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Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf

Middle area

South Powys. 10,204 people in 167 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 Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£182,450
1,104th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,349
910th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
45.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf compares

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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. Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf is £182,450.
£182,4502nd 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. Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf is 10,349.
10,349highest
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%. Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf is 45.5%.
45.5%6th lowest
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%. Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf is 3.3%.
3.3%5th 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 Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf 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
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf was £182,450 in 2025.

Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf had 10,349 usual residents at the census.

In Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf, 45.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.