Sennybridge’s story
8 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Sennybridge’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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SennybridgePowys
A village of 515 in Powys, Wales.
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Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
515
Census 2021 · Powys council
Median age
50.5
27% are 65+ · Powys 27%
Degree level
34%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Sennybridge a good place to live?
Sennybridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Sennybridge stand out
The 3 things Sennybridge does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
58% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 6.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
27% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sennybridge.
Who lives here
Few people in Sennybridge are 15 to 24: 6.2%, fewer than in both Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
Graduates make up just over a third of adults. Sennybridge has a median age of 50.5 years. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, about level with Powys’ towns (27%) and above Wales’s towns (21%).
50.5median age
SennybridgePowysWales
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level34%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Sennybridge | Powys | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 9.5% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 27% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 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
Schools
1 state school in Sennybridge
It appears below. 104 pupils attend Sennybridge’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sennybridge C.P. SchoolLargest 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
Long commutes are the norm in Sennybridge: just 13% travel under 5 km, below Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.4% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, lower than both Powys’ towns (3%) and Wales’s towns (3%). The census found 10% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. About just over a tenth of its commuters stay in Sennybridge for work. Household income averages £46K a year before tax.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot10%
Bicycle1%
13%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
27%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
1.4%
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
Sennybridge is a renters’ town: 22% of households rent privately, more than in both Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
13% live in social housing, lower than both Powys’ towns (20%) and Wales’s towns (18%). Private rents average £621 a month across the Powys council area. Home ownership stands at nearly two thirds of households.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Sennybridge£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £282,500 | 5 |
65%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
22%
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 Sennybridge than in Powys’ towns or across Wales’s towns: 27.7 per 1,000 residents a year
Burglary and damage came to 7.3 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Powys’ towns (11.5) and Wales’s towns (10.7). Police recorded 27 crimes inside Sennybridge’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 59% were violence and sexual offences.
27.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual16
Drugs4
Damage & arson2
Public order2
Other theft1
Vehicle crime1
Weapons1
Shoplifting0
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.
27.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
27
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
Most people in Sennybridge (77%) report good or very good health
The nearest A&E to Sennybridge is Prince Charles Hospital, 15 miles away. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 7.2 miles off. At the census, 23% of people here had a disability, about level with Wales’s towns (22%) and above Powys’ towns (22%).
77%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Sennybridge | Powys | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 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
Sennybridge keeps more of its old housing than Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns: 58% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Sennybridge keeps 155 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Grade II covers all 8 listed buildings that Cadw records here. This Powys town has one scheduled monument.
8listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II8
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
58%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
155
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 Sennybridge
12pages on Sennybridge
The big questions
Sennybridge’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BreconLlandoverySennybridge
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sennybridge | 515 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brecon | 8,257 | 7.4 | C | B− | D | 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 Sennybridge
How many listed buildings are there in Sennybridge?
8 on Cadw’s list. That is 6.4 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Who lives in Sennybridge?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 27% of residents were 65 or over and 32% were 45 to 64, against 21% and 26% across Wales’s towns; 15% were under 15.
How much is council tax in Sennybridge?
Band D council tax in Sennybridge 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 Sennybridge
Village in Powys, Wales
Sennybridge is a built-up area of 515 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
- 515 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Powys
- County
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000289
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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