LD3 0UT Powys
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bronllys and Felin-fach.
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 D (26% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- Y Dderw, grade II*
- Barn at W side of farmyard at Y Dderw, grade II
- Barn S of Y Dderw, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 11 address points in this postcode, 2 at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 2 at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 1 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 94 m and 101 m above sea level (99 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 50%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Cilmeri 1,070 journeys in 2024–25 | 19.2 km |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 4.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 70.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Haygarth Medical Centre | 3.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Primrose Pharmacy | 4.2 km |
| Hospital | Bronllys Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Brecon Police Station | 12.9 km |
| Cash machines | ONE Stop - THE Square Supermarket, THE Square Cashzone | 4.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.9 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 550 m² | 2.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Y Dderw, a listed building (Grade II*), 0 m. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Y Dderw | Listed building, Grade II* | 0 m |
| Round Barrow 400m S of Church | Scheduled monument | 920 m west |
| Llyswen Camp | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Boughrood Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-west |
| Bronllys Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dderw Wood | Wood | 650 m south-east |
| Pipton Wood | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Cae'r-ŵyn Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Brechfa Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km west |
| Cwm Bedw | Valley | 3.1 km north-west |
| Treble Hill | Hill | 4.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.9 | 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 | 45 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 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 | 4% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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.