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LD3 8AN

Brecon West · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LD3 8BL 91 m
LD3 8AL 99 m
LD3 8BB 99 m
LD3 8AW 119 m
LD3 8AU 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD3 8AN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 8
Latitude
51.946654
Longitude
-3.397380
British National Grid easting
304,052
British National Grid northing
228,495

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000255
Output area
W00002615
Lower layer super output area
Powys 017A · W01000489
Middle layer super output area
Powys 017 · W02000113

Postcode source versions

Explore LD3

35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Orchard Street, Llanfaes, Brecon, LD3 8AN 29 May 2025 £169,950
6, Orchard Street, Llanfaes, Brecon, LD3 8AN 1 May 2024 £160,000
3, Orchard Street, Llanfaes, Brecon, LD3 8AN 19 April 2024 £138,500

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. South Powys Pupil Referral Unit

    Welsh establishment

    163 m
  2. Christ College

    Welsh establishment

    241 m
  3. Llanfaes C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    329 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
837
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 383
  • Criminal damage and arson 108
  • Public order 77
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Drugs 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49
28 female, 21 male
Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.5
LD3 8 residents
4,394

Age bands in LD3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%
705 residents
Age 15 to 24
8.5%
382 residents
Age 25 to 44
20.4%
923 residents
Age 45 to 64
29.9%
1,349 residents
Age 65 and over
25.7%
1,160 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LD3 8 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+
68.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
68.4%
Gigabit-capable
68.4%
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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • TY HENRY VAUGHAN

    BRIDGE STREET, BRECON, LD3 8AH

    ODS code W96003

    140 m

  • BRECON MEDICAL FACILITY

    DERING LINES, BRECON, LD3 7RA

    ODS code W00199

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • St David`s Church

    BCT · Llanfaes

    299 m
  • St David's Church

    BCT · Llanfaes

    349 m
  • Cotswold Outdoors

    BCT · Brecon

    501 m
  • Cotswold Outdoors

    BCT · Brecon

    508 m
  • Bulwark

    BCT · Brecon

    531 m

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £165,725 from 6 recorded sales in LD3 8AN. 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. South Powys Pupil Referral Unit is the nearest published school at 163 m.

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

Recorded crime

837 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 383 events.

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