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Housing in SY21 9PF

What the homes in SY21 9PF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Four Crosses & Guilsfield
Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,321 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (67.2%). Flats make up 2.9%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.

SY21 9PFWales
Detached67.2%28.5%
Semi-detached25.2%32.1%
Terraced4.6%26.6%
Purpose-built flat2.2%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

76.6% of households in the SY21 9PF area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 17.7% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 54.2% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.

SY21 9PF
77%
18%
Wales
  • Owned76.6%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.3%
  • Private rented17.7%17%
  • Social rented5.4%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SY21 9PFWales
Owned outright54.2%38%
With a mortgage or loan22.5%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.3%14.5%
Other private rented5.4%2.5%
From the council3%8.7%
From a housing association2.4%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SY21 9PFWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.3%). 20.4% of households include dependent children.

SY21 9PFWales
Living alone, under 6610.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over21.3%14.6%
Couple, no children18.2%16.5%
Couple with dependent children17.6%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.1%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.2%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY21 9PF (Four Crosses & Guilsfield) (about 2,321 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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