Postcode sector · Brecon

LD3 3 area guide

Who lives in LD3 3, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Powys
Region: Wales
Population: 1,707 (2024)

LD3 3Postcode sector · Brecon

At a glance

What LD3 3 is like

The LD3 3 postcode sector in Powys covers 5 live postcodes and is home to about 1,707 people in 804 households. 51.6% of households own their home, 24.1% rent privately and 23.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 15–19, and 54% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How LD3 3 compares

Headline figures for LD3 3, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 23.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

2 schools in LD3 3. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£44,805

Average annual income before tax, higher than 26% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where LD3 3 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
24.1% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A lot of social housingLook closer
23.9% of homes are social housing, against 16.5% across Wales.

Questions

LD3 3 FAQs

Is LD3 3 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 23.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is LD3 3 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around LD3 3, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in LD3 3?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 15–19, at 7.4% of residents. 51.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (40.8%).

Which council covers LD3 3?

The local authority for LD3 3 is Powys.

LD3 3 comes under Powys in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is LD3 3?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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