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LD3 8BN

Brecon West · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 8AD 74 m
LD3 7DS 111 m
LD3 7DL 113 m
LD3 9AA 124 m
LD3 7DY 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD3 8BN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 8
Latitude
51.945823
Longitude
-3.393135
British National Grid easting
304,342
British National Grid northing
228,397

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
W00002615
Lower layer super output area
Powys 017A · W01000489
Middle layer super output area
Powys 017 · W02000113

Postcode source versions

Explore LD3

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Christ College

    Welsh establishment

    70 m

  2. South Powys Pupil Referral Unit

    Welsh establishment

    325 m

  3. Llanfaes C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    453 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
842
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 385
  • Criminal damage and arson 109
  • Public order 79
  • 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 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

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, 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

    231 m

  • BRECON MEDICAL FACILITY

    DERING LINES, BRECON, LD3 7RA

    ODS code W00199

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Bulwark

    BCT · Brecon

    259 m

  • Free Street

    BCT · Brecon

    338 m

  • Cotswold Outdoors

    BCT · Brecon

    394 m

  • Cotswold Outdoors

    BCT · Brecon

    396 m

  • Mount Street School

    BCT · Brecon

    417 m

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Christ College is the nearest published school at 70 m.

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

Recorded crime

842 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70 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.