Housing in LD2 3ND
What the homes in LD2 3ND are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Builth Wells & Llanwrtyd Wells
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,300 (2024)
LD2 3NDBuilth Wells
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (83%). Flats make up 0.7%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
80.5% of households in the LD2 3ND area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 17% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 61.6% own outright and 19% with a mortgage.
- Owned80.5%66.1%
- Shared ownership1%0.3%
- Private rented17%17%
- Social rented1.5%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.6% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (21.5%). 20.5% 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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LD2 3ND (Builth Wells & Llanwrtyd Wells) (about 1,300 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.