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Housing in SY18 6RY

What the homes in SY18 6RY 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

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

SY18 6RYWales
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

Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY18 6RY area is below that, at 57.4%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 26.4% of households against 17%. 41.1% own outright and 16.4% with a mortgage.

SY18 6RY
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%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY18 6RYWales
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.

SY18 6RYWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 20.7%. 19.3% of households include dependent children.

SY18 6RYWales
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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY18 6RY sits in (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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