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Housing in SY21 7LY

What the homes in SY21 7LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Welshpool
Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,221 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (35.1%). Flats make up 16.8%, above the 12.5% across Wales.

SY21 7LYWales
Detached35.1%28.5%
Semi-detached31.3%32.1%
Terraced15.5%26.6%
Purpose-built flat10.8%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.6%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home1.2%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY21 7LY area is below that, at 56.2%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 22% of households against 17%. 39% own outright and 17.3% with a mortgage.

SY21 7LY
56%
22%
21%
Wales
  • Owned56.2%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.3%
  • Private rented22%17%
  • Social rented20.9%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.2%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY21 7LYWales
Owned outright39%38%
With a mortgage or loan17.3%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.3%14.5%
Other private rented2.6%2.5%
From the council12.1%8.7%
From a housing association8.8%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.8% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SY21 7LYWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 21.1%. 19.3% of households include dependent children.

SY21 7LYWales
Living alone, under 6621.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.8%14.6%
Couple, no children13.8%16.5%
Couple with dependent children12.9%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.2%10.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%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 SY21 7LY sits in (Welshpool): about 2,221 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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