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LD3 8RA

Maescar and Llywel · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LD3 8PY 309 m
LD3 8AJ 561 m
LD3 8YU 893 m
LD3 8YB 1.2 km
LD3 8YP 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD3 8RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 8
Latitude
51.919646
Longitude
-3.614329
British National Grid easting
289,075
British National Grid northing
225,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward
Maescar and Llywel · W05001159
Parish or community
W04000266
Westminster constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe · W07000085
Output area
W00002524
Lower layer super output area
Powys 020B · W01000474
Middle layer super output area
Powys 020 · W02000414

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Tan-Y-Fedw, The Orchard, Cray, Brecon, LD3 8RA 23 June 2023 £10,500
Tan-Y-Fedw, Cray, Brecon, LD3 8RA 16 December 2015 £250,000
Tanyfedw, Stone Barn, Cray, Brecon, LD3 8RA 26 April 2007 £199,800

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Sennybridge C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
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 0.2% 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+
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
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Crai Turn

    BCT · Cray

    1.0 miles

  • Crai Turn

    BCT · Cray

    1.0 miles

  • Trecastell Community Centre

    BCT · Trecastell

    2.3 miles

  • Trecastell Community Centre

    BCT · Trecastell

    2.3 miles

  • Tanners Arms

    BCT · Defynnog

    2.4 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 £10,500 from 1 recorded sale in LD3 8RA. 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

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Sennybridge C.P. School is the nearest published school at 2.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 3 events.

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