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LD3 8AW

Brecon West · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Brecon
Ward
Brecon West
Local authority
Powys
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LD3 8AL 28 m
LD3 8BU 57 m
LD3 8AY 59 m
LD3 8AS 67 m
LD3 8AT 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD3 8AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 8
Latitude
51.946035
Longitude
-3.398787
British National Grid easting
303,954
British National Grid northing
228,428

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward
Brecon West · W05001121
Parish or community
W04000255
Westminster constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe · W07000085
Output area
W00002613
Lower layer super output area
Powys 017A · W01000489
Middle layer super output area
Powys 017 · W02000113

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Orchard Street, Brecon, LD3 8AW 2 July 2024 £211,000
35, Orchard Street, Brecon, LD3 8AW 8 October 2021 £169,000
35, Orchard Street, Brecon, LD3 8AW 17 January 2020 £162,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Llanfaes C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    243 m

  2. South Powys Pupil Referral Unit

    Welsh establishment

    273 m

  3. Christ College

    Welsh establishment

    333 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
829
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 380
  • Criminal damage and arson 107
  • Public order 76
  • Anti social behaviour 64
  • Drugs 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

10 female, 12 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LD3 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
18.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
18.2%
Gigabit-capable
18.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • TY HENRY VAUGHAN

    BRIDGE STREET, BRECON, LD3 8AH

    ODS code W96003

    259 m

  • BRECON MEDICAL FACILITY

    DERING LINES, BRECON, LD3 7RA

    ODS code W00199

    2.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St David`s Church

    BCT · Llanfaes

    0.1 miles

  • St David's Church

    BCT · Llanfaes

    0.1 miles

  • Cotswold Outdoors

    BCT · Brecon

    0.4 miles

  • Cotswold Outdoors

    BCT · Brecon

    0.4 miles

  • Bulwark

    BCT · Brecon

    0.4 miles

Evidence in context

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £190,000 from 2 recorded sales in LD3 8AW. 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

Published establishments

8 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Llanfaes C.P. School is the nearest published school at 243 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

829 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 380 events.

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