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Llandrindod Wells
LD is located in the United Kingdom
LD
LD
Coordinates: 52°07′48″N 3°20′24″W / 52.130°N 3.340°W / 52.130; -3.340
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
LD
Postcode area name
Llandrindod Wells
Post towns8
Postcode districts8
Postcode sectors16
Postcodes (live)2,203
Postcodes (total)2,649
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

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

The LD area covers a sparsely populated area of Powys, and contains fewer postcodes than any other area on the British mainland, except for the KW area in the north-east of Scotland.[3]

Coverage

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The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

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

Adjacent areas

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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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References

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  1. ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference NSPD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).