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Llangynidr

Llangynidr is a village in Powys, Wales, with a population of around 1,036. It has 1 restaurant & café. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Llangynidr area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Powys area is among the least deprived areas in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 133,170 residents at roughly 26 people per km².

Council
Powys
County
Powys
Constituency
Brecon and Radnorshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Weather

5°CSunny

  • Today: 9° / 5° · 46% rain
  • Tomorrow: 8° / 3° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:40

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

Crime

8 reported · August 2026▲ 33% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Burglary2

Neighbourhood team: Llangynidr · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • Residents have raised concerns with speeding in the area

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

Road safety

322 reported road collisions (2025)

153 killed or seriously injured · 440 casualties · 24.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

7 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 6 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ebbw Vale Town (9.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£237,042 average▲ 1.4% YoY

Across Powys · to 2026-08

Detached£325,350
Semi-detached£214,384
Terraced£173,582
Flat£95,706

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£621 average monthly rent▲ 9.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £462
  • 2 bed £578
  • 3 bed £700

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

Affordability

7.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.9 times median annual pay (6.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 177.9p · Asda (6.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (6.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

11 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Nantyffin Cider Mill (4.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

133,170 residents in Powys · 26/km²

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 57%
  • 65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,733
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,878
  • Net moves+855

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

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Wales

1% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 6% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band C (20% of 66,730)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Your MP

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

Recent votes:

  • AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,745 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£705 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,047 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

32% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 64,719 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

8% low-carbon electricity

Gas 93% · Wind 8%

364 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

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

Health services

1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in NP8

  • War Memorial Health Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

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

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

Notable places nearby

  • Llangynidr · 0.4 km

    Llangynidr is a village, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Crickhowell and 9 miles (14.5 km) south-east of Brecon. The River Usk flows through the village as does the Monmout…

  • Llangynidr Bridge · 0.9 km

    Llangynidr Bridge, also known as "Coed-yr-Ynys Bridge", is an early 18th-century bridge that crosses the River Usk to the north of Llangynidr, Powys, Wales. It carries the B4560 road towards Bwlch.

  • Afon Crawnon · 1.1 km

    The Afon Crawnon is a river in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys, Wales. The headwaters rise on the hills north of Trefil and flow northeast down a valley known as Dyffryn Crawnon for 7 km to a c…

  • Llygadwy · 1.9 km

    Llygadwy is a locality near the village of Bwlch in the county of Powys in southeast Wales. The usual meaning of llygad in Welsh is 'eye' but it can signify a spring e.g. Llygad Llwchwr. The name therefore signifies t…

  • Myarth · 2.0 km

    Myarth is a hill in the Usk Valley in the county of Powys in South Wales, about 2 miles west of Crickhowell. Its summit at 292 metres (958 ft) is covered by trees, whilst the larger part of its slopes are also wooded.…

  • Buckland Hill · 2.4 km

    Buckland Hill is a low hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys in Wales. Sitting transversely across the Usk valley between the river and the village of Bwlch, it provides excellent panoramic v…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Llangynidr?
Llangynidr is a town in Powys, Wales, in the Powys local authority.
What is the population of Llangynidr?
Llangynidr has an approximate settlement population of 1,036.
How deprived is Llangynidr?
The Powys local authority, which includes Llangynidr, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.