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Welshpool: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Welshpool neighbourhood of Powys, Wales (ONS area Powys 003). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes SY21. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SY21 7DS.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Welshpool is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Powys (4 of 15 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £190,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). The nearest station, Welshpool, is about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£190,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.19; 1 of 15 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Average household income

£37,700

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Where Welshpool sits in Powys

  • Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in Powys
  • Average household income: the lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in Powys

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Welshpool

House prices: Welshpool against Powys: This neighbourhood £42k (1995) to £215k (2026); Powys £48k (1995) to £244k (2026).£69k£225k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£215kPowys£244k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Powys, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 15 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Powys, 4 the other way and 10 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Recent price momentum

Falling behind the borough

  • Air quality
  • Homes improving their energy rating
  • Borough against the region
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations nearby

Nearest station

  • Welshpool Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (640 m in a straight line). About 1.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Aberystwyth (about 91 min) and Birmingham International (about 117 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Questions about Welshpool

What is the typical house price in Welshpool?

£190,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

How does Welshpool compare with the rest of Powys?

Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in Powys. Average household income: the lowest of 19 neighbourhoods in Powys.

Is Welshpool an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Welshpool gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.19; 1 of 15 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Welshpool?

Welshpool. Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (640 m in a straight line). About 1.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Aberystwyth (about 91 min) and Birmingham International (about 117 min).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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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. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.