Llanelwedd’s story
1 listed building
Cadw lists them inside Llanelwedd’s built-up area.
53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LlanelweddPowys
A village of 132 in Powys, Wales.
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Photo: Darren Wyn Rees · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
132
Census 2021 · Powys council
Median age
52.1
34% are 65+ · Powys 27%
Degree level
25%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llanelwedd a good place to live?
Llanelwedd has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Llanelwedd stand out
The 3 things Llanelwedd does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 listed building
0 Grade II*; 3.1 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
34% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llanelwedd.
Who lives here
Few people in Llanelwedd are 15 to 24: 5.1%, fewer than in both Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
Children are 23% of the town. 34% of residents are 65 or over, above both Powys’ towns (27%) and Wales’s towns (21%). Residents of Llanelwedd have a median age of 52.1. Graduates make up a quarter of adults.
52.1median age
LlanelweddPowysWales
Ages · share of residents
34%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications32%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar12%
Degree level25%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llanelwedd | Powys | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 9.5% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 27% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Powys and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Llanelwedd
It appears below. 94 pupils attend Llanelwedd’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llanelwedd C.I.W. SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 94 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Llanelwedd work nearby than in Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns: 26% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 14% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Powys’ towns (21%) and Wales’s towns (16%) alike. A household here earns £39K a year before tax, on average. Also worth knowing: 19% of commuters who live in Llanelwedd also work there. The town counts 4.1 jobs per working resident.
14%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving80%
On foot11%
Bus3%
26%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
£39K
mean household income, before tax
3.1%
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
More households in Llanelwedd live in social housing than in Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns: 35%
53% of households own their home. Private renters make up just over one in ten households, lower than both Powys’ towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (17%). That is the middle of 1 standard sales inside Llanelwedd’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llanelwedd£0K
Typical UK town£277K
53%
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
Crime recorded by police in Llanelwedd
Violence and sexual offences made up 89% of the total. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 9 crimes inside Llanelwedd’s built-up area. Violent crime runs at 39.8 per 1,000 residents a year.
39.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
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.
39.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
9
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
Fewer people in Llanelwedd live with a disability than in Powys’ towns or across Wales’s towns: 14%
Four fifths of Llanelwedd’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Powys’ towns (78%) and Wales’s towns (78%) alike. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 5.3% of the town. The nearest A&E to Llanelwedd is Prince Charles Hospital, 27.1 miles away.
80%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Llanelwedd | Powys | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 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 · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
History
Llanelwedd’s one listed building is Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
53%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
76
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Llanelwedd
12pages on Llanelwedd
The big questions
Llanelwedd’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Builth WellsLlandrindod WellsRhayaderLlanelwedd
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanelwedd | 132 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Builth Wells | 2,620 | 0.8 | C | B− | C− | C+ |
| Llandrindod Wells | 5,429 | 5.9 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
| Rhayader | 1,837 | 11 | — | A− | D | 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 Llanelwedd
How many listed buildings are there in Llanelwedd?
1 on Cadw’s list. That is 3.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Llanelwedd?
Band D council tax in Llanelwedd 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 Llanelwedd
Village in Powys, Wales
Llanelwedd is a built-up area of 132 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
- 132 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Powys
- County
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000248
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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