Electoral wardW05001166Rhaeadr Gwy
Rhayader ward, Powys
Rhayader is one of 60 electoral wards of Powys (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,083 residents in 988 households — 15 people per km², the 26th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency.
Residents, 20212,083council ward average 2,220
Households9882.11 residents per household
Density15/ km²about 137.04 km² · Powys 26
Aged 65+30.9%Powys: 27.9% · under 16: 15.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 98
5–94.9% · 103
10–155.7% · 119
16–193.6% · 75
20–244.2% · 88
25–3410.8% · 225
35–4914.2% · 295
50–6421.0% · 437
65–7414.3% · 299
75–8410.9% · 227
85+5.7% · 118
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.5% · 163
1 car or van47.2% · 465
2 cars or vans27.0% · 266
3 or more9.3% · 92
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Powys overall: 67.6% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.9% private rented.
Owned outright41.1% · 406
With mortgage16.4% · 162
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented15.9% · 157
Private rented26.4% · 261
Lives rent free0.2% · 2
Type of home
Detached house35.3% · 349
Semi-detached house24.8% · 245
Terraced house27.0% · 267
Purpose-built flat7.3% · 72
Converted house1.7% · 17
Other conversion0.7% · 7
Above shop / office3.0% · 30
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001166- Council
- Powys
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Rhaeadr Gwy
- Density rank in council
- 46 of 60
Communities in the ward
Rhayader
Other wards in the same constituency
AAber-craf and Ystradgynlais24.7% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned3,984BBrecon East29.2% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned4,026BBrecon West20.1% aged 65+ · 47.4% owned4,230BBronllys and Felin-fach29.5% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned1,965BBuilth24.7% aged 65+ · 63.3% owned2,469CCrickhowell with Cwmdu and Tretower33.1% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned3,495CCwm-twrch23.6% aged 65+ · 66.2% owned2,219DDisserth and Trecoed with Newbridge37.4% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned1,839GGlasbury32.8% aged 65+ · 76.5% owned1,756GGwernyfed28.8% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned1,482HHay32.2% aged 65+ · 56.2% owned1,680IIthon Valley28.9% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned2,120KKnighton with Beguildy30.4% aged 65+ · 67.6% owned3,603LLlanafanfawr with Garth31.7% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned1,613
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.