Housing in LD3 8BL
What the homes in LD3 8BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Brecon
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,707 (2024)
LD3 8BLBrecon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (40.8%). Flats make up 12.5%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
51.6% of households in the LD3 8BL area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 24.1% of households, well above the Wales figure of 17%. 30% own outright and 21.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.6%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
- Private rented24.1%17%
- Social rented23.9%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.3% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.7%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Powys
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Powys (August 2026, +9.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LD3 8BL (Brecon) (about 1,707 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.