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Newtown South

Middle area

North Powys. 5,295 people in 3.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Newtown South’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£170,000
810th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,166
1,997th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Newtown South compares

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

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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. Newtown South is £170,000.
£170,000lowest
Population19 middle areas, Powys · 2021
Population: every middle area in Powys19 areas from 5,166 to 10,349. The middle area is 6,491. Newtown South is 5,166.
5,166lowest
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%. Newtown South is 92.3%.
92.3%highest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Powys · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Powys19 areas from 1.5% to 5.6%. The middle area is 2.3%. Newtown South is 4.4%.
4.4%2nd highest

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 Newtown South 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
138th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
83.6years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Newtown South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Newtown South was £170,000 in 2025.

Newtown South had 5,166 usual residents at the census.

In Newtown South, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Newtown South, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.