LD3 7DX

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 7DY 81 m
LD3 7DS 101 m
LD3 7DU 104 m
LD3 7DE 113 m
LD3 7HW 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD3 7DX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 7
Latitude
51.944697
Longitude
-3.391078
British National Grid easting
304,481
British National Grid northing
228,269

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000255
Output area
W00002636
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
1, Scout Lane, Brecon, LD3 7DX 30 June 2026 £169,500
2, Scout Lane, Brecon, LD3 7DX 17 September 2012 £130,000
1, Scout Lane, Brecon, LD3 7DX 12 October 2006 £110,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Christ College

    Welsh establishment

    259 m
  2. Ysgol Penmaes

    Welsh establishment

    284 m
  3. South Powys Pupil Referral Unit

    Welsh establishment

    514 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
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.1% 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+
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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • TY HENRY VAUGHAN

    BRIDGE STREET, BRECON, LD3 8AH

    ODS code W96003

    420 m

  • BRECON MEDICAL FACILITY

    DERING LINES, BRECON, LD3 7RA

    ODS code W00199

    1.8 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

  • Bulwark

    BCT · Brecon

    0.2 miles
  • Free Street

    BCT · Brecon

    0.2 miles
  • Brecon Interchange

    BCT · Brecon

    0.2 miles
  • Brecon Interchange 1

    BCS · Brecon

    0.2 miles
  • Brecon Interchange 2

    BCS · Brecon

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £169,500 from 1 recorded sale in LD3 7DX. 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 259 m.

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

Recorded crime

835 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.583 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.