Powys
6 datasets are currently published for Powys. 4 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices); planning permissions (MHCLG publishes for England only); pupil absence (Department for Education; published for local authorities in England, but not every English district — some are reported only as part of their wider county).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Powys compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 271st of 361 (14.6 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: ranked 206th of 318 (£242,000).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Powys: 1,980, July 2026 (+5.0% year on year, from 1,885). 1,980 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (1,050, 53%). Next largest was Aged 50+ (510). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 25% higher (420). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Powys: 1,975, July 2026 (+4.8% year on year, from 1,885). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Powys: 100.2, June 2026 (+3.0% year on year, from 97.3). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Powys: £242,000, Q2 2026 (+0.8% year on year, from £240,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Powys: 134,843, 2025 (-0.0% year on year, from 134,855). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Powys: 322, 2025 (-2.1% year on year, from 329). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
Awarded contracts by local authority:
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