Pontithel Cottage Coldbrook, Powys
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (LD3), about 530 m (0.3 miles) long. USRN 85313542.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £185,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: At least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Powys costs £2,352 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 50% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cilmeri, about 21.3 km (13 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 105 to 146 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Haygarth Medical Centre, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 670 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 57% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £315,000 | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £236,550 | £236,550 | £236,550 |
| 2003 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £68,000 | £68,000 | £68,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £80,000 | £58,000 | £102,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2024 | 1 LD3 0SA | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 24 Feb 2017 | 2 LD3 0SA | Semi-detached | £315,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2007 | 3 LD3 0SA | Semi-detached | £236,550 | |
| 30 May 2003 | 1 LD3 0SA | Detached | £85,000 | |
| 22 May 2002 | 3 LD3 0SA | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 17 May 2002 | 1 LD3 0SA | Detached | £85,000 | |
| 30 May 2001 | 1 LD3 0SA | Detached | £68,000 | |
| 30 Nov 1999 | 2 LD3 0SA | Semi-detached | £102,000 | |
| 27 Sep 1999 | 1 LD3 0SA | Detached | £58,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 283 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1); House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1); owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (20% of about 1,440 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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
- Trefithel Farmhouse, grade II
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 37 address points in this street's postcodes, 3 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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, 0 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 2 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk |
|---|---|---|
| LD3 0RY | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 |
| LD3 0SA | zone 2 | 2 / 0 / 5 |
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 105 m and 146 m above sea level (133 m on average); the ground rises about 41 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD3 0RY | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| LD3 0SA | 63% | 50% | 50% | 38% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Cilmeri 1,070 journeys in 2024–25 | 21.3 km (13 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 69.8 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Haygarth Medical Centre | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Primrose Pharmacy | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Bronllys Hospital | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Brecon Police Station | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | ONE Stop - THE Square Supermarket, THE Square Cashzone | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 460 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,370 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pipton Long Barrow, a scheduled monument, 870 m (0.5 miles) north. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pipton Long Barrow | Scheduled monument | 870 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Porthamel Tower | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Castell Bronllys | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Old Gwernyfed & Gwernyfed Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Bronllys Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pipton Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Marish Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Dderw Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Treble Hill | Hill | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
| Brechfa Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) west |
| Cwm Rhyd-Ellywe | Valley | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the street's 7 addresses is 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwernyfed High School English medium | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (dyfed-powys).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 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 | 7% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 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 | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.