LD3 8DG Powys
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brecon West.
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 C (32% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- 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
- 10 Ffrwdgrech Road, grade II
- 10a Ffrwdgrech Road, grade II
- 11 Ffrwdgrech Road, grade II
- 3 Newgate Street, grade II
- 7 Ffrwdgrech Road, grade II
- Drover's Arms, grade II
- No.18 Llandaff Row (Old Castle Farm B & B), grade II
- No.20 Llandaff Row, grade II
- No.21 Llandaff Row, grade II
- No.22 Llandaff Row, grade II
Flood risk
None of the 13 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 135 m above sea level.
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 | Llangammarch 2,160 journeys in 2024–25 | 21.5 km |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest St David's Church Llanfaes | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brecon Interchange 1 | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | The Watton Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 61.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ty Henry Vaughan | 590 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr P J Jones | 820 m |
| Hospital | Breconshire War Memorial Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Brecon Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 38 High Street Lloyds Bank | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,000 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,380 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Newton House, a listed building (Grade I), 410 m north-west. 294 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade I and 24 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Newton House | Listed building, Grade I | 410 m north-west |
| Chapel and Remains of Nave of Former Friary at Christ College | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m east |
| Block of Buildings at Christ College to SE of School Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m east |
| Usk Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 710 m east |
| Brecon Bridge | Scheduled monument | 720 m east |
| Brecon Castle | Scheduled monument | 810 m north-east |
| Town Wall and Gatehouse at Captain's Walk | Scheduled monument | 850 m east |
| Ffrwdgrech | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south |
| Penoyre | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 520 m north |
| Crwcas Wood | Wood | 830 m south-east |
| The Groves | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Held Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Slwch Tump | Hill | 1.9 km east |
| Cwm-sobr | Valley | 3.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.8 | 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 | 42 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 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 | 19% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.