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Machynlleth · Powys

Machynlleth: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 28% here, compared with 14% across Powys (13.4 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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 no qualifications: 22.8% here, compared with 18.9% across Powys (3.9 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 19.9% here, compared with 16.8% across Powys (3.1 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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

26%

21 March 2021 · Machynlleth

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

562 out of 2,158.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

8.4%

21 March 2021 · Machynlleth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

181 out of 2,162.

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People counted in the census

2,161

21 March 2021 · Machynlleth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,161 out of 2,161.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

28.9%

21 March 2021 · Machynlleth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

523 out of 1,808.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

54.5%

21 March 2021 · Machynlleth

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

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

562 out of 1,031.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

19.9%

21 March 2021 · Machynlleth

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

205 out of 1,031.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

42.1%

21 March 2021 · Machynlleth

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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

762 out of 1,812.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.9%

21 March 2021 · Machynlleth

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.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,013 out of 1,812.

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

5%

21 March 2021 · Machynlleth

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.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

91 out of 1,812.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

22.8%

21 March 2021 · Machynlleth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

413 out of 1,808.

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Homes rented privately

18%

21 March 2021 · Machynlleth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

187 out of 1,032.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

28.2%

21 March 2021 · Machynlleth

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.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

511 out of 1,812.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

28%

21 March 2021 · Machynlleth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

284 out of 1,032.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2%

21 March 2021 · Machynlleth

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

37 out of 1,812.

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Crime and safety

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

148 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 145 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Machynlleth 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: 11 mapped crimes in September 2024; 13 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 · Machynlleth
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024112
October 2024121
November 2024102
December 2024121
January 2025100
February 202572
March 202571
April 2025211
May 2025130
June 202571
July 2025112
August 2025241
September 202543
October 2025143
November 2025110
December 202551
January 2026121
February 202662
March 202690
April 2026141
May 2026241
June 2026141
July 2026224
August 2026130
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Machynlleth
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime87
public order15
criminal damage arson12
burglary8
other theft7
other crime6
shoplifting5
drugs4
possession of weapons2
vehicle crime2
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 →