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Welshpool
Powys 003 · 4 sub-areas · 6,830 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (63/100)Watch-out: Retirees (29/100)Liveability 70/100 · Above medianResidential
Welshpool is a settled residential pocket of Powys. The bigger gravitational centre is Birmingham, around 115 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Liveability
70/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Welshpool?
A snapshot of Welshpool
3 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; 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; 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 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Welshpool in Powys
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Welshpool?
- The median monthly rent across Welshpool is £621.
- How safe is Welshpool?
- Welshpool 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 Welshpool?
- 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 31 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Welshpool?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Welshpool, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 27278 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Welshpool?
- The most common council tax band in Welshpool is C. Council tax is set by Powys council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Welshpool to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Welshpool to central London is approximately 213 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 Welshpool?
- 100% of premises in Welshpool are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Welshpool?
- The average property price across Powys (the local authority covering Welshpool) 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 Welshpool 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 Welshpool?
- Welshpool contains 4 local areas: Powys 003D, Powys 003C, Powys 003B, Powys 003A.
- Where is Welshpool?
- Welshpool sits within Powys in the Wales region.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Welshpool
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Welshpool?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Welshpool 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 Welshpool a safe place to live?
- Welshpool has a safety score of 26/100. 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 Welshpool?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Welshpool are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Welshpool?
- Public-transport commute time from Welshpool to central London is approximately 213 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Welshpool different from the rest of Powys?
- Welshpool contains 4 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 Welshpool rank in Powys?
- Welshpool scores 70/100 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.
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