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Llanidloes

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North west Powys. About 4,250 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 192 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 Llanidloes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,179
2,042nd 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
79.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Llanidloes compares

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

LlanidloesMiddle
Population60 wards, Powys · 2021
Population: every ward in Powys60 areas from 1,466 to 5,163. The middle area is 2,012. Llanidloes is 4,179.
4,1793rd 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%. Llanidloes 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%. Llanidloes is 79.6%.
79.6%19th 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%. Llanidloes is 1.8%.
1.8%joint 19th lowest

Is Llanidloes safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Llanidloes at a rate of 47.5 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, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Llanidloes.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (118), anti-social behaviour (47) and other crime (38).

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 Llanidloes 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
Llanidloes in brief

Llanidloes had 4,179 usual residents at the census.

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

In Llanidloes, 79.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Llanidloes, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.