LD3 8DD

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 8DH 73 m
LD3 8DG 75 m
LD3 8DA 98 m
LD3 8DE 102 m
LD3 8DL 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD3 8DD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 8
Latitude
51.945830
Longitude
-3.403203
British National Grid easting
303,650
British National Grid northing
228,411

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000255
Output area
W00002612
Lower layer super output area
Powys 017A · W01000489
Middle layer super output area
Powys 017 · W02000113

Postcode source versions

Explore LD3

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Adelaide Gardens, Brecon, LD3 8DD 1 May 2026 £242,500
43, Adelaide Gardens, Brecon, LD3 8DD 27 March 2026 £190,000
34, Adelaide Gardens, Brecon, LD3 8DD 11 March 2022 £260,000

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

    369 m
  2. South Powys Pupil Referral Unit

    Welsh establishment

    528 m
  3. Christ College

    Welsh establishment

    638 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
805
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 367
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Public order 74
  • Anti social behaviour 63
  • Drugs 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
104

55 female, 49 male

Postcode households
46
Residents per household
2.3
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 2.4% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    548 m

  • BRECON MEDICAL FACILITY

    DERING LINES, BRECON, LD3 7RA

    ODS code W00199

    2.7 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

  • St David's Church

    BCT · Llanfaes

    0.1 miles
  • St David`s Church

    BCT · Llanfaes

    0.1 miles
  • Brecon Cemetery

    BCT · Pendre

    0.5 miles
  • Bryn De Winton

    BCT · Pendre

    0.6 miles
  • Cotswold Outdoors

    BCT · Brecon

    0.6 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £216,250 from 4 recorded sales in LD3 8DD. 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. Llanfaes C.P. School is the nearest published school at 369 m.

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

Recorded crime

805 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 367 events.

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