# LD3 7HF: area report for a postcode in Powys

LD3 7HF is a postcode in Powys.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Powys. Open the map at LD3 7HF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys) › [LD3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld3) › [LD3 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld3-7)

## Around this postcode

- **33 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 32% on July. Powys 017D: 247 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.3854,51.9441,LD37HF
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.3854,51.9441,LD37HF
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.3854,51.9441,LD37HF
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 10 m south east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.3854,51.9441,LD37HF
- **Wales’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Powys 017D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.3854,51.9441,LD37HF
- **£237,762 average price**: For the whole of Powys, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.3854,51.9441,LD37HF
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.3854,51.9441,LD37HF
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.3854,51.9441,LD37HF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LD3 7HF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.3854,51.9441,LD37HF
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.3854,51.9441,LD37HF
- **4.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.3854,51.9441,LD37HF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [YSGOL PENMAES](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-penmaes-w6667004) | Special | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [YSGOL GOLWG PEN Y FAN](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-golwg-pen-y-fan-w6662156) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Christ College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-college-w6666000) | Independent | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [BRECON HIGH SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brecon-high-school-w6664022) | Secondary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [South Powys Pupil Referral Unit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-powys-pupil-referral-unit-w6661104) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [LLANFAES C.P. SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/llanfaes-c-p-school-w6662125) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [PRIORY CHURCH IN WALES SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-church-in-wales-school-w6663318) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [YSGOL Y BANNAU](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-y-bannau-w6662127) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £163,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| November 2025 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2024 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £328,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2024 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £238,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: TY HENRY VAUGHAN (780 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (420 m); BOOTS (540 m)
- Dental practices: POWYS HEALTH CARE NHS TRUST (DENTAL PRACTICE) (560 m); DR P J JONES (570 m); DENTAL SURGERY (710 m); CRICKHOWELL DENTAL PRACTICE (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Brecon (210 m, Aldi); Morrisons Brecon (410 m, Morrisons); Co-op Brecon (590 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £237,762** (July 2026). Powys’s average house price was £237,762 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,909** (2025). Full-time workers living in Powys earned a median of £35,909 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 91st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.6×** (2025). A home in Powys costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 134,843** (2025). Powys’s population was an estimated 134,843 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). No change in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Powys 017D (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Powys 017D was £160,000 in 2025. Joint 3,029th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,517** (2021). Powys 017D had 1,517 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,624th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 60.8%** (January 2026). In Powys 017D, 60.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 4.1%** (August 2026). In Powys 017D, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## LD3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LD3 was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 990th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,285** (2021). LD3 had 19,285 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,246th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in LD3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 56.1%** (January 2026). In LD3, 56.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys)
- Centre: 51.9441, -3.3854

Council: [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brecon-radnor-and-cwm-tawe): David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.3854,51.9441,LD37HF

## How to cite

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