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Housing in SY5 9BF

What the homes in SY5 9BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Four Crosses & Guilsfield
Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,310 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (76.1%). Flats make up 1.6%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.

SY5 9BFWales
Detached76.1%28.5%
Semi-detached14.4%32.1%
Terraced7.8%26.6%
Purpose-built flat0.7%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY5 9BF area is above that, at 81.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.2% of households against 17%. 49.6% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.

SY5 9BF
81%
12%
Wales
  • Owned81.3%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented12.2%17%
  • Social rented6.5%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY5 9BFWales
Owned outright49.6%38%
With a mortgage or loan31.8%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.9%14.5%
Other private rented3.2%2.5%
From the council6.3%8.7%
From a housing association0.2%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.3% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SY5 9BFWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 24.2%. 22.4% of households include dependent children.

SY5 9BFWales
Living alone, under 669.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.5%14.6%
Couple, no children24.2%16.5%
Couple with dependent children19.5%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.7%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children2.9%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.8%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.6%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 SY5 9BF sits in (Four Crosses & Guilsfield): about 2,310 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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