Llanwrtyd Wells’s story
5 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Llanwrtyd Wells’ built-up area.
54% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Llanwrtyd WellsPowys
This village in Powys, Wales has a population of 560.
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Population
560
Census 2021 · Powys council
Median home
£179K
24 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.6
32% are 65+ · Powys 27%
Degree level
31%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
17%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llanwrtyd Wells a good place to live?
Llanwrtyd Wells is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. Pre-1919 homes make up 54% of the housing. Over-65s are nearly a third of the population. The median sale price is £179,000.
What makes Llanwrtyd Wells stand out
The 3 things Llanwrtyd Wells 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.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
32% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
35% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llanwrtyd Wells.
Who lives here
An older town: 32% of people in Llanwrtyd Wells are 65 or over, more than in both Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
Aged 15 to 24: 6.8% of residents. 13% are under 15, below both Powys’ towns (15%) and Wales’s towns (17%). Llanwrtyd Wells has a median age of 53.6 years.
53.6median age
Llanwrtyd WellsPowysWales
Ages · share of residents
32%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level31%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llanwrtyd Wells | Powys | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 9.5% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 27% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Powys and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Llanwrtyd Wells
It is shown below. 41 pupils attend Llanwrtyd Wells’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol DolafonLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 41 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 27% in Llanwrtyd Wells, fewer than in both Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £39K a year before tax, below Powys’ towns (£42K) and Wales’s towns (£44K) alike. Just over a third of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. Work in town: 22% of resident commuters. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 17% of commuters at the census.
17%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving82%
On foot16%
Bus1%
27%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£39K
mean household income, before tax
2.3%
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 less common in Llanwrtyd Wells than in Powys’ towns or across Wales’s towns: 14%
Owners make up just over two thirds of households. Private rents average £621 a month across the Powys council area. From September 2023 to August 2026, 24 homes sold inside Llanwrtyd Wells’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £179,000.
£179Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llanwrtyd Wells£179K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £385,000 | 7 |
| Semi-detached | £183,000 | 7 |
| Terraced | £140,000 | 9 |
68%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
14%
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
Burglary and damage hit Llanwrtyd Wells harder than Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns: 26.7 per 1,000 residents a year
There were 5.4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Powys’ towns (8.7) and Wales’s towns (10.4). The violent crime rate is 21.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 35 crimes inside Llanwrtyd Wells’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up 37% of the total.
21.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual13
Damage & arson12
Public order3
Other theft3
Vehicle crime2
Shoplifting1
Drugs1
Burglary0
Anti-social2
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.
21.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
26.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
35
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
Llanwrtyd Wells is 26 miles from the nearest A&E
A quarter of residents have a disability, higher than both Powys’ towns (22%) and Wales’s towns (22%). Llanwrtyd Wells has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 9.9 miles away. Self-reported good health: 74% of Llanwrtyd Wells’ residents.
74%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 74%Fair 20%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Llanwrtyd Wells | Powys | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.1% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 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 · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy.
History
Llanwrtyd Wells keeps more of its old housing than Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns: 54% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, that is 89 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Llanwrtyd Wells. Its heritage register entries (5 listed buildings) are all Grade II.
5listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
54%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
89
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Llanwrtyd Wells
12pages on Llanwrtyd Wells
The big questions
Safety21.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £179K · rent £621 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 months · busiest street Tir GorsafSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute68% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards1.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Llanwrtyd Wells’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Builth WellsLlandoveryLlanwrtyd Wells
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanwrtyd Wells | 560 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Builth Wells | 2,620 | 10 | C | B− | C− | C+ |
| Llandovery | 1,455 | 10 | — | A− | C | C+ |
Llandovery has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Llanwrtyd Wells
How many listed buildings are there in Llanwrtyd Wells?
5 on Cadw’s list. That is 3.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Llanwrtyd Wells expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £140,000, semi-detached houses £183,000 and detached houses £385,000.
About Llanwrtyd Wells
Village in Powys, Wales
Llanwrtyd Wells is a built-up area of 560 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
- 560 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Powys
- County
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000258
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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