LD3 7HD

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 7HF 54 m
LD3 7HE 72 m
LD3 7EN 73 m
LD3 7HU 73 m
LD3 7EA 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD3 7HD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 7
Latitude
51.943782
Longitude
-3.384750
British National Grid easting
304,914
British National Grid northing
228,159

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

62 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, John Street, Brecon, LD3 7HD 4 July 2025 £163,500
30, John Street, Brecon, LD3 7HD 24 June 2024 £186,000
28, John Street, Brecon, LD3 7HD 29 November 2023 £189,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Penmaes

    Welsh establishment

    288 m
  2. Christ College

    Welsh establishment

    688 m
  3. Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan

    Welsh establishment

    750 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
771
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 346
  • Criminal damage and arson 106
  • Public order 68
  • Anti social behaviour 63
  • Drugs 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

25 female, 26 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.9% 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+
72.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
72.7%
Gigabit-capable
72.7%
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

    839 m

  • BRECON MEDICAL FACILITY

    DERING LINES, BRECON, LD3 7RA

    ODS code W00199

    1.4 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

  • Barracks

    BCT · Brecon

    0.0 miles
  • Barracks

    BCT · Brecon

    0.1 miles
  • Interchange

    BCS · Brecon

    0.2 miles
  • Driving Test Centre

    BCT · Brecon

    0.2 miles
  • Brecon Interchange 7

    BCT · Brecon

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £163,500 from 11 recorded sales in LD3 7HD. 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 288 m.

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

Recorded crime

771 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 346 events.

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