Newbridge-on-Wye’s story
6 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Newbridge-on-Wye’s built-up area.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →
Newbridge-on-WyePowys
295 people live in this village in Powys, Wales.
3 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Joseph French · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
295
Census 2021 · Powys council
Median age
47.5
28% are 65+ · Powys 27%
Degree level
28%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Newbridge-on-Wye a good place to live?
Newbridge-on-Wye is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. It has 6 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 30% of its homes date from before 1919.
What makes Newbridge-on-Wye stand out
The 3 things Newbridge-on-Wye does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 8.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
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
28% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Newbridge-on-Wye.
Who lives here
An older village: 28% of residents are 65 or over
47.5median age
17% are under 15, about level with Wales’s towns (17%) and above Powys’ towns (15%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Typical age in Newbridge-on-Wye: 47.5, the median.
Newbridge-on-WyePowysWales
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level28%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Newbridge-on-Wye | Powys | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.5% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 27% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Powys and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Newbridge-on-Wye
It appears below. Its one primary school teaches 104 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newbridge-On-Wye V.P.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 104 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Newbridge-on-Wye work nearby than in Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns: 16% travel under 5 km
10%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households take home £39K a year before tax, on average. The car took nearly nine in ten commuters, above both Powys’ towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (81%). In 2026, 2.3% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. About 3% of its commuters stay in Newbridge-on-Wye for work.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Bus1%
Train1%
16%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
21%
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
A typical home in Newbridge-on-Wye sells for £0
£0Kmedian sale
Private renters make up 16% of households, below Powys’ towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (17%) alike. The social rented sector houses nearly a quarter of households. Home ownership stands at 60% of households.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Newbridge-on-Wye£0K
Typical UK town£277K
60%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
16%
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 Newbridge-on-Wye harder than Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns: 22.9 per 1,000 residents a year
43.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
There were 16.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both Powys’ towns (8.7) and Wales’s towns (10.4). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 33 crimes and 7 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Newbridge-on-Wye’s built-up area. Violence accounts for 43.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. 30% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual10
Public order8
Other crime4
Damage & arson3
Other theft3
Burglary2
Drugs2
Theft from person1
Anti-social7
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.
43.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
22.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
16.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
33
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
Newbridge-on-Wye is 30.1 miles from the nearest A&E
77%good or very good health
There is no GP practice in Newbridge-on-Wye: the nearest is 3.2 miles off. 18% of residents have a disability, below Powys’ towns (22%) and Wales’s towns (22%) alike. Self-reported good health: 77% of the town’s residents.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Newbridge-on-Wye | Powys | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.1% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 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
Listed buildings in Newbridge-on-Wye: 203 per 10,000 residents, against 246 in Powys’ towns and 18 in Wales’s towns
6listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II6
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
30%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
203
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 Newbridge-on-Wye
12pages on Newbridge-on-Wye
The big questions
Nearby attractions
All attractions →National Cycle Museum and 2 more in and around Newbridge-on-Wye
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Newbridge-on-Wye. Best known first.
MuseumNational Cycle Museum4.9 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumRadnorshire Museum5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumSignal Box Museum4.9 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- National Cycle Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Radnorshire Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Newbridge-on-Wye
Village in Powys, Wales
Newbridge-on-Wye is a built-up area of 295 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
- 295 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Powys
- County
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000244
Newbridge-on-Wye’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Llandrindod WellsBuilth WellsRhayaderNewbridge-on-Wye
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbridge-on-Wye | 295 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Llandrindod Wells | 5,429 | 3.2 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
| Builth Wells | 2,620 | 4.9 | C | B− | C− | C+ |
| Rhayader | 1,837 | 6.7 | — | A− | D | 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 Newbridge-on-Wye
How many listed buildings are there in Newbridge-on-Wye?
6 on Cadw’s list. That is 8.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Newbridge-on-Wye?
Band D council tax in Newbridge-on-Wye 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.
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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.