Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant is a village in Powys, Wales, with a population of around 408. There are around 2 restaurants and cafés, 1 bus stop, and there were around 6 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 Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant 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.
Weather
6°COvercast
- Today: 8° / 5° · 43% rain
- Tomorrow: 8° / 5° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:35
9h 18m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
37US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom
Crime
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
8 food businesses within 2 miles
- 6 rated 4–5 ★ (5 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£237,042 average▲ 1.4% YoY
Across Powys · to 2026-08
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
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- 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
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,745 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £28,478 avg
e.g. Sen Teaching Assistant, Nursery Practitioner
Source: Adzuna
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
80% low-carbon electricity
Wind 55% · Nuclear 24% · Gas 17% · Imports 3%
69 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
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 0 pharmacies in SY10
- Knockin Medical Centre
- Hope House Hospice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Notable places nearby
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant · 0.1 kmLlanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant is a village and community in Powys, Wales; about 9 miles west of Oswestry and 12 miles south of Llangollen, on the B4580 road. It lies near the foothills of the Berwyn mountains on the river R…
Llanrhaeadr F.C. · 0.3 kmLlanrhaeadr Football Club is a Welsh football club based in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Powys. They currently play in the Ardal NE League.
Llanrhaiadr Mochnant railway station · 1.3 kmLlanrhaiadr Mochnant railway station was a station near Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Powys, Wales, on the Tanat Valley Light Railway. The station opened in 1904 and closed to passengers in 1951 and completely in 1964. The…
Tanat Valley · 1.4 kmThe Tanat Valley is a large valley in northern Powys, Wales, formed by the course of the River Tanat and its tributaries. Situated south of the Berwyn range, the valley forms from at Llangynog from the merger of two n…
- Pedairffordd Halt railway station · 1.6 km
Pedairffordd Halt railway station was a station on the Tanat Valley Light Railway, located 1.3 miles south of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Powys, Wales in the hamlet Pedair-Ffordd. The station opened in 1904 and closed in…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant?
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant is a town in Powys, Wales, in the Powys local authority.
- What is the population of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant?
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant has an approximate settlement population of 408.
- How deprived is Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant?
- The Powys local authority, which includes Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.