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Welshpool

Middle area

North east Powys. 6,830 people in 39 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 Welshpool’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£195,000
1,366th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,637
3,705th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Welshpool 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. Welshpool is £195,000.
£195,000joint 3rd lowest
Population19 middle areas, Powys · 2021
Population: every middle area in Powys19 areas from 5,166 to 10,349. The middle area is 6,491. Welshpool is 6,637.
6,6379th highest
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%. Welshpool is 90.4%.
90.4%2nd 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%. Welshpool is 4.1%.
4.1%3rd 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 Welshpool 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
Welshpool in brief

The median price paid for a home in Welshpool was £195,000 in 2025.

Welshpool had 6,637 usual residents at the census.

In Welshpool, 90.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Welshpool, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.