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Norton (Powys)

Norton (Powys) is a town or village in Powys, Wales. It is near Knighton railway station, which is 5.2km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Norton (Powys) 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

8°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 9° / 6° · 59% rain
  • Tomorrow: 8° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:37

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport St Julians Comp School, United Kingdom

Crime

3 reported · August 2026▲ 50% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Drugs1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Presteigne · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • Officers from Neighbourhood policing will continue to focus on problem solving interventions in the area of Lugg View, Presteigne to prev…

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

25 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 17 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Knighton (5.2 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Knighton (5.2 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

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Hereford St (3.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1

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:

  • NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition

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

Amenities nearby

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

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

11% low-carbon electricity

Gas 89% · Wind 11%

350 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 LD8

  • Presteigne Medical Practice

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

  • Norton, Powys · 0.2 km

    Norton is a village in Presteigne community, Powys, within the historic boundaries of Radnorshire, Wales. In 1086, Norton was recorded as a settlement within the hundred of Leintwardine and in the county of Shropshire…

  • St Andrew's Church, Presteigne · 0.3 km

    St Andrew's Church is a Church of England parish church in Presteigne, Powys, Wales. It was first constructed in the 9th century by the Anglo-Saxons and retains elements of the original Anglo-Saxon church within a Nor…

  • Sheep Music · 2.6 km

    Sheep Music is a three-day world music festival which takes place during July each year in Presteigne. It has 22 years of history, starting as a party on The Warden in 1991. Since moving to its current site at Wentes…

  • Stapleton, Herefordshire · 2.8 km

    Stapleton is a small village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, near the border town of Presteigne in Wales. The parish borders on Willey, Kinsham and Presteigne. Stapleton is surrounded by farmland. Bryan's…

  • Radnorshire Arms · 2.9 km

    The Radnorshire Arms is a well-preserved Jacobean building in the Welsh border town of Presteigne, in Powys.

  • Presteigne · 3.1 km

    Presteigne is a town and community on the south bank of the River Lugg in Powys, Wales. The town is located on the England–Wales border, which surrounds it to the north, east and south. Nearby towns are Kington, Heref…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Norton (Powys)?
Norton (Powys) is a town in Powys, Wales, in the Powys local authority.
How deprived is Norton (Powys)?
The Powys local authority, which includes Norton (Powys), is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.