LD3 8YA

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 8YB 869 m
LD3 8YT 1.1 km
LD3 8YS 1.3 km
LD3 8UY 1.8 km
LD3 8RA 2.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD3 8YA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 8
Latitude
51.912503
Longitude
-3.641261
British National Grid easting
287,205
British National Grid northing
225,047

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000266
Output area
W00002524
Lower layer super output area
Powys 020B · W01000474
Middle layer super output area
Powys 020 · W02000414

Postcode source versions

Explore LD3

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Forest Lodge, Trecastle, Brecon, LD3 8YA 27 October 2023 £13,000
Forest Lodge, Trecastle, Brecon, LD3 8YA 17 April 2019 £350,000
Glasallt, Trecastle, Brecon, LD3 8YA 3 June 2010 £248,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
0
Primary
0
Secondary
0

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

12 female, 16 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
3.1
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 0.6% 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
100%

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

  • Crai Turn

    BCT · Cray

    1.6 miles
  • Crai Turn

    BCT · Cray

    1.6 miles
  • Trecastell Community Centre

    BCT · Trecastell

    2.7 miles
  • Trecastell Community Centre

    BCT · Trecastell

    2.7 miles
  • Llywel

    BCT · Llywel

    3.0 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £13,000 from 1 recorded sale in LD3 8YA. 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

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.