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Llanidloes

Llanidloes is a village in Powys, Wales, with a population of around 2,929. It has 1 bus stop and around 7 restaurants and cafés. The average sold house price is around £252,572, and there were around 14 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Llanidloes 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
Montgomeryshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Weather

16°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 19° / 14° · 53% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:34

12h 49m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Crime

19 reported · July 2026 34% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences11
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Public order2
  • Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Blaen Hafren · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • High volume of thefts from shops in Newtown. High visibility patrols will be conducted to deter shoplifting and to identify those respons…
  • Concerns have been raised about the use of E-Scooters and Scrambler bikes in Trehafren Fields, Vaynor and Dolerw Park Newtown. Officers w…

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

Road safety

329 reported road collisions (2024)

133 killed or seriously injured · 458 casualties · 24.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

59 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Caersws (10.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£231,004 average 2.9% YoY

Across Powys · to 2026-06

Detached£318,333
Semi-detached£208,644
Terraced£168,033
Flat£92,870

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£622 average monthly rent 9.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £462
  • 2 bed £579
  • 3 bed £701

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Mount Street Car Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches14
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds5

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)

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

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,730 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

56 jobs advertised · £21,781 avg

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£705 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% 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

87% low-carbon electricity

Wind 53% · Nuclear 27% · Gas 8% · Imports 6%

33 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · 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

Frequently asked questions

Where is Llanidloes?
Llanidloes is a town in Powys, Wales, in the Powys local authority.
What is the population of Llanidloes?
Llanidloes has an approximate settlement population of 2,929.
How deprived is Llanidloes?
The Powys local authority, which includes Llanidloes, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.