LD3 8TU

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 8TT 1.1 km
LD3 8TY 1.4 km
LD3 8HL 1.9 km
LD3 8UB 2.0 km
LD3 8BH 2.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD3 8TU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 8
Latitude
51.966936
Longitude
-3.587758
British National Grid easting
291,017
British National Grid northing
231,019

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000327
Output area
W00002530
Lower layer super output area
Powys 020B · W01000474
Middle layer super output area
Powys 020 · W02000414

Postcode source versions

Explore LD3

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cefngof, Pentrefelin, Brecon, LD3 8TU 7 August 2025 £725,000
Cefngof, Pentrefelin, Brecon, LD3 8TU 30 September 2008 £825,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
1
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Sennybridge C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    3.7 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

11 female, 10 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.5
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+
57.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
57.1%
Gigabit-capable
57.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
57.1%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Sennybridge

    1.6 miles
  • Spar

    BCT · Sennybridge

    1.6 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Sennybridge

    1.6 miles
  • Defynnog Road

    BCT · Sennybridge

    1.8 miles
  • Lion Inn

    BCT · Defynnog

    2.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £725,000 from 1 recorded sale in LD3 8TU. 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

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Sennybridge C.P. School is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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