LD3 8RG

Maescar and Llywel · 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 8RE 430 m
LD3 8AZ 1.3 km
LD3 8RF 1.3 km
LD3 8RD 1.6 km
LD3 8RH 1.9 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD3 8RG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 8
Latitude
51.966364
Longitude
-3.647668
British National Grid easting
286,900
British National Grid northing
231,047

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000325
Output area
W00002526
Lower layer super output area
Powys 020B · W01000474
Middle layer super output area
Powys 020 · W02000414

Postcode source versions

Explore LD3

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Llwynon, Llywel, Brecon, LD3 8RG 23 November 2018 £345,000
Y Bwthyn, Llywel, Brecon, LD3 8RG 9 April 2010 £165,000
Y Bwthyn, Llywel, Brecon, LD3 8RG 5 April 2006 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
0
Primary
0
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

9 female, 12 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.6
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.

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
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
60%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Llywel

    BCT · Llywel

    0.7 miles
  • Llywel

    BCT · Llywel

    0.8 miles
  • Trecastell Community Centre

    BCT · Trecastell

    1.3 miles
  • Trecastell Community Centre

    BCT · Trecastell

    1.3 miles
  • Halfway Pentre-Bach

    BCT · Pentre-bach

    2.5 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

0 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 2 events.

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