Llanymynech
Llanymynech is a village in Powys, Wales, with a population of around 887. It has four restaurants or cafés, 11 bus stops, the nearest railway station is Penygarreg Lane Halt, 2.5 km away, and the average sold house price is around £276,584. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Llanymynech 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
8°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 6° · 42% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 4° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:38
9h 25m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
47US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom
Crime
11 reported · August 2026▲ 38% YoY
- Criminal damage & arson5
- Other crime2
- Other theft1
- Possession of weapons1
Neighbourhood team: Llandysilio · Dyfed Powys
Local policing priorities
- Your local Neighbourhood Policing and Prevention team will conduct high visibility patrols at Bronybuckley estate Welshpool. Officers wil…
- High volume of thefts from shops in Welshpool. High visibility patrols will be conducted to deter shoplifting and to identify those respo…
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
24 food businesses within 2 miles
- 18 rated 4–5 ★ (16 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Penygarreg Lane Halt (2.5 km)
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gobowen (13.1 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · BP (9.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (9.5 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches11
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds4
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
- Schools2
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,745 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised · £31,899 avg
e.g. HGV Driver, 1-1 Welsh Speaking Teaching Assistant, Care Assistant
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
68% low-carbon electricity
Wind 41% · Gas 29% · Nuclear 27% · Imports 3%
116 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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
1 GP surgery · 0 pharmacies in SY22
- Llanfyllin Group Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Notable places nearby
Llanymynech · 0.2 kmLlanymynech is a village and former civil parish straddling the border between Powys, Wales, and Shropshire, England, about 9 miles (14 km) north of the Welsh town of Welshpool. The name is Welsh for "Llan of the Monk…
Llanymynech Heritage Area · 0.4 kmLlanymynech Heritage Area is an historic former lime kiln, quarry and industrial site near the village of Llanymynech, Shropshire in the Welsh Marches. The site is adjacent to the A483 road and close to the Montgomery…
- Llanymynech and Pant · 0.4 km
Llanymynech and Pant is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the parish is approximately 1,675.
Llanymynech railway station · 0.6 kmLlanymynech railway station was an important junction station on the Cambrian Railways mainline from Welshpool, Powys to Oswestry, Shropshire, serving the village of Llanymynech which is partly situated in Shropshire,…
Carreghofa Halt railway station · 0.6 kmCarreghofa Halt railway station is a disused station in Carreghofa, Powys, Wales. The station opened in 1938 and closed in 1965.
Llanfyllin Branch · 0.7 kmThe Llanfyllin Branch was a railway line extension of the Oswestry and Newtown Railway to access the limestone resources within the Llanfyllin area; it opened in 1863.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Powys with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Llanymynech?
- Llanymynech is a town in Powys, Wales, in the Powys local authority.
- What is the population of Llanymynech?
- Llanymynech has an approximate settlement population of 887.
- How deprived is Llanymynech?
- The Powys local authority, which includes Llanymynech, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.