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A village of 629 in Powys, Wales. 16 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
Llangattock has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
The 3 things Llangattock does most differently from other towns.
Cadw lists them inside Llangattock’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llangattock.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.8% of the town, below Powys’ towns (9.5%) and Wales’s towns (12%) alike. Line up the people of Llangattock by age and the one in the middle is 55.8. Also worth knowing: among adults, 41% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Llangattock | Powys | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9.5% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 21% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 27% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Powys and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 89% of commuters, higher than both Powys’ towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (81%). A household here earns £51K a year before tax, on average. About 1% of its commuters stay in Llangattock for work. Among 16 to 64s, 1.5% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Owners make up 75% of households, above Powys’ towns (61%) and Wales’s towns (65%) alike. Private tenants account for 10% of households. 15% of households live in social housing.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £537,500 | 16 |
| Semi-detached | £305,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Per 1,000 residents, 13.1 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. 32 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Llangattock’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.4 reports per 1,000, lower than both Powys’ towns (8.7) and Wales’s towns (10.4). Of all the crimes, 59% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
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.
5.9% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below both Powys’ towns (6.5%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). There is no GP practice in Llangattock: the nearest is 0.9 miles off. The nearest A&E to Llangattock is Prince Charles Hospital, 11.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Llangattock | Powys | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.9% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 22% | 22% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 4 of them. Homes from before 1919 make up 43% of the total, above Powys’ towns (33%) and Wales’s towns (27%) alike. Per 10,000 residents, Llangattock counts 254 listed buildings. The town counts 16 listed buildings on the national list (Cadw): 4 Grade II*.
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llangattock. Best known first.
CastleCrickhowell Castle600 m outside town, to the northeast
CastleTretower Castle4.1 km outside town, to the northwest
Castle · CadwTretower Court3.9 km outside town, to the northwest
FortCrug Hywel3.1 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llangattock | 629 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crickhowell | 2,108 | 1.1 | — | C | B | B+ |
| Gilwern | 2,184 | 2.9 | — | C− | B | B− |
| Brynmawr | 5,250 | 3.6 | D− | B− | D− | D− |
| Llangynidr | 1,038 | 3.8 | — | C− | A− | A− |
| Govilon | 1,342 | 4.2 | — | D | A | B− |
| Nantyglo | 4,548 | 4.5 | D− | C+ | D | D− |
| Ebbw Vale | 19,635 | 5.3 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
Crickhowell, Gilwern, Llangynidr and Govilon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
16 on Cadw’s list, 4 of them Grade II*. That is 10.4 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
By type: semi-detached houses £305,000 and detached houses £537,500. Private rents in the Powys council area averaged £621 a month in August 2026.
Village in Powys, Wales
Llangattock is a built-up area of 629 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
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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