LD3 8YJ

Maescar and Llywel · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 8YL	864 m
LD3 8TL	1.5 km
LD3 8ST	1.6 km
LD3 8YU	1.7 km
LD3 8YH	2.0 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: LD3 8YJ
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 February 1990
Terminated: 1 January 1995
Postcode area: LD
Postcode district: LD3
Postcode sector: LD3 8
Latitude: 51.919167
Longitude: -3.583411
British National Grid easting: 291,200
British National Grid northing: 225,700

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

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

Explore LD3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 1
Primary: 0
Secondary: 0

Sennybridge C.P. School

Welsh establishment
2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events: 18
Months covered: 12
Latest month: June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

Drugs 5
Public order 5
Other theft 3
Criminal damage and arson 2
Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents: Not supplied
Postcode households: Not supplied
Residents per household: Not available
LD3 8 residents: 4,394

Age bands in LD3 8

Wider postcode sector

Age 0 to 14: 15.6%
Age 15 to 24: 8.5%
Age 25 to 44: 20.4%
Age 45 to 64: 29.9%
Age 65 and over: 25.7%

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.

Nearby transport

Crai Turn

BCT · Cray
1.3 miles
Crai Turn

BCT · Cray
1.3 miles
Tanners Arms

BCT · Defynnog
1.5 miles
Tanners Arms

BCT · Defynnog
1.5 miles
Lion Inn

BCT · Defynnog
1.7 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Sennybridge C.P. School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Drugs with 5 events.

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