Area Information for George Close, The Cwm, Knighton, Wales, LD7 1HL

Summary Back to Top

George Close in Knighton is in Wales. The postcode is within the Knighton with Beguildy ward/electoral division, which is in the UK Parliamentary Constituency of Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe. This page combines information for the address George Close, The Cwm, Knighton, Wales, LD7 1HL, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of LD7 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for LD7 1HL.

Basic Information

Area Type Small Town or Fringe Area
Local Authority Powys
Ward Knighton with Beguildy
UK Parliamentary Constituency Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Country Wales

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of George Close, The Cwm, Knighton, Wales, LD7 1HL:

Larkey Lane, Knighton, LD7 1DN
George Road, Knighton, LD7 1HF
The Cwm, Knighton, LD7 1HG
Castle Road, Knighton, LD7 1BA
George Road, Knighton, LD7 1RS
High Street, Knighton, LD7 1AT

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about LD7 as a whole.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about George Close, The Cwm, Knighton, Wales, LD7 1HL is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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Housing (13 Sales) Back to Top

House Prices

We have found 13 property sales in George Close since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 19
Semi-Detached 50
Terraced 30
Flat (Purpose-Built) 1
Flat (Converted) 0
Residence in Commercial Building 2
Total 102
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area consists predominantly of housing where the property is owned outright - higher than the national average of almost 33%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 60
Owned with Mortgage 18
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 8
Rented: Other Social 1
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 12
Rented: Other 2
Rent Free 0
Total 101

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 33
Two People 46
Three People 11
Four People 6
Five People 4
Six People 2
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 102

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing George Close, The Cwm, Knighton, Wales consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 33
Family Household 67
Other Household 1
Total 101

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 50
Deprived In One Dimension 41
Deprived In Two Dimensions 10
Deprived In Three Dimensions 3
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 104

People Back to Top

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe UK Parliamentary Constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 47% male.

Gender
Male 101
Female 113
Total 214

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 6
5-9 7
10-14 14
15-19 11
20-24 9
25-29 9
30-34 9
35-39 16
40-44 10
45-49 10
50-54 9
55-59 15
60-64 18
65-69 30
70-74 17
75-79 8
80-84 7
85+ 12
Total 217

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode LD7 1HL does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 44
Married 95
Separated 3
Divorced 23
Widowed 17
Total 182

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 97
Good 74
Fair 31
Bad 8
Very Bad 3
Total 213

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 54
Apprenticeship 18
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 36
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 15
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 17
No GCSEs or Equivalent 36
Other 8
Total 184

Culture Back to Top

Welsh Language Embed This

The area around LD7 1HL has a lower than average concentration of Welsh speakers - 4% of the resident population. Across Wales, 17% of the population spoke Welsh at the time of the last census.

Figures for Welsh speaking and understanding are based on responses for all usual residents aged 3 years and over on census day 2021.

Welsh Language
Can Speak Welsh 9
Cannot Speak Welsh 201
Welsh Understanding Ability
Can Understand Spoken Welsh 16
Cannot Understand Spoken Welsh 194

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (George Close, The Cwm, Knighton, Wales) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 99% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 212
Mixed Ethnicity 1
Black African 1
Total 214

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 206
European Union 4
Rest of Europe 1
Africa 2
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 1
Total 214

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 206
10+ Years 6
5-10 Years 0
2-5 Years 2
Less Than 2 Years 0
Total 214

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to LD7 1HL.

Passport(s) Held
None 43
United Kingdom 166
Republic of Ireland 1
European Union 1
Rest of Europe 1
African Countries 1
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 1

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 73
Christian 132
Buddhist 0
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 9
Total 214

Employment Back to Top

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Knighton with Beguildy ward is entrepreneurial, with a larger than average concentration of residents that are self-employed - 17% of the resident population. On average, around 9.3% of census respondents were self-employed. Male residents were more than twice as likely to be self-employed than women.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 43
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 27
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 31
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 1
Unemployed 5
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 12
Retired 53
Looking After Home or Family 5
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 5
Other 3
Total 185

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 8
Professional Occupations 10
Associate Professional Occupations 11
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 13
Skilled Trades Occupations 22
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 14
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 7
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 7
Elementary Occupations 12
Total 104

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 13
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 33
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 24
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 33
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 10
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 27
Semi-Routine Occupation 27
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 8
Full-time Student 11
Total 186

Policing and Crime (39) Back to Top

George Close, The Cwm, Knighton, Wales, LD7 1HL is within the Knighton policing neighbourhood, under the Dyfed-Powys Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In January 2025, 39 crimes were reported within half a mile of LD7 1HL.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 39 crimes committed near George Close
Neighbourhood Team Address Knighton
Website: https://www.dyfed-powys.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Nearby Services Back to Top

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Below are the details of the closest services to LD7 1HL. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for LD7 1HL.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest railway stations to George Close, The Cwm, Knighton, Wales, LD7 1HL. The nearest railway station is Knighton, approximately 720 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Knighton 720 yards
Knucklas 2.4 miles
Bucknell 4.5 miles
Llangynllo 4.7 miles
Hopton Heath 6.8 miles
Llanbister Road 6.9 miles
Broome 8.9 miles
Dolau 9.6 miles
Craven Arms 12 miles
Pen-y-Bont (Mid Wales) 13 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 9 closest primary schools to George Close, The Cwm, Knighton, Wales, LD7 1HL. The nearest is KNIGHTON CHURCH IN WALES PRIMARY SCHOOL, approximately 630 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
KNIGHTON CHURCH IN WALES PRIMARY SCHOOL 630 yards  
St Mary's CofE Primary School 4.4 miles
    
PRESTEIGNE C.P. SCHOOL 5.3 miles  
St George's CofE Academy, Clun 5.3 miles
    
Newcastle CofE Primary School 6.7 miles
    
Clunbury CofE Primary School 7.5 miles
    
Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School 7.6 miles
    
Wigmore Primary School 8.3 miles
    
Shobdon Primary School 9.6 miles
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 2 closest secondary schools to George Close, The Cwm, Knighton, Wales, LD7 1HL. The nearest is Bedstone College, approximately 5.5 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Bedstone College 5.5 miles  
Wigmore School 8.4 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 4 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to George Close, The Cwm, Knighton, Wales, LD7 1HL. The nearest is Wylcwm Street Surgery, approximately 310 yards away. Please consult the facility to check if they are currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 1 closest opticians to George Close, The Cwm, Knighton, Wales, LD7 1HL. The nearest is Suzanne Floyd Optometrist, approximately 5.5 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Suzanne Floyd Optometrist 5.5 miles

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.

Broadband Connectivity Back to Top

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Broadband in LD7 1HL

This postcode has support for superfast broadband at one or more premises. Superfast broadband is generally taken to mean fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 30Mbps plus - more than enough for gaming, video calling, watching video and internet browsing. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 30Mbps+

Top Broadband Suppliers Back to Top

Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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