Newtown South
Powys 009 · 3 sub-areas · 5,295 residents
Newtown South is a settled residential pocket of Powys. The bigger gravitational centre is Birmingham, around 132 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Newtown South?
2 parks and 8 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £621 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 3 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Newtown South in Powys
What you'll need on day one
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Newtown South?
- The median monthly rent across Newtown South is £621.
- How safe is Newtown South?
- Newtown South has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Newtown South?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 24 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Newtown South?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Newtown South, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 40674 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Newtown South?
- The most common council tax band in Newtown South is B. Council tax is set by Powys council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Newtown South to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Newtown South to central London is approximately 230 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Newtown South?
- 100% of premises in Newtown South are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Newtown South?
- The average property price across Powys (the local authority covering Newtown South) is approximately £233,245, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Newtown South a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.37 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,275.)
- Which local areas are part of Newtown South?
- Newtown South contains 3 local areas: Powys 009A, Powys 009C, Powys 009B.
- Where is Newtown South?
- Newtown South sits within Powys in the Wales region.
Frequently asked about Newtown South
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Newtown South?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Newtown South is £621. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Newtown South a safe place to live?
- Newtown South has a safety score of 10/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Newtown South?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Newtown South are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Newtown South?
- Public-transport commute time from Newtown South to central London is approximately 230 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Newtown South different from the rest of Powys?
- Newtown South contains 3 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Newtown South rank in Powys?
- Newtown South scores 37/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Powys, see the Cities table on the Powys page.