Crossgates’s story
Old homes in Crossgates: 33% built before 1919
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CrossgatesPowys
A village of 339 in Powys, Wales.
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Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
339
Census 2021 · Powys council
Median age
51.7
30% are 65+ · Powys 27%
Degree level
18%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Crossgates a good place to live?
Crossgates has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Crossgates stand out
The 3 things Crossgates does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crossgates.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Crossgates hold a degree than in Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns: 18%
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 10% of the town. 30% of residents are 65 or over, above Powys’ towns (27%) and Wales’s towns (21%) alike. The middle age in Crossgates is 51.7.
51.7median age
CrossgatesPowysWales
Ages · share of residents
30%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications24%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level18%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Crossgates | Powys | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.5% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 21% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 27% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 18% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Powys and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
More commuters in Crossgates drive than in Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns: 89%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £39K a year before tax, below Powys’ towns (£42K) and Wales’s towns (£44K) alike. One in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. About 2% of its commuters stay in Crossgates for work. Among 16 to 64s, 2.1% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot7%
Bus2%
39%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
35%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£39K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
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
Housing
Few households rent privately in Crossgates: 12%, fewer than in Powys’ towns and across Wales’s towns
The owner-occupied share of households is 68%. Private rents average £621 a month across the Powys council area. 20% live in social housing, about level with Powys’ towns (20%) and above Wales’s towns (18%).
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Crossgates£0K
Typical UK town£277K
68%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
12%
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
Burglary and damage hit Crossgates harder than Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns: 22.1 per 1,000 residents a year
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1.1 reports per 1,000, below both Powys’ towns (8.7) and Wales’s towns (10.4). Over the year to August 2026, 48 offences were reported in Crossgates. Violence and sexual offences made up 42% of the total.
52violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual20
Damage & arson7
Other theft5
Public order4
Burglary4
Other crime4
Shoplifting3
Vehicle crime1
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.
52
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
22.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
48
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
Crossgates is 30.7 miles from the nearest A&E
Crossgates has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3 miles away. At the census, 24% of people here had a disability, above both Powys’ towns (22%) and Wales’s towns (22%). In addition, 8% of residents report bad or very bad health.
76%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Crossgates | Powys | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 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 · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy.
History
No listed buildings in Crossgates
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, close to Powys’ towns (33%) and above Wales’s towns (27%). Cadw’s list has no building inside Crossgates’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
33%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Cefnllys Castle and 3 more in and around Crossgates
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Crossgates. Best known first.
CastleCefnllys Castle3.1 km outside town, to the south
MuseumNational Cycle Museum4.5 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumRadnorshire Museum4.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumSignal Box Museum4.3 km outside town, to the southwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Cefnllys Castle: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Cycle Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Radnorshire Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Crossgates
12pages on Crossgates
The big questions
Crossgates’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Llandrindod WellsRhayaderBuilth WellsCrossgates
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossgates | 339 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Llandrindod Wells | 5,429 | 2.8 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
| Rhayader | 1,837 | 7.4 | — | A− | D | C− |
| Builth Wells | 2,620 | 9.3 | C | B− | C− | C+ |
Rhayader has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Crossgates
How much is council tax in Crossgates?
Band D council tax in Crossgates 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 Crossgates
Village in Powys, Wales
Crossgates is a built-up area of 339 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
- 339 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Powys
- County
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000237
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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.