Llanigon’s story
6 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Llanigon’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →
LlanigonPowys
A village of 266 in Powys, Wales.
3 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Geoff Pick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
266
Census 2021 · Powys council
Median home
£337K
16 sales in 3 years
Median age
55
31% are 65+ · Powys 27%
Degree level
42%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llanigon a good place to live?
Llanigon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Llanigon stand out
The 3 things Llanigon does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Ty Mawr; 9.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
60% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llanigon.
Who lives here
Few people in Llanigon are 15 to 24: 6.5%, fewer than in Powys’ towns and across Wales’s towns
Half of Llanigon is older than 55, half younger. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, higher than both Powys’ towns (27%) and Wales’s towns (21%). 13% of residents are children under 15.
55median age
LlanigonPowysWales
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar21%
Degree level42%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Llanigon | Powys | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 9.5% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 27% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5% | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Powys and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Only 11% of commuters in Llanigon go to work without a car, fewer than in Powys’ towns and across Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how nearly nine in ten commuters got to work at the census. Working mainly from home: two in five workers, above both Powys’ towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (24%), and 54% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Also worth knowing: of the commuters living in Llanigon, 10% work in the town itself.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot10%
Bicycle1%
54%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
40%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
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
A home in Llanigon sells for £337K, more than in Powys’ towns and across Wales’s towns
Households that own their home make up 78%. 6% live in social housing, lower than both Powys’ towns (20%) and Wales’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how 15% of households live.
£337Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llanigon£337K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £340,000 | 12 |
78%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
15%
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
Violence is recorded less often in Llanigon than in Powys’ towns or across Wales’s towns: 14.1 per 1,000 residents a year
Burglary and damage came to 7.1 per 1,000 residents a year, below Powys’ towns (11.5) and Wales’s towns (10.7) alike. Police recorded 8 crimes inside Llanigon’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Of all the crimes, 63% were violence and sexual offences.
14.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual5
Burglary3
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Drugs0
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.
14.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
8
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
Bad health is less common in Llanigon than in Powys’ towns or across Wales’s towns: 4.2% of residents
The nearest A&E to Llanigon is The County Hospital, 18.8 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Llanigon: the nearest practice is 5.2 miles away. Just over a fifth of residents have a disability, near Powys’ towns (22%) and lower than Wales’s towns (22%).
79%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Llanigon | Powys | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 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
Llanigon’s listed buildings include Ty Mawr, Grade II*
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 37%. Relative to its size, Llanigon keeps 226 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, below Powys’ towns (246) but above Wales’s towns (18). The national list protects one ancient monument here.
6listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II5
Among them · Grade II*
- Ty Mawr Grade II*
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
37%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
226
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 →Hay Castle and 2 more in and around Llanigon
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llanigon. Best known first.
CastleHay Castle2.5 km outside town, to the northeastCastleCastleLlowes Castle Tump1 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionTregoyd Mountain Riders4.6 km 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 (1)
- Hay Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Llanigon
13pages on Llanigon
The big questions
Safety14.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £337K · rent £621 a monthHousing3 sold in 12 months · busiest street Beech DriveSchoolsHealthWork & commute59% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards8.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Llanigon’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Hay-on-WyeTalgarthKingtonLlanigon
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanigon | 266 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hay-on-Wye | 2,065 | 1.6 | — | C | B− | B− |
| Talgarth | 1,252 | 5.4 | — | B | C+ | B− |
| Kington | 2,423 | 12 | — | B+ | C | C+ |
Hay-on-Wye, Talgarth and Kington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Llanigon
How many listed buildings are there in Llanigon?
6 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 9.3 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
How much is council tax in Llanigon?
Band D council tax in Llanigon 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 Llanigon
Village in Powys, Wales
Llanigon is a built-up area of 266 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
- 266 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Powys
- County
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000272
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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