LD2 3ER

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 3HB 81 m
LD2 3EW 114 m
LD2 3EY 125 m
LD2 3BP 132 m
LD2 3ET 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD2 3ER
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD2
Postcode sector
LD2 3
Latitude
52.150488
Longitude
-3.393610
British National Grid easting
304,746
British National Grid northing
251,160

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward
Builth · W05001123
Parish or community
W04000257
Output area
W00002297
Lower layer super output area
Powys 014A · W01000431
Middle layer super output area
Powys 014 · W02000110

Postcode source versions

Explore LD2

49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Orchards, 2, Oaklands, Builth Wells, LD2 3ER 24 June 2026 £375,000
30, Oaklands, Builth Wells, LD2 3ER 9 February 2024 £203,000
22, Oaklands, Builth Wells, LD2 3ER 3 November 2023 £151,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Llanelwedd C.I.W. School

    Welsh establishment

    648 m
  2. Ysgol Bro Epynt

    Welsh establishment

    945 m
  3. Ysgol Calon Cymru

    Welsh establishment

    945 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
250
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 125
  • Criminal damage and arson 25
  • Anti social behaviour 24
  • Public order 20
  • Shoplifting 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

23 female, 21 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.8% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • MAESYCOED

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

    ODS code W96007

    1.2 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Josephs Pitch

    BCT · Builth Wells

    0.1 miles
  • Josephs Pitch

    BCT · Builth Wells

    0.1 miles
  • Oaklands Crescent

    BCT · Builth Wells

    0.1 miles
  • Groe

    BCT · Builth Wells

    0.3 miles
  • Eurospar Car Park

    BCT · Builth Wells

    0.4 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £160,500 from 8 recorded sales in LD2 3ER. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Llanelwedd C.I.W. School is the nearest published school at 648 m.

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

Recorded crime

250 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 125 events.

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