LD3 0SL Powys
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gwernyfed.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Powys in 2026-27: Band D £2,352 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,568 | £1,829 | £2,090 | £2,352 | £2,874 | £3,397 | £3,920 | £4,703 | £5,487 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band F (24% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- The Three Cocks Hotel, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 26 address points in this postcode, 8 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 9 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 8 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 9 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: none is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 26 addresses are between 92 m and 99 m above sea level (95 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 6%, gigabit 6% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Builth Road 5,580 journeys in 2024–25 | 21.5 km |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Old Barn Inn Three Cocks | 110 m |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 4.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 71.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Haygarth Medical Centre | 4.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Primrose Pharmacy | 4.5 km |
| Hospital | Bronllys Hospital | 4.5 km |
| Police station | Brecon Police Station | 15.5 km |
| Cash machines | ONE Stop - THE Square Supermarket, THE Square Cashzone | 4.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,610 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,140 m² | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,370 m² | 240 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Aberllynfi chapel, a scheduled monument, 230 m north-west. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Aberllynfi chapel | Scheduled monument | 230 m north-west |
| Gwernyfed Park Camp | Scheduled monument | 240 m south-east |
| Great House Mound & Bailey Castle | Scheduled monument | 320 m north-west |
| Stable Block at Gwernyfed High School | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m south-east |
| Gwernyfed High School | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m south-east |
| Old Gwernyfed & Gwernyfed Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 640 m south-east |
| Maesllwch Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coed y Polyn | Wood | 840 m north-east |
| Allt y Fran | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Treble Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-east |
| Wern Iago | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Cilcenni Dingle | Valley | 3.5 km north |
| Pwll Dwrgi | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Defra's noise maps cover England only; the Welsh Government's 2022 maps are not shown here yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 66% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 27% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.