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Housing in SA9 1GR

What the homes in SA9 1GR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Sennybridge & Talybont-on-Usk
Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,761 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (54.1%). Flats make up 2.9%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.

SA9 1GRWales
Detached54.1%28.5%
Semi-detached32.9%32.1%
Terraced9.7%26.6%
Purpose-built flat0.8%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73% of households in the SA9 1GR area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 18.2% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 53.3% own outright and 19.7% with a mortgage.

SA9 1GR
73%
18%
Wales
  • Owned73%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.3%
  • Private rented18.2%17%
  • Social rented8.4%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA9 1GRWales
Owned outright53.3%38%
With a mortgage or loan19.7%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.1%14.5%
Other private rented5.1%2.5%
From the council4.8%8.7%
From a housing association3.6%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.6% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA9 1GRWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.7%). 19.7% of households include dependent children.

SA9 1GRWales
Living alone, under 6614.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.3%14.6%
Couple, no children24.7%16.5%
Couple with dependent children16.1%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.3%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.8%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 SA9 1GR (Sennybridge & Talybont-on-Usk) (about 1,761 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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