LD3 7SE

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 7GA 69 m
LD3 7PB 90 m
LD3 7BN 105 m
LD3 7BL 111 m
LD3 7AU 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD3 7SE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 7
Latitude
51.947340
Longitude
-3.388031
British National Grid easting
304,696
British National Grid northing
228,559

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000255
Output area
W00002628
Lower layer super output area
Powys 017D · W01000492
Middle layer super output area
Powys 017 · W02000113

Postcode source versions

Explore LD3

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Car Park, Free Street, Brecon, LD3 7SE 24 April 2024 £50,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan

    Welsh establishment

    294 m
  2. Christ College

    Welsh establishment

    426 m
  3. Ysgol Penmaes

    Welsh establishment

    520 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
838
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 385
  • 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 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

    519 m

  • BRECON MEDICAL FACILITY

    DERING LINES, BRECON, LD3 7RA

    ODS code W00199

    1.7 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

  • Brecon Interchange

    BCT · Brecon

    0.1 miles
  • Brecon Interchange 1

    BCS · Brecon

    0.1 miles
  • Brecon Interchange 2

    BCS · Brecon

    0.1 miles
  • Tourist Information Centre

    BCT · Brecon

    0.1 miles
  • Brecon Interchange 3

    BCS · Brecon

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £50,000 from 1 recorded sale in LD3 7SE. 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 Golwg Pen y Fan is the nearest published school at 294 m.

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

Recorded crime

838 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 385 events.

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