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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LD3 postcode district.

County or areaPowys
Postcode districtLD3
Telephone code01874
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:53 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:18 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,256 residentsin the Brecon census areaMedian age 44.33,718 households56% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright22% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,783 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, public administration and defence 18%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 52% go by car, 21% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,194 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksNewton Poollake · under a mileMoel Fenni Fachmountain · 1.9 miAlexanderstone Mottehistoric site · 1.9 miFfrwd-grech Waterfallwaterfall · 2.1 miBrecon Bridgebridge · under a mileLlyn Gludylake · 1.8 miUsk Bridge (Brecon)bridge · under a mileY Gaer Roman Fort (near Brecon)historic site · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBeacons Parkpark · under a mileBrecon Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 23 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199037 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202629 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.5 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,033 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation141 m463 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 126 to 233 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBreconshire War Memorial Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBrecon Clinic5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationBrecon Police Stationunder a mileCash machineThe Cooperative Food Brecon4 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryYsgol Golwg Pen Y Fan300 pupilsright herePrimaryPriory Church In Wales School143 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBrecon High School557 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL38 miRailway stationLlangammarch13 miBus stationBrecon Interchange 1under a mileBus stops36 within a mileCar parkThe Watton Car ParkBreconunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LD3 postcode district.


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