Postcode sector · Welshpool
Who lives in SY21 1
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SY21 1, set against Wales as a whole.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 1,299 (2024)
SY21 1Postcode sector · Welshpool
Who lives in SY21 1
Residents
1,299
2024 estimate
Households
553
Census
Median age
47
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
15% / 27%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 85+, at 7.4% of residents. 18.6% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales. 27.4% are 65 or over, above the Wales figure of 21.3%.
SY21 1Wales
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
51.9% of residents are female and 48.1% male.
SY21 1
52%
48%
Wales
- Female51.9%51.1%
- Male48.1%48.9%
Relationship status
35.5% of adults in SY21 1 are married or in a civil partnership, below the Wales average of 43.8%. 37.9% have never married.
SY21 1Wales
Married or civil partnership35.5%43.8%
Never married37.9%37.2%
Divorced or dissolved12%9.9%
Separated2%2%
Widowed12.5%7.1%
How residents rate their health
74.2% of residents in SY21 1 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Wales average of 78.6%.
SY21 1
39%
35%
15%
Wales
- Very good38.7%46.2%
- Good35.5%32.4%
- Fair15.4%14.5%
- Bad5.3%5.3%
- Very bad5.2%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.