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Powys: its 19 neighbourhoods compared

Typical resale prices, how affluent each neighbourhood is today and the signs of change against Powys as a whole, from official records, as of 3 October 2026. Typical house prices run from £160,000 in Newtown South to £415,000 in Crickhowell, Llangynidr & Llangorse.

A&E patients seen within 4 hours

43.9%

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, the A&E nearest most of the council's residents, in September 2026 (England 61%). The NHS standard is 95%.

Red calls (immediately life-threatening): ambulance response

14 min 18 s

Median, Powys health board, Sep 2026 (Wales 9 min 32 s).

Homes at high or medium flood risk

2.8%

1,894 homes from rivers and the sea in 2025; 6th of 22 councils in Wales.

Extra deaths in winter

21.4%

Average winter rise in deaths, 2014/15 to 2018/19 (Wales 21.1%).

Neighbourhoods in Powys

NeighbourhoodTypical houseTypical flatAffluence todaySigns of gentrification
Abermule, Churchstoke & Kerry£255,000–AffluentMoving the other way
Brecon£252,500£105,000AffluentMoving the other way
Builth Wells & Llanwrtyd Wells£250,000–AffluentFew signs
Crickhowell, Llangynidr & Llangorse£415,000–Among the most affluentSome signs
Four Crosses & Guilsfield£262,500–AffluentMoving the other way
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth£295,000–Among the most affluentMoving the other way
Knighton & Presteigne£272,250–AffluentMoving the other way
Llandrindod Wells£224,000£80,000Below average incomeFew signs
Llanfair Caereinion & Caersws£240,000–AffluentFew signs
Llanfyllin & Llanwyddyn£295,000–AffluentSome signs
Llanidloes, Blaen Hafren & Llandinam£220,500–AffluentFew signs
Machynlleth & Banwy£200,000–Middle incomeMoving the other way
Montgomery, Trewern & Berriew£250,000–AffluentMoving the other way
Newtown North£210,000–Middle incomeMoving the other way
Newtown South£160,000–Among the most income-deprivedMixed signs
Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley£250,000–AffluentFew signs
Sennybridge & Talybont-on-Usk£340,000–Among the most affluentMoving the other way
Welshpool£190,000–Below average incomeMoving the other way
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf£165,000–Middle incomeClear signs

Prices are each neighbourhood's median resale price of houses and of flats over its latest three-year window; a dash means too few sales. Affluence today and the gentrification reading are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source. Where these readings sit among every neighbourhood: the gentrification league table.

A&E waiting times at the hospitals nearest Powys's residents

A&ENearest toSeen within 4 hoursNationWaited over 12 hours
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital51,047 residents (22.1 km from the nearest)43.9% in September 2026England 61%22.8%
Prince Charles Hospital Site36,489 residents (18.9 km from the nearest)53.7% in September 2026Wales 50.1%14.3%
Bronglais General Hospital19,912 residents (32.4 km from the nearest)63.7% in September 2026Wales 50.1%10.4%
The County Hospital15,377 residents (38.4 km from the nearest)59.2% in September 2026England 61%11.6%
Morriston Hospital10,349 residents (17.8 km from the nearest)53.8% in September 2026Wales 50.1%15.8%
A&E patients seen within 4 hours: Royal Shrewsbury Hospital against England: Royal Shrewsbury Hospital 48.9% (Apr 2026) to 43.9% (Sep 2026); England 64.5% (Apr 2026) to 61% (Sep 2026).45.1%61.6%Sep 2026Aug 2026Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Royal Shrewsbury Hospital43.9%England61%
Type 1 and 2 attendances (major and single-specialty A&Es) in NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set, experimental statistics published as received from hospitals. The NHS standard is 95%.
A&E patients seen within 4 hours: Prince Charles Hospital Site against Wales: Prince Charles Hospital Site 67.9% (Oct 2024) to 53.7% (Sep 2026); Wales 56.5% (Oct 2024) to 50.1% (Sep 2026).51.5%67.1%Sep 2026Jan 2026May 2025Oct 2024Prince Charles Hospital Site53.7%Wales50.1%
Attendances at major emergency departments in the Welsh Government's emergency department statistics (StatsWales). The NHS standard is 95%.

Each of the council's neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas) is matched to its nearest major A&E in a straight line, not by travel time or catchment. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. A&E waiting times: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care Data Set performance (experimental statistics); Welsh Government, StatsWales, emergency department performance; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times. All Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ambulance response times

  • Ambulance service Powys is covered by Powys health board. Response times are published for the whole board or trust, not by council.
  • Red calls (immediately life-threatening), latest 14 min 18 s (Powys health board, Sep 2026); Wales 9 min 32 s.
Red calls (immediately life-threatening): median response in minutes: Powys health board against Wales: Powys health board 11 (Sep 2025) to 14.3 (Sep 2026); Wales 8.6 (Sep 2025) to 9.5 (Sep 2026).9.113.9Sep 2026May 2026Jan 2026Sep 2025Powys health board14.3Wales9.5
Welsh Government (StatsWales), from the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust: the red category began with the new response model in July 2025. The target for red calls is a median of 6 to 8 minutes and a 90th percentile under 20 minutes.

GP appointments: how soon people are seen

  • GP appointments Not published by practice or council for Wales.

Fire and rescue response times

  • Response to fires Not published as data for Wales (the Welsh Government says attendance times will follow on StatsWales).

Homes at risk of flooding

  • Homes at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea 1,894 (2.8% of the council's homes) in 2025, with flood defences.
  • Where it ranks 6th highest share of 22 councils in Wales.
  • Homes at high or medium risk from surface water 3,577 in 2025 (Wales counts surface water separately; England publishes no such count by council).
Homes at high or medium flood risk from rivers and the sea, share of homes: Powys among Wales's councils: Conwy 5.0%; Denbighshire 4.9%; Neath Port Talbot 4.7%; Gwynedd 3.4%; Monmouthshire 2.9%; Powys 2.8%; Carmarthenshire 2.6%; Ceredigion 2.1%; Newport 2.0%; Merthyr Tydfil 1.8%; Rhondda Cynon Taf 1.8%. Reference lines: Wales.Conwy5.0%Denbighshire4.9%Neath Port Talbot4.7%Gwynedd3.4%Monmouthshire2.9%Powys2.8%Carmarthenshire2.6%Ceredigion2.1%Newport2.0%Merthyr Tydfil1.8%Rhondda Cynon Taf1.8%Wales
Residential properties at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea with defences, as a share of each council's homes (Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock). Shown: Powys and the councils ranked nearest it; all 22 are listed below.
Homes at flood risk from rivers and the sea in Powys, by band: High 22%, Medium 16%, Low 62%.22%16%62%High · 22%Medium · 16%Low · 62%
Residential properties in each band of risk with defences: high is a chance of flooding of 3.3% or more each year, medium 1% to 3.3%, low 0.1% to 1%.
Homes at high or medium flood risk in Powys, 2025 and the 2120 forecast: Rivers and the sea 1,894 to 2,875; Surface water and small watercourses 3,577 to 4,711.Rivers and the sea1,894 → 2,875Surface water and small watercourses3,577 → 4,711
Natural Resources Wales's forecast for 2120 allows for climate change and assumes today's defences. Each row on its own scale.
All 22 councils, ranked
Homes at high or medium flood risk from rivers and the sea, share of homes: Powys among Wales's councils: Conwy 5.0%; Denbighshire 4.9%; Neath Port Talbot 4.7%; Gwynedd 3.4%; Monmouthshire 2.9%; Powys 2.8%; Carmarthenshire 2.6%; Ceredigion 2.1%; Newport 2.0%; Merthyr Tydfil 1.8%; Rhondda Cynon Taf 1.8%; Flintshire 1.6%; Bridgend 1.6%; Isle of Anglesey 1.2%; Caerphilly 1.0%; Torfaen 1.0%; Blaenau Gwent 0.9%; Swansea 0.8%; Wrexham 0.8%; Cardiff 0.8%; Pembrokeshire 0.7%; Vale of Glamorgan 0.4%. Reference lines: Wales.Conwy5.0%Denbighshire4.9%Neath Port Talbot4.7%Gwynedd3.4%Monmouthshire2.9%Powys2.8%Carmarthenshire2.6%Ceredigion2.1%Newport2.0%Merthyr Tydfil1.8%Rhondda Cynon Taf1.8%Flintshire1.6%Bridgend1.6%Isle of Anglesey1.2%Caerphilly1.0%Torfaen1.0%Blaenau Gwent0.9%Swansea0.8%Wrexham0.8%Cardiff0.8%Pembrokeshire0.7%Vale of Glamorgan0.4%Wales
Residential properties at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea with defences, as a share of each council's homes (Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock).

Natural Resources Wales's flood risk assessment, as published by the Welsh Government (StatsWales, properties at risk of flooding), Open Government Licence v3.0. Homes: Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties, March 2026.

Fuel poverty

  • Fuel poverty Not published for Powys: the Welsh Government's newest estimates (October 2024) are for Wales as a whole; its last estimates by council were for 2017–18.

Extra deaths in winter

  • Five winters before the pandemic (2014/15 to 2018/19) Deaths in winter were on average 21.4% higher than in the rest of the year here (Wales 21.1%); our own average of the five winters' indexes.
  • Latest winter, 2020/21 30.5% more deaths than in the rest of the year (Wales 30.9%), in the second winter of the pandemic.
Extra deaths in winter (winter mortality index, %): Powys against Wales: Powys 11.8 (2010/11) to 30.5 (2020/21); Wales 20.4 (2010/11) to 30.9 (2020/21).7.830.12020/212018/192016/172014/152012/132010/11Powys30.5Wales30.9
The winter mortality index: deaths from December to March against the average of the four months before and the four after, as a percentage. One winter in a small council swings widely; a gap is a winter with no rise, which the publisher does not index. Office for National Statistics, Winter mortality in England and Wales, Table 10; © Crown copyright 2022. ONS stopped this series in 2023: 2020/21 is the last winter it gives by council.

Postcode districts in Powys

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Health, flood, fuel poverty and winter figures: the publishers named in each section, Open Government Licence v3.0 unless stated. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.