Housing in SY21 0PB
What the homes in SY21 0PB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Machynlleth & Banwy
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,971 (2024)
SY21 0PBWelshpool
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (74%). Flats make up 1.3%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
78.7% of households in the SY21 0PB area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 12.5% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 58% own outright and 20.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.7%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
- Private rented12.5%17%
- Social rented8.6%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.3% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (18.8%). 18.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY21 0PB (Machynlleth & Banwy) (about 1,971 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.