Llanfyllin’s story
80 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Llanfyllin’s built-up area.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LlanfyllinPowys
Some 1,118 people live in this village, in Powys, Wales.
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Photo: John H Darch · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,118
Census 2021 · Powys council
Median home
£143K
37 sales in 3 years
Median age
46.4
25% are 65+ · Powys 27%
Degree level
31%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
27%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llanfyllin a good place to live?
Buying a home costs less than in most towns: a typical home costs £143,000 and rent runs £621 a month. Its lowest grade is for jobs & income: households earn a mean £44,306 a year, and 3% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Crime runs high: 46.3 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 10.1 home and vehicle crimes. Among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, it has less crime per resident than 6%. It also trails on hazard risk (D) — 8.3% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Natural Resources Wales. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Llanfyllin is graded subject by subject only.
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 Llanfyllin stand out
The 3 things Llanfyllin 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.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
48% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 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 Llanfyllin grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Llanfyllin is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Hazard riskGraded on exposure to natural hazardsDOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the weakest comparedDOpen →WalkabilityNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Cost of livingMedian sale £143,000, 3.4 years of area incomeAOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC−Open →Health6.3% in bad or very bad health, 24% disabled (adjusted for age in the grade)B−Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryUnusually rich in historyA+Open →Outdoors0% live within 400 m of a park; 0 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsD−Open →Civic life2.7 local charities per 1,000 residents; 100% live within 1 km of a libraryAOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llanfyllin.
History
More buildings in Llanfyllin are listed than in Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns: 716 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Powys’ towns (32%) and Wales’s towns (27%). Llanfyllin has 80 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 2 Grade II*. Also worth knowing: it has one registered historic park or garden.
80listed buildingsA+History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II78
Among them · Grade II*
- Council House Grade II*
- The Manor House Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
1
registered park and garden
47%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
716
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Llanfyllin
It is shown below. The town’s secondary school has 775 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol LlanfyllinLargest secondary schoolAll-through | All-through | 775 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
More commuters in Llanfyllin walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns: 27%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
72% of commuters drove, below both Powys’ towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (81%); what’s more, for 35% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Of the commuters living in Llanfyllin, 34% work in the town itself. The town counts 1 jobs per working resident.
27%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving72%
On foot25%
Bicycle1%
Bus1%
35%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
£44K
mean household income, before tax
3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
A
Walkability: more walkable than 93% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
HousingCost of living grade A
Llanfyllin gets an A for cost of living grade
The median sale, £143,000, comes from 37 standard sales inside Llanfyllin’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. 61% of households own their home, about level with Powys’ towns (61%) and below Wales’s towns (65%). Social renters account for just over a fifth of households.
£143Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llanfyllin£143K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £322,500 | 10 |
| Semi-detached | £175,000 | 9 |
| Terraced | £130,000 | 17 |
61%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
17%
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
For a town of its size, Llanfyllin records a lot of crime: more per resident than 94% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 90 offences in Llanfyllin and 5 cases of nuisance behaviour. Of all the crimes, 68% were violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 7.4 reports per 1,000, below Powys’ towns (9) and Wales’s towns (10.4) alike.
46.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 6% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual61
Damage & arson12
Shoplifting5
Public order3
Other theft2
Burglary2
Weapons2
Other crime2
Anti-social5
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.
46.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
90
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
Llanfyllin is 20.4 miles from the nearest A&E
One GP practice serves the town. At the census, nearly a quarter of people here had a disability, above Powys’ towns (22%) and Wales’s towns (22%) alike. 80% of people in Llanfyllin rate their own health good or very good.
80%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Llanfyllin | Powys | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.3% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 22% | 22% |
79.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.5
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 · 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.
Who lives here
An older village: 25% of residents are 65 or over
People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, about level with Powys’ towns (9.5%) and below Wales’s towns (12%). The under-15s are 17% of the population here. Graduates make up 31% of adults.
46.4median age
LlanfyllinPowysWales
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level31%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llanfyllin | Powys | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 9.5% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 27% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Powys and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Llanfyllin
15pages on Llanfyllin
The big questions
SafetyC−46.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingAMedian home £143K · rent £621 a monthHousing13 sold in 12 months · busiest street High StreetSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthB−Work & commuteD61% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD8.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Famous people from Llanfyllin
4 notable people were born in Llanfyllin.
E
Elizabeth VaughanWelsh opera singer · born 1937R
Robert JonesWelsh Anglican priest and writer (1809–1879)Photo credits
Clement Davies: Bassano Ltd, Public domain · David Miall Edwards: Anhysbys, Public domain
Llanfyllin’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
GuilsfieldLlanymynechFour CrossesPantWelshpoolMordaOswestryLlanfyllin
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanfyllin | 1,118 | — | — | A | C− | B− |
| Guilsfield | 1,160 | 6.9 | — | B | A | B+ |
| Llanymynech | 1,040 | 7.8 | — | A | B | A− |
| Four Crosses | 1,469 | 8.1 | — | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Pant | 1,173 | 8.4 | — | B− | A | A− |
| Welshpool | 5,460 | 9 | C− | A− | D− | D |
| Morda | 1,976 | 10 | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Oswestry | 17,500 | 11 | C+ | A | C | C |
Guilsfield, Llanymynech, Four Crosses, Pant 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 Llanfyllin
How many listed buildings are there in Llanfyllin?
80 on Cadw’s list, 2 of them Grade II*. That is 29.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
Does Llanfyllin flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
Is Llanfyllin expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £143,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £130,000, semi-detached houses £175,000 and detached houses £322,500.
About Llanfyllin
Village in Powys, Wales
Llanfyllin is a built-up area of 1,118 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
- 1,118 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Powys
- County
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000194
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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