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Housing in LD6 5DU

What the homes in LD6 5DU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley
Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,162 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (35.3%). Flats make up 12.8%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.

LD6 5DUWales
Detached35.3%28.5%
Semi-detached24.8%32.1%
Terraced27%26.6%
Purpose-built flat7.3%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.7%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.4% of households in the LD6 5DU area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 26.4% of households, well above the Wales figure of 17%. 41.1% own outright and 16.4% with a mortgage.

LD6 5DU
57%
26%
16%
Wales
  • Owned57.4%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
  • Private rented26.4%17%
  • Social rented15.9%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

LD6 5DUWales
Owned outright41.1%38%
With a mortgage or loan16.4%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.4%14.5%
Other private rented3.9%2.5%
From the council10.5%8.7%
From a housing association5.4%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.6% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

LD6 5DUWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.7%). 19.3% of households include dependent children.

LD6 5DUWales
Living alone, under 6616.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.7%14.6%
Couple, no children17.8%16.5%
Couple with dependent children13.8%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children5.5%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.8%10.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%5.6%
Rents

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.

PowysWales
All homes£621£846
One bedroom£462£636
Two bedrooms£578£779
Three bedrooms£700£890
Four or more£950£1,247
Detached£799£1,083
Semi-detached£664£877
Terraced£611£833
Flat or maisonette£486£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LD6 5DU (Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley) (about 2,162 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.

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