Postcode district · Builth Wells
Who lives in LD2
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in LD2, set against Wales as a whole.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 13,653 (2024)
LD2Postcode district · Builth Wells
Who lives in LD2
Residents
13,653
2024 estimate
Households
6,418
Census
Median age
52
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
14% / 30%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 65–69, at 8.5% of residents. 13.1% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales. 30.3% are 65 or over, well above the Wales figure of 21.3%.
LD2Wales
0%
2%
5%
8%
10%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
50.8% of residents are female and 49.2% male.
LD2
51%
49%
Wales
- Female50.8%51.1%
- Male49.2%48.9%
Relationship status
49.4% of adults in LD2 are married or in a civil partnership, above the Wales average of 43.8%. 29.6% have never married.
LD2Wales
Married or civil partnership49.4%43.8%
Never married29.6%37.2%
Divorced or dissolved10.2%9.9%
Separated2.5%2%
Widowed8.2%7.1%
How residents rate their health
78.3% of residents in LD2 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Wales average of 78.6%.
LD2
44%
34%
16%
Wales
- Very good44%46.2%
- Good34.3%32.4%
- Fair15.7%14.5%
- Bad4.7%5.3%
- Very bad1.3%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.