Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Powys (July 2026)
The average private rent in Powys is £622 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £231,004 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 3.2%, ranked 311 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Powys
The average private rent across all property types is £622 a month (+9.7% on a year earlier). The regional median in Wales is £754.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £462 | £5,544 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £579 | £6,948 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £701 | £8,412 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £952 | £11,424 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Powys: one to two bedrooms adds 25.3% to the rent, two to three adds 21.1% and three to four-plus adds 35.8% (England-and-Wales medians 27.3%, 20.9% and 40.9%). The biggest step here is three to four or more bedrooms — the size where an extra room earns most, and the first place to look when comparing a conversion against its cost.
House prices in Powys
The average price paid is £231,004 (+2.9% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £318,333 |
| Semi-detached | £208,644 |
| Terraced | £168,033 |
| Flat | £92,870 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Powys. Rents moved +9.7% over the year against +2.9% for prices — a gap of 6.8 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Powys ranks 12th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 156th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Powys
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £579 | £92,870 | 7.5% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £701 | £168,033 | 5% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £701 | £208,644 | 4% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £952 | £318,333 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Powys is on flats at 7.5%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is detached. Gross figures ignore service charges, which usually make flats the thinnest net yield of the four.
What that means for a landlord
- Gross yield 3.2% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 311 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.4%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £18,660 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 50% of EPCs lodged in Powys over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 29% at D (EPC ratings in Powys).
Lender maths on the averages. At a 5.5% stress rate and 145% rent cover — the common buy-to-let convention — the average rent of £622 supports a loan of about £93,592, which is 40.5% of the average price. That falls short of 75% loan-to-value, so a buyer of an average home here needs a larger deposit or a stronger rent to pass the stress test. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for Powys
- Yield calculator with £231,004 and £622 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £622 a month
- Rental income tax on £7,464 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in Wales
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmarthenshire | £685 | £197,547 | 4.2% | +7% |
| Vale of Glamorgan | £987 | £297,999 | 4% | +4.4% |
| Pembrokeshire | £692 | £210,862 | 3.9% | +4.9% |
| Ceredigion | £723 | £237,176 | 3.7% | +5.3% |
| Monmouthshire | £993 | £332,145 | 3.6% | +2.6% |
| Isle of Anglesey | £710 | £239,726 | 3.6% | +4.2% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Powys · EPC ratings in Powys.
Rents: ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (average monthly private rent by local authority, July 2026). Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (average price, June 2026). Gross yield = rent × 12 ÷ price, our calculation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Rankings and medians are ours, across 316 local authorities.
Asked about this area
£622 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 9.7% on a year earlier.
£231,004 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 3.2% gross on the averages — £622 rent against a £231,004 price — ranking 311 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.5% gross (£579 rent on a £92,870 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +9.7% against prices +2.9% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £18,660 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.