CHURCH PLACE, SY18 6AN House Prices & Local Information

SY18 6AN is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Church Place, 0.3km from Llanidloes in Llanidloes. Administratively it sits within Llanidloes ward and the Montgomeryshire constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SY18 6AN is a mature area with an older, predominantly retired population. By day, the area transitions to a town fringe countryside character: mainly white, agricultural workforce, on the edges of smaller towns. At 51 years average, the community has a secure, family-first character — valued for its stability, low turnover, and strong local identity. 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 34 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £111k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 38.4% year-on-year. 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 6AN are sourced from Output Area W00002486 (shared with 22 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.