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Newtown South

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North Powys. 5,295 people in 3.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Newtown South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£170,000
Joint 810th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,166
1,997th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Newtown South

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newtown South at a rate of 179.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 76.6 per 1,000 people across Powys.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences472
Other crime148
Criminal damage and arson119
Anti-social behaviour101
Drug offences46
Burglary28
Shoplifting18
Vehicle crime16
Robbery1
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Newtown South compares

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

Newtown SouthMiddle
Median sale price19 middle areas, Powys · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Powys19 areas from £170,000 to £443,000. The middle area is £261,000. Newtown South is £170,000.
£170,000cheapest
Population19 middle areas, Powys · 2021
Population: every middle area in Powys19 areas from 5,166 to 10,349. The middle area is 6,491. Newtown South is 5,166.
5,166least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 middle areas, Powys · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Powys19 areas from 24.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Newtown South is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Powys · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Powys19 areas from 33.8% to 92.3%. The middle area is 69.1%. Newtown South is 92.3%.
92.3%highest

Is Newtown South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newtown South at a rate of 179.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 76.6 per 1,000 people across Powys.

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

In August 2026 alone, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Newtown South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (472), other crime (148) and criminal damage and arson (119).

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 middle area, so they describe all of Powys and not Newtown South alone. See Powys

Average house price
£237,762
Up 3.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,909
91st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 138th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
134,843
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Newtown South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Newtown South was £170,000 in 2025.

Newtown South had 5,166 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Newtown South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Newtown South, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.