Talgarth’s story
28 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Talgarth’s built-up area.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TalgarthPowys
A village of 1,252 in Powys, Wales.
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Photo: Fabian Musto · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,252
Census 2021 · Powys council
Median home
£237K
34 sales in 3 years
Median age
49.8
27% are 65+ · Powys 27%
Degree level
31%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
17%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Talgarth a good place to live?
Talgarth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is walkability (B+): 17% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is jobs & income (D): mean household income £41,861; 2.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The median home sold for £236,750 in the last three years, 5.6 times what households in the Powys council area earn in a year.
Dyfed Powys Police published 32 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published. This town's Health Grade uses 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' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
What makes Talgarth stand out
The 3 things Talgarth does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Church of St Gwendoline; 9.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Rent against income, UK towns
Renting
£621 a month
Average private rent, 18% of what households in the area earn: less than in 99% of UK towns
ONS private rents, Powys council area.
Household income, against UK towns
Work
Mean, before tax: lower than in 90% of UK towns
ONS small-area income estimates.
How Talgarth grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Talgarth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Jobs & incomeDOpen →Hazard risk3.4% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaDOpen →WalkabilityB+Open →SafetyC+Open →Cost of livingBOpen →HealthB−Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryAOpen →Outdoors71% live within 400 m of a park; 52% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeBOpen →Civic life4 local charities per 1,000 residents; 100% live within 1 km of a libraryA+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Talgarth.
History
Much of Talgarth is a conservation area: 45% of its land, more than in both Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Powys’ towns (32%) and Wales’s towns (27%). Talgarth has 224 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Cadw’s list names 28 listed buildings locally: 2 Grade II*.
28listed buildingsAHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II26
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Gwendoline Grade II*
- Tower House including attached shop Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
40%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
224
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Talgarth
It is listed below. Its one primary school teaches 91 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol y Mynydd DuLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 91 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Long commutes are the norm in Talgarth: just 34% travel under 5 km, below Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.5 jobs in Talgarth for each resident in work. Of the commuters living locally, 15% work in the town itself. The car carried 82% of commuters at the census.
17%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving82%
On foot15%
Bicycle2%
34%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
£42K
mean household income, before tax
2.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B+
Walkability: more walkable than 66% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Talgarth records less violent crime per resident than Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns, at 26.7 per 1,000 a year
Police figures for Talgarth’s built-up area: 69 crimes and 2 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. There were 2.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Powys’ towns (9) and Wales’s towns (10.4). Also worth knowing: 54% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
26.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 22% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual37
Damage & arson6
Public order6
Shoplifting5
Other crime4
Vehicle crime3
Other theft2
Burglary2
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.
26.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.5
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)
69
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.
HousingCost of living grade B
Social housing is more common in Talgarth than in Powys’ towns or across Wales’s towns, at 23% of households
15% rent privately, below both Powys’ towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (17%). Private rents average £621 a month across the Powys council area. 34 standard sales inside Talgarth’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £236,750.
£237Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Talgarth£237K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £347,500 | 10 |
| Semi-detached | £226,750 | 14 |
| Terraced | £236,750 | 10 |
62%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
15%
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
Health
In Talgarth, 79% say their health is good or very good
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 5.8% of the town. 20% of residents have a disability, lower than both Powys’ towns (22%) and Wales’s towns (22%). The nearest A&E to Talgarth is Prince Charles Hospital, 17.3 miles away. One GP practice serves the town.
79%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Talgarth | Powys | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.8% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 22% | 22% |
80.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.5
life expectancy at birth, women
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 · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy.
Who lives here
An older village: 27% of residents are 65 or over
Half of Talgarth is older than 49.8, half younger. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.9% of the town, about level with Powys’ towns (9.5%) and below Wales’s towns (12%). 31% of residents 16 and over have a degree-level qualification (Powys 30%, Wales 31%).
49.8median age
TalgarthPowysWales
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level31%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Talgarth | Powys | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.5% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 27% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Powys and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Talgarth Mill and 3 more in and around Talgarth
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Talgarth. Best known first.
MuseumMuseumTalgarth Millin town
Castle · CadwBronllys Castle200 m outside town, to the northwest
CastleCastell Dinas3.2 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionTregoyd Mountain Riders3.2 km outside town, to the northeast
Castle · CadwBronllys Castle200 m outside town, to the northwestCastleCastell Dinas3.2 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionTregoyd Mountain Riders3.2 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)
- Bronllys Castle: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Dinas: Jasper Fforde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Talgarth
14pages on Talgarth
The big questions
SafetyC+26.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingBMedian home £237K · rent £621 a monthHousing12 sold in 12 months · busiest street Church StreetSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthB−Work & commuteD55% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsD3.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Talgarth’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Hay-on-WyeBreconLlangynidrCrickhowellTalgarth
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talgarth | 1,252 | — | — | B | C+ | B− |
| Hay-on-Wye | 2,065 | 7 | — | C | B− | B− |
| Brecon | 8,257 | 7.4 | C | B− | D | C+ |
| Llangynidr | 1,038 | 8.7 | — | C− | A− | A− |
| Crickhowell | 2,108 | 10 | — | C | B | B+ |
Hay-on-Wye, Llangynidr and Crickhowell have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Talgarth
How many listed buildings are there in Talgarth?
28 on Cadw’s list, 2 of them Grade II*. That is 9.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Does Talgarth flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
About Talgarth
Village in Powys, Wales
Talgarth is a built-up area of 1,252 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
- 1,252 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Powys
- County
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000285
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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