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817 people live in this village in Powys, Wales.
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain has none; the figures on this page are still real. 29 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Two in five homes were built before 1919. People aged 65 and over make up just over a quarter of residents.
The 3 things Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain does most differently from other towns.
Cadw lists them inside Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
40% 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 Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain.
The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, between Powys’ towns (9.5%) and Wales’s towns (12%). Half of Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain is older than 44.3, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain | Powys | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.5% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 27% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.1% | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Powys and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
It is shown below. Its one primary school teaches 110 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llansantffraid C.I.W.A. SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 110 | – |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 1. 86% of commuters drove, above Powys’ towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (81%) alike. Unemployment benefit claims reached 2.3% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private renters make up a fifth of households, above both Powys’ towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (17%). 15% of households rent from a council or housing body. The owner-occupied share of households is 64%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £324,975 | 14 |
| Semi-detached | £215,500 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up just over three fifths of the total. Over the year to August 2026, 49 offences were reported in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, along with 5 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 6.3 reports per 1,000, below both Powys’ towns (8.7) and Wales’s towns (10.4).
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.
20% of residents in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain live with a disability. At the census, 81% of people in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain called their health good or very good, above Powys’ towns (78%) and Wales’s towns (78%) alike. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 5.1 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain | Powys | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 22% | 22% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like 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 1 of them. Of Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain’s land, 6% lies in conservation areas, lower than Powys’ towns (13%) yet higher than Wales’s towns (0%). The town has one scheduled monument.
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain | 817 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Llanymynech | 1,040 | 2.7 | — | A | B | A− |
| Four Crosses | 1,469 | 3.2 | — | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Pant | 1,173 | 3.4 | — | B− | A | A− |
| Llanfyllin | 1,118 | 5.1 | — | A | C− | B− |
| Guilsfield | 1,160 | 5.4 | — | B | A | B+ |
| Morda | 1,976 | 6.1 | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Oswestry | 17,500 | 7.2 | C+ | A | C | C |
Llanymynech, Four Crosses, Pant, Llanfyllin, Guilsfield and Morda have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
29 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 14.6 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain 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.
Village in Powys, Wales
Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain is a built-up area of 817 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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