LD3 8AJ

Maescar and Llywel · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Maescar and Llywel
Local authority: Powys
Constituency: Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Postcode district: LD3
Postcode sector: LD3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
LD3 8PY	260 m
LD3 8RA	561 m
LD3 8PU	1.2 km
LD3 8YB	1.3 km
LD3 8YU	1.4 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: LD3 8AJ
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 August 2016
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: LD
Postcode district: LD3
Postcode sector: LD3 8
Latitude: 51.924411
Longitude: -3.617015
British National Grid easting: 288,902
British National Grid northing: 226,334

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Wales · W92000004
Region: W99999999
Local authority district: Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward: Maescar and Llywel · W05001159
Parish or community: W04000266
Westminster constituency: Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe · W07000085
Output area: W00002524
Lower layer super output area: Powys 020B · W01000474
Middle layer super output area: Powys 020 · W02000414

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 1
Primary: 0
Secondary: 0

Sennybridge C.P. School

Welsh establishment
4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events: 7
Months covered: 12
Latest month: June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

Criminal damage and arson 3
Burglary 2
Drugs 1
Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents: Not supplied
Postcode households: Not supplied
Residents per household: Not available
LD3 8 residents: 4,394

Age bands in LD3 8

Wider postcode sector

Age 0 to 14: 15.6%
Age 15 to 24: 8.5%
Age 25 to 44: 20.4%
Age 45 to 64: 29.9%
Age 65 and over: 25.7%

How to read these estimates

The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+: 0%
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: 0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 100%

Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

Crai Turn

BCT · Cray
1.3 miles
Crai Turn

BCT · Cray
1.3 miles
Trecastell Community Centre

BCT · Trecastell
1.9 miles
Trecastell Community Centre

BCT · Trecastell
1.9 miles
Tanners Arms

BCT · Defynnog
2.4 miles

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Sennybridge C.P. School is the nearest published school at 2.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 3 events.

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