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Sennybridge

Sennybridge is a village in Powys, Wales, with a population of around 230. It has four bus stops. 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 Sennybridge 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

6°COvercast

  • Today: 8° / 5° · 37% rain
  • Tomorrow: 7° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:41

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

Crime

3 reported · August 2026▲ 50% YoY

  • Drugs2
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Maescar and Llywel · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • Parking issues around the waterfall county particularly at weekends.
  • Anti-social behaviour in Ystradgynlais Town Centre.

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

15 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 13 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

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

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 13 kW
  • Nearest: Glanusk Services (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • 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

Your MP

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

Recent votes:

  • AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

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 · £26,436 avg

e.g. Catering Assistant, Team Leader

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

14% low-carbon electricity

Gas 86% · Wind 14%

340 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

8 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in LD3

  • Brecon Medical Centre
  • Lhb Headquarters
  • Brecon Clinic

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

  • Sennybridge · 0.1 km

    Sennybridge is a village in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire, situated some 42 miles (68 km) from Cardiff and 31 miles (50 km) from Swansea. It lies 9 miles (14 km) west of Brecon on the A40 trun…

  • Afon Senni · 0.2 km

    The Afon Senni is a river in Powys, Wales which rises in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park and flows northwards for 11 kilometres (7 mi) to a confluence with the River Usk at Sennybridge.

  • Devynock & Sennybridge railway station · 0.3 km

    Devynock & Sennybridge railway station was a station in Defynnog, Powys, Wales. The station opened in 1867 and closed in 1962. It had a signal box and a small station building.

  • Castell Du · 0.4 km

    Castell Du, also known as Sennybridge Castle or Castell Rhyd-y-Briw, is located approximately eight miles west of Brecon in Powys, Wales, and is believed to be the work of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales. Its h…

  • Maescar · 0.6 km

    Maescar is a community in the county of Powys, Wales, and is 35.4 miles (56.9 km) from Cardiff and 148.7 miles (239.3 km) from London. It is in the historic county of Brecknockshire.

  • Defynnog Yew · 0.8 km

    The Defynnog Yew (SN9253027960) is one of a group of ancient yews in the churchyard of St Cynog's Church, which serves the parish and the village of Defynnog, Powys, Wales. Defynnog is located close to Sennybridge, ab…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Sennybridge?
Sennybridge is a town in Powys, Wales, in the Powys local authority.
What is the population of Sennybridge?
Sennybridge has an approximate settlement population of 230.
How deprived is Sennybridge?
The Powys local authority, which includes Sennybridge, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.