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LD2 3DS

Builth · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Builth Wells
Ward
Builth
Local authority
Powys
Postcode district
LD2
Postcode sector
LD2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LD2 3DP 39 m
LD2 3DR 39 m
LD2 3DU 65 m
LD2 3DT 68 m
LD2 3DN 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD2 3DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD2
Postcode sector
LD2 3
Latitude
52.148873
Longitude
-3.400970
British National Grid easting
304,239
British National Grid northing
250,990

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward
Builth · W05001123
Parish or community
W04000257
Output area
W00002299
Lower layer super output area
Powys 014A · W01000431
Middle layer super output area
Powys 014 · W02000110

Postcode source versions

Explore LD2

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Spring Gardens, Builth Wells, LD2 3DS 10 December 2024 £176,000
Escape, Spring Gardens, Builth Wells, LD2 3DS 21 March 2019 £77,500
Escape, Spring Gardens, Builth Wells, LD2 3DS 21 March 2019 £77,500

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Calon Cymru

    Welsh establishment

    510 m
  2. Builth Wells C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    564 m
  3. Llanelwedd C.I.W. School

    Welsh establishment

    861 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
260
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 133
  • Criminal damage and arson 26
  • Anti social behaviour 25
  • Public order 20
  • Shoplifting 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31
16 female, 15 male
Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.1
LD2 3 residents
5,610

Age bands in LD2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%
793 residents
Age 15 to 24
9%
506 residents
Age 25 to 44
18.8%
1,054 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.5%
1,594 residents
Age 65 and over
29.5%
1,655 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LD2 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Gigabit-capable
92.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • MAESYCOED

    BUILTH WELLS MEDICAL PRACTICE, GLANDWR PARK, BUILTH WELLS, LD2 3DZ

    ODS code W96007

    685 m

Nearby transport

  • Groe

    BCT · Builth Wells

    126 m
  • Eurospar Car Park

    BCT · Builth Wells

    129 m
  • Groe 2

    BCT · Builth Wells

    147 m
  • Builth Road Co Op

    BCT · Builth Wells

    273 m
  • Oaklands Crescent

    BCT · Builth Wells

    335 m

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £176,000 from 1 recorded sale in LD2 3DS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Powys is £231,004 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Calon Cymru is the nearest published school at 510 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

260 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 133 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.