LD3 7BF

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 7RW 101 m
LD3 7JU 105 m
LD3 7RP 123 m
LD3 7PL 151 m
LD3 7RR 183 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD3 7BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 7
Latitude
51.942187
Longitude
-3.375113
British National Grid easting
305,573
British National Grid northing
227,969

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000255
Output area
W00010339
Lower layer super output area
Powys 017E · W01000493
Middle layer super output area
Powys 017 · W02000113

Postcode source versions

Explore LD3

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Cambrian Close, Brecon, LD3 7BF 25 September 2025 £450,000
6, Cambrian Close, Brecon, LD3 7BF 16 June 2023 £385,000
2, Cambrian Close, Brecon, LD3 7BF 16 September 2022 £143,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Penmaes

    Welsh establishment

    925 m
  2. Brecon High School

    Welsh establishment

    1.2 km
  3. Ysgol y Bannau

    Welsh establishment

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
493
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 208
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Public order 45
  • Anti social behaviour 42
  • Drugs 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
4.0
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LD3 7 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+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
60%

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

2

within 5 km

  • BRECON MEDICAL FACILITY

    DERING LINES, BRECON, LD3 7RA

    ODS code W00199

    691 m

  • TY HENRY VAUGHAN

    BRIDGE STREET, BRECON, LD3 8AH

    ODS code W96003

    1.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sunnybank

    BCT · Brecon

    0.0 miles
  • Camden Court

    BCT · Brecon

    0.1 miles
  • County Court

    BCT · Brecon

    0.1 miles
  • Dering Lines

    BCT · Brecon

    0.1 miles
  • Dering Lines

    BCT · Brecon

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £415,000 from 4 recorded sales in LD3 7BF. 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. Ysgol Penmaes is the nearest published school at 925 m.

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

Recorded crime

493 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 208 events.

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