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LD3 7AD

Brecon East · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Brecon
Local authority
Powys
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LD3 7AE 9 m
LD3 7LB 29 m
LD3 7AU 36 m
LD3 7DW 57 m
LD3 7BH 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD3 7AD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 7
Latitude
51.946600
Longitude
-3.389813
British National Grid easting
304,572
British National Grid northing
228,479

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000255
Output area
W00002634
Lower layer super output area
Powys 017D · W01000492
Middle layer super output area
Powys 017 · W02000113

Postcode source versions

Explore LD3

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Wellington Hotel, Bulwark, Brecon, LD3 7AD 7 June 2022 £1,838,397
12, Bulwark, Brecon, LD3 7AD 11 April 1997 £20,000
12, Bulwark, Brecon, LD3 7AD 13 April 1995 £22,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Christ College

    Welsh establishment

    288 m
  2. Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan

    Welsh establishment

    343 m
  3. Ysgol Penmaes

    Welsh establishment

    445 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
835
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 382
  • Criminal damage and arson 108
  • Public order 78
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Drugs 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LD3 7 residents
5,564

Age bands in LD3 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%
725 residents
Age 15 to 24
8.3%
476 residents
Age 25 to 44
23.7%
1,361 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.5%
1,634 residents
Age 65 and over
26.9%
1,546 residents

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • TY HENRY VAUGHAN

    BRIDGE STREET, BRECON, LD3 8AH

    ODS code W96003

    403 m

  • BRECON MEDICAL FACILITY

    DERING LINES, BRECON, LD3 7RA

    ODS code W00199

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Bulwark

    BCT · Brecon

    17 m
  • Free Street

    BCT · Brecon

    120 m
  • Tourist Information Centre

    BCT · Brecon

    218 m
  • Brecon Interchange

    BCT · Brecon

    224 m
  • Brecon Interchange 1

    BCS · Brecon

    226 m

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £1,838,397 from 1 recorded sale in LD3 7AD. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Christ College is the nearest published school at 288 m.

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

Recorded crime

835 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 382 events.

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