Knighton

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 9° / 5° · 58% rain
• Tomorrow: 8° / 4° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:37

9h 24m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

• 5.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

15 reported · August 2026▼ 46% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences10
• Public order2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Knighton · Dyfed Powys

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

337 reported road collisions (2025)

121 killed or seriously injured · 479 casualties · 10.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

41 food businesses within 2 miles

• 30 rated 4–5 ★ (23 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Knighton (0.4 km)
• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£277,521 average▼ 0.9% YoY

Across Shropshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£823 average monthly rent▲ 4.3% YoY

• 1 bed £608
• 2 bed £768
• 3 bed £953

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (7.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

4,264 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

1 charging location within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Bowling Green Lane Car Park, Knighton (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches7
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

323,606 residents in Shropshire · 101/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK15,727
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK13,220
• Net moves+2,507

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 154 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,528 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (26% of 152,270)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

185 schools · 43,666 pupils

127 primary · 19 secondary · 39 other

Ofsted: 55 of 70 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)

151 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Shropshire

360 CQC-registered services

• Care homes117
• GP practices48
• Dentists77
• Homecare agencies87
• Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Shropshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

531 applications decided

88.3% granted · 469 granted, 62 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 4
• Con 7
• LD 41
• Grn 4
• Ref 15
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

18,080 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

11 jobs advertised · £34,490 avg

e.g. Maintenance Engineer, FLT Driver, Trainee Driving Instructor - Knighton, Powys, Wales

Source: Adzuna

£727 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,151 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 154,677 certificates

17.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

17% low-carbon electricity

Gas 83% · Wind 13% · Solar 4%

326 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 62.4 women · 63 men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.8
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.7
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in LD7

• Wylcwm Street Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety1,000 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks442 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals177 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately166 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills140 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Knighton Hospital · 0.2 km

  Knighton Hospital is a health facility in Ffrydd Road, Knighton, Powys, Wales. It is managed by the Powys Teaching Health Board.

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  Offa's Dyke · 0.2 km

  Offa's Dyke is a large linear earthwork that roughly follows the border between England and Wales. The structure is named after Offa, the Anglo-Saxon king of Mercia from 757 to 796 CE, who is traditionally believed to…

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  Knighton, Powys · 0.3 km

  Knighton is a market town and community on the River Teme in Powys, Wales. It is located on the England–Wales border, and a small part of the town, including its railway station, lies over the border in the Shropshire…

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  Glyndŵr's Way · 0.3 km

  Glyndŵr's Way is a long-distance footpath in mid-Wales. It is designated as a National Trail and runs for 135 miles (217 km) in an extended loop through Powys between Knighton and Welshpool, and anchored on Machynllet…

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  Knighton Community Centre · 0.4 km

  Knighton Community Centre is a venue situated in the Powys border town of Knighton. Following an extensive refurbishment in 2017, it has become a hub for a wide range of services, including:District Library in partner…

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  Knighton Rural District · 0.4 km

  Knighton was a rural district in the administrative county of Radnorshire, Wales from 1894 till 1974.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)