LD3 7TY Powys
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Llangors with Bwlch.
Streets
- B4560, Powys - Powys: 11 addresses
- Maesyfelin, Llangors: 1 address
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 (26% of about 1,070 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- 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
- Church of St Paulinus, grade II*
- Group of 2 chest tombs in the churchyard to SW of church of St Paulinus, grade II
- Group of 3 headstones in the churchyard to SE of the church of St Paulinus, grade II
- Lewis monument in churchyard to SE of the church of St Paulinus, grade II
- Penuel Chapel, grade II
- Table tomb to Jane Watkeys in the churchyard to E of the church of St Paulinus, grade II
- Table tomb to Rebecca Jones in the churchyard to E of the church of St Paulinus, grade II
- Table tomb to Richard Bowen in the churchyard to E of the church of St Paulinus, grade II
- The Old Vicarage, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 12 address points in this postcode, 2 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 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, 2 at medium risk and 7 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: 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 12 addresses are between 168 m and 171 m above sea level (170 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Ebbw Vale Town 249,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 18.7 km (12 miles) |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cromwell School Llangors | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Brecon | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 60.8 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Haygarth Medical Centre | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Primrose Pharmacy | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Powys Health Care NHS Trust (Dental Practice) | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Bronllys Hospital | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Police station | Brecon Police Station | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Llangors Common 15 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paulinus, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m south-east. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paulinus | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south-east |
| Crannog in Llangorse Lake | Scheduled monument | 940 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Treberfydd | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Llyn Syfaddan | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Pistyll Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Coed Rwl | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) west |
| Mynydd Llangorse | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Cockit Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Cwm Gelanedd | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 12 |
9 of the postcode's 12 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Powys: see them on the Powys page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 28% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 31% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on B4560.