Housing in LD1
What the homes in LD1 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 17,799 (2024)
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (58.1%). Flats make up 10.5%, below the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
70.4% of households in LD1 own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 19.5% of households, above the Wales figure of 17%. 52.2% own outright and 18.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.4%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.3%0.3%
- Private rented19.5%17%
- Social rented9.7%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (19.4%). 18.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Powys
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Powys (August 2026, +9.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.