LD3 9HJ

Brecon West · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LD3 9HS 51 m
LD3 9EA 68 m
LD3 9EG 77 m
LD3 9LD 137 m
LD3 9HW 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LD3 9HJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LD
Postcode district
LD3
Postcode sector
LD3 9
Latitude
51.953592
Longitude
-3.394642
British National Grid easting
304,255
British National Grid northing
229,263

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000255
Output area
W00002616
Lower layer super output area
Powys 017F · W01001901
Middle layer super output area
Powys 017 · W02000113

Postcode source versions

Explore LD3

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Golwg Y Fan, Brecon, LD3 9HJ 18 August 2022 £367,500
2, Golwg Y Fan, Brecon, LD3 9HJ 9 November 2021 £390,000
4, Golwg Y Fan, Brecon, LD3 9HJ 5 June 2009 £242,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Priory C.I.W. School

    Welsh establishment

    260 m
  2. Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan

    Welsh establishment

    539 m
  3. South Powys Pupil Referral Unit

    Welsh establishment

    636 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
812
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 371
  • Criminal damage and arson 106
  • Public order 74
  • Anti social behaviour 64
  • Drugs 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

9 female, 8 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.8
LD3 9 residents
5,140

Age bands in LD3 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

784 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

435 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.2%

1,018 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

1,280 residents

Age 65 and over
26.6%

1,275 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LD3 9 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • TY HENRY VAUGHAN

    BRIDGE STREET, BRECON, LD3 8AH

    ODS code W96003

    709 m

  • BRECON MEDICAL FACILITY

    DERING LINES, BRECON, LD3 7RA

    ODS code W00199

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Uplands

    BCT · Pendre

    0.1 miles
  • Pendre Footpath

    BCT · Pendre

    0.1 miles
  • Bryn De Winton

    BCT · Pendre

    0.1 miles
  • Cathedral

    BCT · Brecon

    0.2 miles
  • Cathedral

    BCT · Brecon

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £378,750 from 2 recorded sales in LD3 9HJ. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Priory C.I.W. School is the nearest published school at 260 m.

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

Recorded crime

812 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 371 events.

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