
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 checkerSource: 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.
- Rhayader Group Practice Phone 01597 810231 150 mWalk
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
- 16 September 2025
- 15 October 2025
- 10 November 2025
- 10 December 2025
- 11 January 2026
- 9 February 2026
- 36 March 2026
- 18 April 2026
- 9 May 2026
- 16 June 2026
- 27 July 2026
- 15 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
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 postcodeSource: 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.
- Tell Powys about council tax Council tax, on en.powys.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Rhayader
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Rhayader postcodes
65 postcodes in use in Rhayader, by district:
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.
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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