Housing in SY21 7EA
What the homes in SY21 7EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Welshpool
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,299 (2024)
SY21 7EAWelshpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (31.3%). Flats make up 21.6%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY21 7EA area is well below that, at 47%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 25.3% of households against 17%. 26.9% own outright and 20.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned47%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
- Private rented25.3%17%
- Social rented26.6%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.9%0.2%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 41.3% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 21.3%. 21.3% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY21 7EA sits in (Welshpool): about 1,299 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.