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Housing in SY18 6QU

What the homes in SY18 6QU 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
1,572 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (84.7%). Flats make up 0.5%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.

SY18 6QUWales
Detached84.7%28.5%
Semi-detached10.9%32.1%
Terraced2%26.6%
Purpose-built flat0%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home2%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

84.5% of households in the SY18 6QU area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 12.3% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 63.9% own outright and 20.6% with a mortgage.

SY18 6QU
85%
12%
Wales
  • Owned84.5%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.3%
  • Private rented12.3%17%
  • Social rented2.6%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SY18 6QUWales
Owned outright63.9%38%
With a mortgage or loan20.6%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.1%14.5%
Other private rented3.2%2.5%
From the council2.1%8.7%
From a housing association0.5%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.2% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SY18 6QUWales
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.7%). 17.9% of households include dependent children.

SY18 6QUWales
Living alone, under 6611.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%14.6%
Couple, no children21.7%16.5%
Couple with dependent children15.2%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.6%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children2.7%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over15%10.2%
Sharers and other households7.7%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 SY18 6QU (Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley) (about 1,572 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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