LD3 8LF

Talybont-on-Usk · 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 8LB 452 m
LD3 8NA 610 m
LD3 8LG 734 m
LD3 8LD 846 m
LD3 3DE 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD3 8LF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 8
Latitude
51.931719
Longitude
-3.415447
British National Grid easting
302,778
British National Grid northing
226,858

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000278
Output area
W00002643
Lower layer super output area
Powys 020D · W01001897
Middle layer super output area
Powys 020 · W02000414

Postcode source versions

Explore LD3

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Cwm Cottage, Ffrwdgrech, Brecon, LD3 8LF 9 December 2024 £340,000
1, Cwm Cottage, Ffrwdgrech, Brecon, LD3 8LF 27 January 2012 £218,000
2, Cwm Cottage, Ffrwdgrech, Brecon, LD3 8LF 20 July 2009 £200,000

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

    1.8 km
  2. Christ College

    Welsh establishment

    2.2 km
  3. Ysgol Penmaes

    Welsh establishment

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
42
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 19
  • Public order 8
  • Shoplifting 5
  • Drugs 2
  • Vehicle crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

6 female, 7 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.3
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 0.3% 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+
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
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

    2.2 km

  • BRECON MEDICAL FACILITY

    DERING LINES, BRECON, LD3 7RA

    ODS code W00199

    3.7 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

    1.1 miles
  • St David`s Church

    BCT · Llanfaes

    1.1 miles
  • St. Cattwg's Church

    BCT · Llanspyddid

    1.3 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Llanspyddid

    1.3 miles
  • Bulwark

    BCT · Brecon

    1.5 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £340,000 from 1 recorded sale in LD3 8LF. 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 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

42 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 19 events.

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