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Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf

Middle area

South Powys. 10,204 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 167 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 24% of people in Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£182,450
1,104th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,349
Joint 910th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
24%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
45.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf at a rate of 95.9 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 offences493
Other crime135
Criminal damage and arson117
Anti-social behaviour100
Drug offences42
Shoplifting36
Burglary33
Vehicle crime13
Theft from the person6
Robbery4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf compares

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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. Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf is £182,450.
£182,4502nd cheapest
Population19 middle areas, Powys · 2021
Population: every middle area in Powys19 areas from 5,166 to 10,349. The middle area is 6,491. Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf is 10,349.
10,349most 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%. Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf is 24.0%.
24%fewest 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%. Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf is 45.5%.
45.5%6th lowest

Is Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf at a rate of 95.9 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, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (493), other crime (135) and criminal damage and arson (117).

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 Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf 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
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf was £182,450 in 2025.

Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf had 10,349 usual residents at the census.

About 24% of people in Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf, 45.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.