Arddleen’s story
5 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Arddleen’s built-up area.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ArddleenPowys
A village of 429 in Powys, Wales. 4% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
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Photo: John Haynes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
429
Census 2021 · Powys council
Median home
£263K
13 sales in 3 years
Median age
46.9
23% are 65+ · Powys 27%
Degree level
27%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Arddleen a good place to live?
Arddleen has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Arddleen stand out
The 3 things Arddleen does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Trederwen House; 4.8 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
48% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arddleen.
Work & commute
Commuters in Arddleen travel far: only 9% go under 5 km, fewer than in both Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.6% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. The car took 96% of commuters, above both Powys’ towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (81%). Households take home £46K a year before tax, on average. About 2% of its commuters stay in Arddleen for work.
4%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving96%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
9%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
23%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
1.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Arddleen
It appears below. Its one primary school teaches 111 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arddleen C.P. SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 111 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Housing
Arddleen is a town of owners: 83% of households own their home, above Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
At the median, a home went for £263K, above both Powys’ towns (£238K) and Wales’s towns (£195K). 7% of households rent privately. Social renters account for 10% of households.
£263Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Arddleen£263K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £285,000 | 10 |
83%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
7%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£621
average private rent a month, Powys council area
£2,352
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Arddleen records less violent crime per resident than Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns, at 7.9 per 1,000 a year
Burglary and damage came to 3.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Powys’ towns (11.5) and Wales’s towns (10.7). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 6 crimes inside Arddleen’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences made up 67% of the total.
7.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Damage & arson1
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
7.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
6
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
83% of people in Arddleen say their health is good or very good, more than in both Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
The nearest A&E to Arddleen is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, 13 miles away. 18% of residents in Arddleen live with a disability. At the census, 5.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than both Powys’ towns (6.5%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%).
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Arddleen | Powys | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 22% | 22% |
Welsh towns’ Health Grades use ONS’s small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns’ also use OHID’s small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy among them, do allow for age.
History
Trederwen House (Grade II*) heads Arddleen’s short list of listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Arddleen keeps 117 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, between Powys’ towns (246) and Wales’s towns (18). Homes from before 1919 make up 28% of the total.
5listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II4
Among them · Grade II*
- Trederwen House Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
28%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
117
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Fewer people in Arddleen hold a degree than in Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns: 27%
The middle age in Arddleen is 46.9. Children under 15 make up 17%, above Powys’ towns (15%) and close to Wales’s towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town.
46.9median age
ArddleenPowysWales
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level27%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Arddleen | Powys | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.5% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Powys and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Arddleen
12pages on Arddleen
The big questions
Safety7.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £263K · rent £621 a monthHousing3 sold in 12 monthsSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute37% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards16.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Arddleen’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Four CrossesGuilsfieldLlanymynechPantWelshpoolLlanfyllinMordaArddleen
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arddleen | 429 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Four Crosses | 1,469 | 2.2 | — | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Guilsfield | 1,160 | 3.2 | — | B | A | B+ |
| Llanymynech | 1,040 | 3.4 | — | A | B | A− |
| Pant | 1,173 | 4.4 | — | B− | A | A− |
| Welshpool | 5,460 | 5.1 | C− | A− | D− | D |
| Llanfyllin | 1,118 | 7.5 | — | A | C− | B− |
| Morda | 1,976 | 7.8 | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
Four Crosses, Guilsfield, Llanymynech, Pant, Llanfyllin and Morda have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Arddleen
How many listed buildings are there in Arddleen?
5 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 4.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Arddleen?
Band D council tax in Arddleen is £2,352 for 2026–27, less than in 66% of UK towns (the Powys council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Arddleen
Village in Powys, Wales
Arddleen is a built-up area of 429 people, in the Powys council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 429 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Powys
- County
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000198
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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