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UK COMPARISON INDEX
48/100AverageBrecon is a town in Sir Powys, Wales. Its stronger points in this comparison are eating & drinking and healthcare access. Take a closer look at flood screening and mobile coverage before deciding. Area figures are a starting point: check the street, property and journeys that matter to you.
Equal-weight average of 22/22 supported question ranks. References: £650k budget, countryside walks, balanced climate and ages 45–59. Family proximity needs your destinations.
UK comparison index: 48/100. Choose priorities to see your personal suitability.
Essential uses the existing cutoff: below 40/100 fails; 40–100 clears that cutoff. The overall score still reflects weak individual results and existing downside caps.
If eating & drinking and healthcare access matter most, put this place on your shortlist. Balance those strengths against flood screening and mobile coverage. Your own priorities can change the result.
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Lower supported area prices, using a £650,000 reference budget.
£238,187 supported area price
local sold sample
HM Land Registry completed sales, transaction-weighted local sample; not an asking price or property valuation
The underlying reference score is 100/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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100/100 exposure index (lower means less screened exposure)
Official settlement-centre screen; check surface water and the property
NRW Flood Map for Planning rivers/sea: Zone 3 at settlement centre · Official NRW planning zone from graded river/sea map; contains climate-change allowance · settlement centre, not property-level risk; surface water not included in comparable England/Wales score
The underlying reference score is 0/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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Powys
2,443.9 illustrative annual charge (GBP)
Official 2026/27 authority council tax or NI domestic-rate context
The underlying reference score is 28/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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505 listed buildings within 1 km
Statutory listing-density context; not period homes for sale
The underlying reference score is 100/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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5.9% mapped building footprint within 1 km
OSM building-footprint share within 1 km; mapped built-upness, not a population census or guaranteed privacy
The underlying reference score is 37/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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0.2 km straight-line
OSM nearest grocery / everyday food shop, straight-line proximity, no count bonus
The underlying reference score is 90/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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Countryside-walks reference.
71.9 km of mapped paths within 3 km
5.9% building footprint; rural character affects countryside-walk fit
Mapped OSM park, footpath, rural density, hill and mountain access; park paths do not count as countryside hikes
The underlying reference score is 55/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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5 μg/m³ PM2.5
Defra/Ricardo Pollution Climate Mapping 2024 modelled PM2.5 + NO2 at 1-km background grid; not roadside/property measurement
The underlying reference score is 87/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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5 night-light radiance
2024 VIIRS night-time light 500m satellite radiance; relative artificial-light exposure, not visual sky clarity
The underlying reference score is 42/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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Add your important places to compare distance and rail access. There is no meaningful UK-wide family-proximity average.
Requires your chosen destinations.
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Merthyr Tydfil
30 min modelled road/ferry access
30.9 km on the road model
Static road/ferry model; excludes traffic and ferry waits.
Pentre-Bach: 3 min published direct train journey
Troed-y-Rhiw: 6 min published direct train journey
Directed OSM static road/ferry model to up to three distinct mapped stations; inverse-distance-weighted network minutes, no traffic, waits or service-frequency guarantee; supplementary 20% verified service: 2026 Oct GB national-rail or Northern Ireland published timetables; station frequency/direct destinations and published train journey times, combined with V13 static road/ferry model to station; no live journey guarantee
The underlying reference score is 41/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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Cardiff International Airport
82 min modelled road/ferry access
85.7 km on the road model
Static road/ferry model; excludes traffic and ferry waits.
Directed OSM static road/ferry model to up to three distinct OurAirports scheduled-service airports; inverse-distance-weighted network minutes, no traffic, waits or service-frequency guarantee; supplementary 20% verified service: CAA UK airport passenger reporting, 2025 total passenger traffic and scheduled international routes; not a live airline timetable
The underlying reference score is 37/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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Motorway junction / primary A-road
3 min estimated drive
1.7 km on the road model
Recorded road-network distance; time estimated at 40 km/h, excluding traffic.
Measured road-network distance 1.72 km to an accessible motorway junction or primary A-road. UK settlement empirical percentile; no road-class multipliers. Separate recorded distances: motorway 51.971 km, primary A 1.722 km, other A 59.662 km. Driving distance is NOT travel time.
The underlying reference score is 40/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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0.4 km straight-line
National inspections retained in original form; rating measures school access
Measured nearest-school proximity only. Scotland/Wales/NI inspectorates are not converted into Ofsted grades.
The underlying reference score is 88/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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TY HENRY VAUGHAN
0.5 km straight-line
0.4 km to mapped hospital
50% registered NHS GP proximity, 35% mapped hospital proximity, 15% mapped pharmacy proximity; public postcode centroids / OSM, not capacity or clinical quality
The underlying reference score is 93/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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Ranked within the same recording nation; definitions differ.
90.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
2025-09 to 2026-08
Police.uk 2.6 km population-adjusted observed screening, with a 5 km surrounding estimate from overlapping nearby observations (not a separate recorded five-kilometre count)
The underlying reference score is 22/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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0 km straight-line
OSM nearest pub, café or restaurant; proximity, not ratings or opening hours
The underlying reference score is 99/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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45–59 age-share reference; more of one age group is not inherently better.
19.4% aged 45–59 in the published area
ONS Nomis mid-2025 estimated residents by single year of age, matched local-authority shares (not settlement-level counts)
The underlying reference score is 94/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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45.9 km to coastline
3.5 km to mapped beach
OSM coastline and beach proximity; not a legal access route or bathing safety
The underlying reference score is 26/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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Balanced-climate reference.
10.6°C mean temperature
1,211 mm rainfall
1,592 sunshine hours
Observed Met Office previous 12 months: sunshine, rainfall and temperature, normalised to published display anchors; preference from cooler/wetter to warmer/sunnier/drier. Not long-run normals.
The underlying reference score is 95/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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58.5% area gigabit availability
87.3% area superfast availability
Coverage score = 75% gigabit + 25% superfast. UK comparison is its relative rank; neither predicts the speed at a particular home.
Ofcom residential coverage: 75% gigabit + 25% superfast; authority context, not property speed
The underlying reference score is 66/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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Ofcom Jan 2026 outdoor geographic coverage (at least one network), published by ONS Explore Local Statistics; local-authority area, NOT a village or indoor signal reading
Ofcom Jan 2026 outdoor geographic coverage (at least one network), published by ONS Explore Local Statistics; local-authority area, NOT a village or indoor signal reading
The underlying reference score is 77/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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78.9% working-age employment
0.8 jobs per working-age resident
ONS/NISRA labour conditions: 65% workplace job-density fit + 35% working-age employment fit when both exist; otherwise published component only. Survey uncertainty; not vacancies or an individual job match
The underlying reference score is 61/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
How to choose a place · Understanding map insights
Statistics describe areas and settlement centres, using the dated source releases in each question. Estimated journeys exclude traffic, waits and reliable crossing checks. Visit the area and verify the individual property.