Llanyre’s story
Old homes in Llanyre: 30% built before 1919
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LlanyrePowys
Home to 281 people, this village lies in Powys, Wales.
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Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
281
Census 2021 · Powys council
Median home
£275K
12 sales in 3 years
Median age
57.3
38% are 65+ · Powys 27%
Degree level
34%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llanyre a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Llanyre is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. 74% of households own their home outright. Over-65s are 38% of the population.
What makes Llanyre stand out
The 3 things Llanyre does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Own outright
Housing
74% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
38% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llanyre.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Llanyre than in Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns: 10% are under 15
Graduates make up 34% of adults. People 65 and over make up 38% of the town, higher than both Powys’ towns (27%) and Wales’s towns (21%). The age that splits Llanyre in two is 57.3.
57.3median age
LlanyrePowysWales
Ages · share of residents
38%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level34%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llanyre | Powys | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9.5% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 21% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 27% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Powys and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
The car carries 92% of commuters in Llanyre, more than in Powys’ towns and across Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 2.4%. Nearly two in five workers worked mainly from home, above both Powys’ towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (24%). Households take home £39K a year before tax, on average.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
Bicycle4%
On foot3%
40%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
39%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£39K
mean household income, before tax
2.4%
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
Llanyre is a town of owners: 89% of households own their home, above Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
11% rent privately, below both Powys’ towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (17%). Private rents average £621 a month across the Powys council area. From September 2023 to August 2026, 12 homes sold inside Llanyre’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £275,000.
£275Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llanyre£275K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £295,000 | 11 |
89%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
11%
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 Llanyre than in Powys’ towns or across Wales’s towns: 17.4 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence and sexual offences were three fifths of the crimes. 5 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Llanyre’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.7 reports per 1,000, below both Powys’ towns (8.7) and Wales’s towns (10.4).
17.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual3
Other theft1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social1
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.
17.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.7
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
Llanyre is 30.4 miles from the nearest A&E
At the census, 19% of people here had a disability, lower than both Powys’ towns (22%) and Wales’s towns (22%). Llanyre has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.6 miles away. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 5% of the town.
80%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Llanyre | Powys | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 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 · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy.
History
No listed buildings in Llanyre
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, below Powys’ towns (33%) but above Wales’s towns (27%). Cadw’s list has no building inside Llanyre’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
30%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
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 →Cefnllys Castle and 3 more in and around Llanyre
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llanyre. Best known first.
CastleCefnllys Castle4.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumNational Cycle Museum2.2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumRadnorshire Museum2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumSignal Box Museum1.8 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Cefnllys Castle: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Cycle Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Radnorshire Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Llanyre
13pages on Llanyre
The big questions
Safety17.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £275K · rent £621 a monthHousing6 sold in 12 months · busiest street Cortay ParkSchoolsHealthWork & commute52% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Llanyre’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Llandrindod WellsRhayaderBuilth WellsLlanyre
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanyre | 281 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Llandrindod Wells | 5,429 | 1.4 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
| Rhayader | 1,837 | 5.5 | — | A− | D | C− |
| Builth Wells | 2,620 | 7.5 | C | B− | C− | C+ |
Rhayader has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Llanyre
Who lives in Llanyre?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 38% of residents were 65 or over and 29% were 45 to 64, against 21% and 26% across Wales’s towns; 10% were under 15.
How much is council tax in Llanyre?
Band D council tax in Llanyre 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.
Is Llanyre expensive to live in?
Close to the typical UK town: the median sale over three years was £275,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
About Llanyre
Village in Powys, Wales
Llanyre is a built-up area of 281 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
- 281 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Powys
- County
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000238
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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