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Asking rent £839/month · Gross yield 3.3% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Powys: asking rent £839/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 397 lets).
£839/month 12 months to Sep 2026
397 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 397 lets.
3.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
704 lets
+7.5% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 704 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
177 on 10 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 10 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Powys runs from £525/month for 1 bedroom to £1,205/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £525/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.4% on the previous 12 months | 127 |
| 2 bedrooms | £708/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.5% on the previous 12 months | 239 |
| 3 bedrooms | £881/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.5% on the previous 12 months | 248 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,205/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 8 of 12 months observed | — | 53 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Corporate landlords hold 62% of the 2,164 units in Powys whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Powys ranks 18th of 22 local authorities in Wales for asking rent, at £839/month.
Powys ranks 18th of 22 local authorities in Wales for asking rent, at £839/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff | £1,418/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 12,339 | measured |
| 2 | Ceredigion | £1,180/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 196 | measured |
| 3 | Monmouthshire | £1,142/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 479 | measured |
| 4 | the Vale of Glamorgan | £1,131/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 906 | measured |
| 5 | Newport | £1,003/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,206 | measured |
| 18 | Powys | £839/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 397 | measured |
Powys ranks 22nd of 22 local authorities in Wales for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaenau Gwent | 5.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 516 | measured |
| 2 | Cardiff | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 21,063 | measured |
| 3 | Neath Port Talbot | 5.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 583 | measured |
| 4 | Merthyr Tydfil | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 533 | measured |
| 5 | Ceredigion | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 298 | measured |
| 22 | Powys | 3.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 704 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Wales
SY10 leads the 6 postcode districts within Powys for asking rent, at £960/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SY10 | £960/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 61 | indicative |
| 2 | LD3 | £934/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 31 | indicative |
| 3 | SY22 | £910/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 54 | indicative |
| 4 | SY21 | £892/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 57 | indicative |
| 5 | SY16 | £736/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 54 | indicative |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Powys
LD3 leads the 6 postcode districts within Powys for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.4%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LD3 | 3.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 6 of 12 months observed | 43 | indicative |
| 2 | SY22 | 3.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 9 of 12 months observed | 67 | indicative |
| 3 | SY16 | 3.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 76 | indicative |
| 4 | SY10 | 3.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 77 | indicative |
| 5 | LD1 | 2.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 7 of 12 months observed | 54 | indicative |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Powys
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 397 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 704 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 10 Nov 2026 | 10 Nov 2026 | — |