The ward centred on Builth lies in rural Powys in mid-Wales, set where the River Wye and the River Irfon meet. The townscape mixes Georgian and Victorian buildings with surrounding farmland and rolling hills, and it acts as a gateway to nearby countryside attractions such as the Elan Valley and the Brecon Beacons.
Community life is shaped by market-town rhythms, agriculture and a steady flow of visitors; the showground on the edge of town that hosts the Royal Welsh Show each summer is a major local economic and cultural event. Small shops, pubs and heritage streets give the area a strong local identity, while transport links - including the nearby Builth Road station on the Heart of Wales line - keep it connected despite the rural setting.
Postcode districts covering Builth
Neighbouring places
- Builth Parish 0 miles0 km
- Builth Wells Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Llanelwedd Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Duhonw Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Cilmery Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Disserth and Trecoed Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Disserth and Trecoed with Newbridge Ward 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Aberedw Parish 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Llanafanfawr with Garth Ward 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Newbridge-on-Wye Built-up area 5 miles8 km
- Erwood Parish 5 miles8.1 km
- Glascwm Parish 5.3 miles8.5 km
Example postcodes in Builth
LD2 3NL, LD2 3LB, LD2 3AP, LD2 3BS, LD2 3FE, LD2 3DJ, LD2 3DH, LD2 3US, LD2 3ES … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 51.8 miles83.3 km
- Bristol Airport 60.3 miles97 km
- Builth Road Railway Station 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Cilmeri Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
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Schools in Builth
- Builth Wells C.P. School Primary
- Ysgol Calon Cymru Secondary
Local points of interest
- Mynydd Eppynt Mountains 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Rhayader Stadium 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Black Mountains Mountains 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Cambrian Mountains Mountains 19.2 miles30.9 km