UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/powys
Council areaWales
House prices in Powys
Homes in Powys sold for a median of £250,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,763 standard sales.
That makes it the fourth most expensive of the 22 council areas in Wales with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £217,500.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,367 | £330,000 | £265,000 to £425,000 | £2,862/m²from 64 sales |
| Semi-detached | 685 | £210,000 | £170,000 to £257,000 | £2,545/m²from 28 sales |
| Terraced | 638 | £169,500 | £139,000 to £212,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 73 | £105,000 | £85,000 to £138,000 | Too few |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in Powys, at 50% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 25%.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against Wales as a whole: a median of £105,000 here, 28% less than the £145,000 across the region.
Almost every sale here was freehold: only 3% were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.
Postcode districts in Powys
The dearest district was LD3 (Brecon), at £276,000, and the cheapest was SA9 (Swansea), at £170,000.
The next dearest were LD2 (Builth Wells) and SY22 (Llanymynech), and the next cheapest SY20 (Machynlleth) and SY16 (Newtown).
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Post towns in Powys, by number of sales: Brecon (LD3), Swansea (SA9), Newtown (SY16), Welshpool (SY21), Llandrindod Wells (LD1), Llanymynech (SY22), Machynlleth (SY20), Montgomery (SY15), and 10 more.
- LD3Brecon, 390 salesMedian price £276,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- LD2Builth Wells, 108 salesMedian price £275,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- SY22Llanymynech, 218 salesMedian price £265,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −6%
- SY15Montgomery, 109 salesMedian price £260,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- SY21Welshpool, 321 salesMedian price £242,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- LD1Llandrindod Wells, 267 salesMedian price £233,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- SY16Newtown, 331 salesMedian price £212,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +14%
- SY20Machynlleth, 155 salesMedian price £192,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- SA9Swansea, 348 salesMedian price £170,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: LD4 £203k (16 sales), LD5 £285k (28 sales), LD6 £218k (56 sales), LD7 £245k (93 sales), LD8 £298k (81 sales), NP8 £442k (98 sales), SY17 £230k (81 sales), SY18 £212k (98 sales), SY19 £236k (22 sales).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in SY16 (Newtown), up 14%, and fell most in SY22 (Llanymynech), down 6%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Maes Yr Ysgol, Ystradgynlais (SA9)26 sales
- Hoggan Park, Brecon (LD3)21 sales
- Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais (SA9)13 sales
- Heritage Way, Llanymynech (SY22)13 sales
- The Struet, Brecon (LD3)11 sales
- Maesderw, Sarn (SY16)11 sales
- Woodland Way, Newtown (SY16)11 sales
- Little Henfaes Drive, Welshpool (SY21)11 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Hoggan Park, Brecon (LD3, £300,000), Llwyn Nant, Guilsfield (SY21, £300,000) and Barley Meadows, Llanymynech (SY22, £292,500).
The cheapest were The Struet, Brecon (LD3, terraced houses, £145,000), Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais (SA9, £150,000) and Little Henfaes Drive, Welshpool (SY21, £175,000).
Prices over time
The median rose 49%, from £167,500 in 2016 to £250,000 in 2025, more than the 46% rise across Wales as a whole.
Living in Powys
Crime
64 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 65 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
63% of homes can get it
Lower than 97 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
95% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 89 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,352 a year in Powys for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 67 in 100 council areas. Wales: £2,283. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as the police and any community council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Welsh Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in Wales
Median sale price of the 22 council areas in Wales with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Powys and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Monmouthshire£320,000
- Vale of Glamorgan£285,000
- Cardiff£270,000
- Powys, this council area£250,000
- Newport£235,000
- Ceredigion£234,000
- Isle of Anglesey£225,000
- Pembrokeshire£225,000
- Conwy£218,000
- Bridgend£218,000
- Flintshire£215,500
- Denbighshire£200,000
- Swansea£200,000
- Torfaen£200,000
- Wrexham£200,000
About these figures
Powys's figures come from 2,763 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.