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Bryn-y-Castell

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Mapped street Green-space proximity 27/100 Transport proximity 100/100 Risk indicators: Data incomplete Low confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 30/100; transport-stop proximity 100/100; daily amenities 30/100; green-space proximity 27/100. Data unavailable: flood mapping. These indicators do not establish personal suitability or future property returns.

Compare Profile Scores

Each profile applies different weights to the available indicators; it does not determine personal suitability.

Highest profile: Young ProfessionalsGood

Available components: transport-stop proximity 100/100; amenity proximity 45/100; daily amenities 30/100. Data unavailable: market proxy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

Families
Poor

Available components: area-safety proxy 30/100; family indicators 10/100; green-space proximity 27/100; daily amenities 30/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 30%, Family indicators 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Young Professionals
Good

Available components: transport-stop proximity 100/100; amenity proximity 45/100; daily amenities 30/100. Data unavailable: market proxy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Retirees
Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 30/100; green-space proximity 27/100; daily amenities 30/100; amenity proximity 45/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

First-time Buyers
Fair

Available components: transport-stop proximity 100/100; daily amenities 30/100; area-safety proxy 30/100. Data unavailable: sale price. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

42
Liveability Score
Indicative · relative within Powys
Top 22% in Powys
Low confidence Based on no transaction data, 4 data sources

Flood mapping

Natural Resources Wales categories at the mapped street point:

No mapped intersection does not mean no flood risk. These NRW categories use a different method from English planning Flood Zones and do not produce a comparable numerical score here.

Check the official NRW flood map

Things You Should Know

Low area-safety score

Score 30/100. This is an LSOA incident-count proxy, not a population-adjusted crime rate.

Limited mapped green-space access

Score 27/100. This measures mapped green-space proximity, not noise or air quality.

How Life Works Here

Bryn-y-Castell is located in Powys, near Y Trallwng / Welshpool, Powys - Powys. The associated LSOA area has 296 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 12 of the 12 selected months. These are area counts, not street-level incidents or population-adjusted rates; they do not establish a comparison with local or national averages. No nearby amenity records are available in this extract. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus. The nearest mapped stop (Oldford) is 137m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The price sample is too small to publish a median; at least eight recorded transactions are required. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 1,487; owner-occupied homes 13.8%; social housing 23.2%; retired population 22.3%; average household size 2.1. No nearby school records are available in this extract. Flood risk data is unavailable for this street; no low-risk assessment has been made. The highest available weighted profile is young professionals at 62/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 42/100. Its recorded district percentile is 78. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.

Nearby Services (5 km)

Score Breakdown

Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.

Safety (area) Low (30)

police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted

Daily Access Low (30)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Excellent (100)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Poor (27)

OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality

Market Value Data unavailable

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Poor (10)

GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators

Amenity proximity Fair (45)

Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment

Energy Data unavailable

EPC Register — awaiting public API access

Flood Risk Data unavailable

Outside Environment Agency coverage; Welsh flood assessment unavailable until NRW data is integrated

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Public Services Nearby

Public facilities within walking distance from Bryn-y-Castell, with detailed information for each.

gyms & sports centres (2)

hospitals (1)

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parks & green spaces (3)

Transport Links

Oldford bus_stop137m
Masons Yard bus_stop354m
Howell Drive bus_stop481m
Berriew Street bus_stop524m
Pola Cinema bus_stop527m
Welshpool Rail Station rail_station739m
Welshpool Raven Square Station (W&LLR) metro_station909m

Similar Streets

Compared within this district using at least four shared score dimensions. Missing indicators are excluded.

Data Transparency

4 open data sources
45% data uniqueness
View all data sources
  • OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
  • HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
  • police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
  • OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
  • DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
  • GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
  • Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
  • ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0

All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees. Limited data available for this street — interpret scores with caution.