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
16°CLight drizzle
- Today: 22° / 15° · 78% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:34
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
12US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom
Crime
2 reported · July 2026▲ 100% YoY
- Theft from the person1
- Violence & sexual offences1
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
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
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):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£231,004 average▲ 2.9% YoY
Across Powys · to 2026-06
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · BP (9.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Morrisons (8.7 km)
4 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)
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
9,730 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
13 jobs advertised
e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online Biology Tutoring Job in Four Crosses (Staffordshire) – Flexible Schedule
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
92% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 44% · Wind 40% · Biomass 8% · Gas 8%
39 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
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 km
The 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)
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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.