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Powys 004B

Neighbourhood

North Powys. 1,971 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 283 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, Powys 004B is in decile 4.

Median sale price
£253,500
Joint 11,908th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,994
Joint 5,382nd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
73.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Powys 004B compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Powys 004BMiddle
Median sale price69 neighbourhoods, Powys · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Powys69 areas from £120,000 to £485,000. The middle area is £245,000. Powys 004B is £253,500.
£253,50031st most expensive
Population79 neighbourhoods, Powys · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Powys79 areas from 1,035 to 2,399. The middle area is 1,683. Powys 004B is 1,994.
1,99423rd most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage79 neighbourhoods, Powys · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Powys79 areas from 8.8% to 99.2%. The middle area is 63.9%. Powys 004B is 73.0%.
73.0%32nd highest
Claimant rate79 neighbourhoods, Powys · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Powys79 areas from 0.6% to 8.3%. The middle area is 2.2%. Powys 004B is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 29th lowest

Is Powys 004B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Powys 004B at a rate of 27.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 43.5 per 1,000 people across Machynlleth & Banwy.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 5 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Powys 004B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (33), other crime (11) and criminal damage and arson (6).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Powys

These figures are published for the whole of Powys, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Powys and not Powys 004B alone. See Powys

Average house price
£237,042
Up 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,909
91st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 136th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
134,843
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Powys 004B in brief

The median price paid for a home in Powys 004B was £253,500 in 2025.

Powys 004B had 1,994 usual residents at the census.

In Powys 004B, 73.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Powys 004B, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.