Housing in SY21 8RT
What the homes in SY21 8RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Montgomery, Trewern & Berriew
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,623 (2024)
SY21 8RTWelshpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (68.9%). Flats make up 0.5%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY21 8RT area is broadly in line with that, at 73.3%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 20.9% of households against 17%. 48.2% own outright and 25.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.3%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.8%0.3%
- Private rented20.9%17%
- Social rented4.8%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.2%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 24.9% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.8%. 23.4% 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 8RT sits in (Montgomery, Trewern & Berriew): about 1,623 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.