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Builth: your neighbourhood

Builth electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 24% here, compared with 18% across Powys (5.7 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 28.2% here, compared with 31.9% across Powys (3.6 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 24.7% here, compared with 27.9% across Powys (3.2 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

24.7%

21 March 2021 · Builth

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

610 out of 2,470.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.3%

21 March 2021 · Builth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

131 out of 2,468.

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People counted in the census

2,469

21 March 2021 · Builth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,469 out of 2,469.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

28.2%

21 March 2021 · Builth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

587 out of 2,078.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

50.7%

21 March 2021 · Builth

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

590 out of 1,164.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

18.4%

21 March 2021 · Builth

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

214 out of 1,164.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

40.5%

21 March 2021 · Builth

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

843 out of 2,080.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

57.4%

21 March 2021 · Builth

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,194 out of 2,080.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

5.4%

21 March 2021 · Builth

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

113 out of 2,080.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

19.1%

21 March 2021 · Builth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

397 out of 2,078.

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Homes rented privately

24%

21 March 2021 · Builth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

274 out of 1,162.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

25.6%

21 March 2021 · Builth

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

533 out of 2,080.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

13%

21 March 2021 · Builth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

153 out of 1,162.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Builth

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

43 out of 2,080.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Builth ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

193 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 184 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Builth ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 8 mapped crimes in September 2024; 16 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Builth
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202480
October 202490
November 2024232
December 2024181
January 2025161
February 2025100
March 202562
April 2025180
May 2025111
June 2025112
July 2025451
August 202591
September 202581
October 2025116
November 2025203
December 202561
January 2026162
February 2026141
March 2026121
April 2026280
May 2026191
June 202693
July 2026346
August 2026164
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Builth
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime112
public order20
criminal damage arson16
burglary9
other crime8
shoplifting8
drugs7
other theft6
vehicle crime3
theft from the person3
possession of weapons1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Powys →