Guilsfield’s story
22 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Cadw lists them inside Guilsfield’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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GuilsfieldPowys
A village of 1,160 in Powys, Wales.
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Photo: John Firth · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,160
Census 2021 · Powys council
Median home
£243K
56 sales in 3 years
Median age
54.6
35% are 65+ · Powys 27%
Degree level
29%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Guilsfield a good place to live?
Guilsfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is safety (A): 14.2 violent and sexual offences and 3.9 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is walkability (D−): 4% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £242,500 in the last three years, 5.7 times what households in the Powys council area earn in a year.
Dyfed Powys Police published 32 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published. This town's Health Grade uses 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' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
What makes Guilsfield stand out
The 3 things Guilsfield 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 I, including Church of St Aelhaiarn including Outbuilding to W end of N Aisle and outbuilding on W side of Porch; 7.8 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Rent against income, UK towns
Renting
£621 a month
Average private rent, 18% of what households in the area earn: less than in 99% of UK towns
ONS private rents, Powys council area.
How Guilsfield grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Guilsfield is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityD−Open →SafetyAOpen →Hazard risk2.6% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaC−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £46,173; 2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsCOpen →HealthB+Open →Cost of livingrent £621 a monthBOpen →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryA−Open →Outdoors71% live within 400 m of a park; 3.6 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsC−Open →Civic life6 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Guilsfield.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Guilsfield is behind almost every UK town
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.
Guilsfield counts 0.2 jobs per working resident. The car took 95% of commuters, above both Powys’ towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (81%). Nearly half of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
4%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving95%
On foot3%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
49%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
£46K
mean household income, before tax
2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every UK town
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Guilsfield
It is listed below. 145 pupils attend Guilsfield’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guilsfield C.P. SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 145 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Safety
Per resident, Guilsfield sees less crime than 87% of UK towns
There were 1.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Powys’ towns (9) and Wales’s towns (10.4). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 43 offences in Guilsfield and 3 cases of nuisance behaviour. Of all the crimes, 56% were violence and sexual offences.
14.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearASafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 76% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual24
Drugs9
Other theft5
Damage & arson3
Public order1
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social3
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.
14.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
43
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.
History
1 Grade I buildings among Guilsfield’s 22 listed
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Guilsfield has 190 listed buildings per 10,000 people, below Powys’ towns (268) but above Wales’s towns (18). Homes built before 1919 account for nearly a quarter of the housing. One scheduled monument lies in the town.
22listed buildingsA−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II21
Among them · Grade I
1
scheduled monument
2
registered parks and gardens
23%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
190
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Health
Guilsfield’s life expectancy beats 79% of UK towns
Seeing a GP means leaving Guilsfield: the nearest practice is 2.5 miles away. Just over a fifth of residents have a disability, close to Powys’ towns (22%) and below Wales’s towns (22%). Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Guilsfield is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, 15 miles away.
79%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Guilsfield | Powys | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.5% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 22% | 22% |
83
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.8
life expectancy at birth, women
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 · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy among them.
HousingCost of living grade B
More households own their home in Guilsfield than in Powys’ towns or across Wales’s towns: 79%
Renting privately is how 13% of households live. 7% live in social housing, below Powys’ towns (20%) and Wales’s towns (18%) alike. From September 2023 to August 2026, 56 homes sold inside Guilsfield’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £242,500.
£243Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Guilsfield£243K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £272,000 | 35 |
| Semi-detached | £220,000 | 19 |
79%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
13%
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
Who lives here
An older town: 35% of people in Guilsfield are 65 or over, more than in Powys’ towns and across Wales’s towns
Line up the people of Guilsfield by age and the one in the middle is 54.6. Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Powys’ towns (15%) and Wales’s towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.
54.6median age
GuilsfieldPowysWales
Ages · share of residents
35%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level29%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Guilsfield | Powys | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 9.5% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 27% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Powys and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Powis Castle and 3 more in and around Guilsfield
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Guilsfield. Best known first.
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle4.7 km outside town, to the south
CastleButtington3.6 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumPowysland Museum3.8 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseum · National TrustClive Museum4.7 km outside town, to the southPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Buttington: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powysland Museum: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Guilsfield
14pages on Guilsfield
The big questions
SafetyA14.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingBMedian home £243K · rent £621 a monthHousing17 sold in 12 months · busiest street Oldcastle AvenueSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthB+Work & commuteC40% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC−2.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Guilsfield’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
WelshpoolFour CrossesLlanymynechLlanfyllinPantMinsterleyMordaGuilsfield
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilsfield | 1,160 | — | — | B | A | B+ |
| Welshpool | 5,460 | 2.5 | C− | A− | D− | D |
| Four Crosses | 1,469 | 5.3 | — | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Llanymynech | 1,040 | 6.4 | — | A | B | A− |
| Llanfyllin | 1,118 | 6.9 | — | A | C− | B− |
| Pant | 1,173 | 7.4 | — | B− | A | A− |
| Minsterley | 1,719 | 10 | — | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Morda | 1,976 | 11 | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
Four Crosses, Llanymynech, Llanfyllin, Pant, Minsterley 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 Guilsfield
How many listed buildings are there in Guilsfield?
22 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade I. That is 7.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Aelhaiarn including Outbuilding to W end of N Aisle and outbuilding on W side of Porch. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Does Guilsfield flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
About Guilsfield
Village in Powys, Wales
Guilsfield is a built-up area of 1,160 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
- 1,160 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Powys
- County
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000202
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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