HIGHGATE STREET, SY18 6AG House Prices & Local Information

SY18 6AG is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Highgate Street, 0.4km from Green, Upper in Llanidloes. Administratively it sits within Llanidloes ward and the Montgomeryshire constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SY18 6AG is a mature area with an older, predominantly retired population. The daytime character shifts — mainly white, agricultural workforce, on the edges of smaller towns. With an average age of 51, this is established family country — quiet streets, strong community ties, and low rental churn. 26% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 24% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 33 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for SY18 6AG are sourced from Output Area W00002486 (shared with 22 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.