Brecon
Brecon is covered by postcode district LD3. It is in the Powys council area, Wales.
Every postcode in Brecon, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 9
- In use before 2020: 281
Of the 290 postcodes in Brecon that ONS places, 9 are new since 2020 and 281 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.9480, longitude -3.3915. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Brecon?
Homes sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 3.8% on the 12 months before. At 158 of the 285 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom and NHS England, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Brecon?
Homes in Brecon sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 94 sales, down 3.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £335,000 29 sales
- Semi-detached £251,000 28 sales
- Terraced £193,000 34 sales
- Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole LD3 district, Brecon's main postcode district: a typical £265,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Brecon: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Brecon?
9 of the 290 postcodes now in use in Brecon came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 11 of the 117 homes sold in Brecon were newly built (9%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LD3 district, 5%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Brecon | Across the LD3 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 1 of 94 (1%) | 1 of 174 (Under 1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 11 of 117 (9%) | 11 of 216 (5%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Brecon?
Ofcom reports on 285 of the 290 postcodes in Brecon. At 158 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Brecon?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Brecon. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Ty Henry Vaughan Phone 01874 622121 300 mWalk
- Brecon Medical Facility Phone 01874 613554 1.9 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Brecon safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 832 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Brecon over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 54 September 2025
- 70 October 2025
- 64 November 2025
- 52 December 2025
- 75 January 2026
- 66 February 2026
- 79 March 2026
- 66 April 2026
- 69 May 2026
- 72 June 2026
- 92 July 2026
- 73 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: vehicle crime 21, other crime 19, possession of weapons 9, robbery 4, theft from the person 3, bicycle theft 3.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Brecon?
- Council
- Powys
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- Police force area
- Dyfed-Powys
- Country
- Wales
- MP
- David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat)
All 290 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Brecon
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Powys about council tax Council tax, on en.powys.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Brecon
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Brecon postcodes
290 postcodes in use in Brecon, by district:
That district is in the LD postcode area.
Check a Brecon postcode
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Places near Brecon
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Brecon's £250,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Brecon
- What is it like to live in Brecon?
- Homes sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 3.8% on the 12 months before. At 158 of the 285 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom and NHS England, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Brecon?
- Brecon is covered by postcode district LD3, across 290 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Brecon in?
- Brecon is in the Powys council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Brecon?
- Brecon is in the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe parliamentary constituency. Its MP is David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Brecon?
- Homes in Brecon sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 94 sales, down 3.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Brecon?
- Ofcom reports on 285 of the 290 postcodes in Brecon. At 158 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Brecon?
- 9 of the 290 postcodes now in use in Brecon came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 11 of the 117 homes sold in Brecon were newly built (9%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LD3 district, 5%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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