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Forden and Montgomery

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North east Powys. About 2,603 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 40 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
2,467
Joint 609th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
68.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Forden and Montgomery compares

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

Forden and MontgomeryMiddle
Population60 wards, Powys · 2021
Population: every ward in Powys60 areas from 1,466 to 5,163. The middle area is 2,012. Forden and Montgomery is 2,467.
2,46711th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares60 wards, Powys · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Powys60 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Forden and Montgomery is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage60 wards, Powys · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Powys60 areas from 19.7% to 96.9%. The middle area is 63.9%. Forden and Montgomery is 68.1%.
68.1%30th highest
Claimant rate59 wards, Powys · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Powys59 areas from 0.9% to 8.3%. The middle area is 2.2%. Forden and Montgomery is 1.2%.
1.2%joint 4th lowest

Is Forden and Montgomery safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Forden and Montgomery at a rate of 36.2 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, 13 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Forden and Montgomery.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (50), other crime (21) and anti-social behaviour (16).

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 ward, so they describe all of Powys and not Forden and Montgomery 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
Forden and Montgomery in brief

Forden and Montgomery had 2,467 usual residents at the census.

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

In Forden and Montgomery, 68.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Forden and Montgomery, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.