Llangors’s story
14 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Llangors’ built-up area.
53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LlangorsPowys
A village of 423 in Powys, Wales.
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Photo: Simon Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
423
Census 2021 · Powys council
Median age
53
32% are 65+ · Powys 27%
Degree level
44%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llangors a good place to live?
Llangors has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Llangors stand out
The 3 things Llangors 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.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
32% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llangors.
Who lives here
Llangors is a graduates’ town: 44% hold a degree, more than in Powys’ towns and across Wales’s towns
People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Powys’ towns (9.5%) and Wales’s towns (12%), and on top of that under-15s account for 14% of the population. At 53, the median resident of Llangors sits in the middle of the age range.
53median age
LlangorsPowysWales
Ages · share of residents
32%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level44%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llangors | Powys | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.5% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 27% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Powys and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Llangors
It appears below. The town’s primary school has 141 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llangors V.P. SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 141 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Only 5% of Llangors’ commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in Powys’ towns and across Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 43% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £51K a year before tax, higher than both Powys’ towns (£42K) and Wales’s towns (£44K). 91% of commuters took the car to work at the census. In 2026, 1.9% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
5%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
43%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£51K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
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
Private renting is more common in Llangors than in Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns: 26% of households
74% of households own their home. Private rents average £621 a month across the Powys council area. That is the middle of 9 standard sales inside Llangors’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
Llangors£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £432,500 | 8 |
74%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
26%
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
Llangors records less violent crime per resident than Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns, at 12.4 per 1,000 a year
Burglary and damage came to 2.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below Powys’ towns (11.5) and Wales’s towns (10.7) alike. Police recorded 5 crimes inside Llangors’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Two fifths of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
12.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual2
Other theft2
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
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.
12.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
5
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
Just 2.6% of people in Llangors say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Powys’ towns and across Wales’s towns
At the census, 83% of people in Llangors called their health good or very good, above Powys’ towns (78%) and Wales’s towns (78%) alike. Nearly a fifth of residents in Llangors live with a disability. Seeing a GP means leaving Llangors: the nearest practice is 4.3 miles away.
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Llangors | Powys | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.6% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 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 · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy.
History
Old homes shape Llangors: 53% were built before 1919, more than in Powys’ towns and across Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Llangors counts 331 listed buildings, above Powys’ towns (246) and Wales’s towns (18) alike. The town has 14 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 1 Grade II*.
14listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II13
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Paulinus Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
53%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
331
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 →Blaenllynfi Castle and 2 more in and around Llangors
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llangors. Best known first.
Castle · CadwBlaenllynfi Castle4.4 km outside town, to the south
CastleCastell Dinas4.4 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric siteThe Welsh Crannog Centre700 m 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 (2)
- Blaenllynfi Castle: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinas: Jasper Fforde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Llangors
12pages on Llangors
The big questions
Llangors’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
TalgarthLlangynidrBreconCrickhowellBrynmawrGilwernHay-on-WyeLlangors
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llangors | 423 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Talgarth | 1,252 | 4.1 | — | B | C+ | B− |
| Llangynidr | 1,038 | 4.9 | — | C− | A− | A− |
| Brecon | 8,257 | 5.8 | C | B− | D | C+ |
| Crickhowell | 2,108 | 7.5 | — | C | B | B+ |
| Brynmawr | 5,250 | 10 | D− | B− | D− | D− |
| Gilwern | 2,184 | 11 | — | C− | B | B− |
| Hay-on-Wye | 2,065 | 11 | — | C | B− | B− |
Talgarth, Llangynidr, Crickhowell, Gilwern and Hay-on-Wye have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Llangors
How many listed buildings are there in Llangors?
14 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 13.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
Who lives in Llangors?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 32% of residents were 65 or over and 29% were 45 to 64, against 21% and 26% across Wales’s towns; 14% were under 15.
How much is council tax in Llangors?
Band D council tax in Llangors 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 Llangors
Village in Powys, Wales
Llangors is a built-up area of 423 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
- 423 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Powys
- County
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000290
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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