Isle of Anglesey vs Powys: buying or renting a home
A typical terraced house costs £20,632 (14%) more in Powys than in Isle of Anglesey. Measured against local pay, buying is harder in Powys: it takes 4.8× median annual pay, against 4.3× in Isle of Anglesey.
At a glance
| Isle of Anglesey | Powys | |
|---|---|---|
| Buying a home | Fairly affordable | Fairly affordable |
| Renting a home | Affordable | Affordable |
| Recorded crime | Low | Low |
Buying rates the typical price of all homes against median pay; renting rates a year of average rent against median pay; crime rates recorded crime per resident against the England and Wales average.
What the numbers say
Median full-time pay in Powys (£35,909) is 1% higher than in Isle of Anglesey (£35,709), while a typical terraced house costs 14% more (£172,632 against £152,000). Set against local pay, Isle of Anglesey is the easier of the two for a typical earner to buy in.
Buying a terraced house takes 4.3× annual pay in Isle of Anglesey and 4.8× in Powys. Renting one takes 24% of pay in Isle of Anglesey and 20% in Powys. The two measures point different ways: buying is harder in Powys, but renting takes a bigger share of pay in Isle of Anglesey.
Across all property types and measured against pay, Isle of Anglesey is the 88th least expensive of 316 areas to buy in, and Powys is the 123rd least expensive of 316 areas. For renting against pay, Isle of Anglesey is the 30th least expensive of 316 areas and Powys is the 2nd least expensive of 316 areas.
Someone on £40,000 in Isle of Anglesey would need about £45,500 in Powys to be equally placed to buy a terraced house, and about £34,500 to be equally placed to rent one. Keeping the same pay after a move to Powys would leave you worse placed to buy. These figures compare housing costs only; they ignore other living costs and the pay you could earn in a new job.
Police recorded 56.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in Isle of Anglesey and 55.2 in Powys: about the same. The biggest difference is in residential burglary: 2.5 per 1,000 in Isle of Anglesey against 3.6 in Powys.
Can a typical earner buy?
| Terraced house | Isle of Anglesey | Powys |
|---|---|---|
| Median full-time pay | £35,709 | £35,909 |
| House price ÷ pay | 4.3× | 4.8× |
| Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy | 117% | 104% |
| Rent a year as a share of median pay | 24% | 20% |
Buying, by property type
| Type | Isle of Anglesey | Powys | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £305,000 | £335,000 | +10% in Powys |
| Semi-detached | £200,000 | £220,500 | +10% in Powys |
| Terraced | £152,000 | £172,632 | +14% in Powys |
Renting, by property type
| Type (average rent a month) | Isle of Anglesey | Powys | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £878 | £799 | -9% in Powys |
| Semi-detached | £741 | £664 | -10% in Powys |
| Terraced | £707 | £611 | -14% in Powys |
Crime
Police recorded 56.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in Isle of Anglesey and 55.2 in Powys: about the same.
| Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents | Isle of Anglesey | Powys | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime (excluding fraud) | 56.5 | 55.2 | -2% in Powys |
| Violence against the person | 27.9 | 26.3 | -6% in Powys |
| Sexual offences | 3.2 | 3.2 | +1% in Powys |
| Robbery | 0.1 | 0.1 | +114% in Powys |
| Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) | 2.5 | 3.6 | +44% in Powys |
| Vehicle offences | 1.2 | 1.1 | -5% in Powys |
| Theft from the person | 0.1 | 0.1 | +67% in Powys |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.6 | 6.2 | +10% in Powys |
Rates use resident population, so city centres and student areas show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on reporting and police recording practice.
How prices have changed in each area
Average house price for all property types, indexed so that 2005 is 100. A line at 200 means prices have doubled.
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| Year | Isle of Anglesey | Powys |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100 | 100 |
| 2006 | 105 | 107 |
| 2007 | 112 | 114 |
| 2008 | 110 | 107 |
| 2009 | 102 | 103 |
| 2010 | 105 | 107 |
| 2011 | 100 | 105 |
| 2012 | 100 | 103 |
| 2013 | 98 | 105 |
| 2014 | 104 | 106 |
| 2015 | 109 | 107 |
| 2016 | 111 | 111 |
| 2017 | 116 | 115 |
| 2018 | 119 | 122 |
| 2019 | 124 | 123 |
| 2020 | 130 | 127 |
| 2021 | 147 | 141 |
| 2022 | 163 | 160 |
| 2023 | 164 | 158 |
| 2024 | 163 | 159 |
| 2025 | 166 | 159 |
| 12 months to July 2026 | 170 | 161 |
In 2005 the average home cost £138,659 in Isle of Anglesey and £145,950 in Powys. Now it is £235,475 and £235,067: Isle of Anglesey is up 70% and Powys is up 61%. Prices have risen faster in Isle of Anglesey, so the gap between the two has narrowed.
Buying a home against local pay, over time
Average house price divided by median full-time pay. Higher means harder to afford.
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| Year | Isle of Anglesey | Powys |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.9 years of pay | 7.4 years of pay |
| 2010 | 6.4 years of pay | 7.5 years of pay |
| 2015 | 6.4 years of pay | 6.4 years of pay |
| 2020 | 6.6 years of pay | 6.5 years of pay |
| 2025 | 6.5 years of pay | 6.5 years of pay |
In 2005 a home cost 6.9 years of pay in Isle of Anglesey and 7.4 years in Powys. In 2025 it was 6.5 years and 6.5 years.
Affordability has worsened more in Isle of Anglesey over that time.
How rents have changed in each area
Average monthly rent for all property types, indexed so that 2015 is 100.
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| Year | Isle of Anglesey | Powys |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100 | 100 |
| 2016 | 100 | 101 |
| 2017 | 101 | 101 |
| 2018 | 102 | 103 |
| 2019 | 104 | 104 |
| 2020 | 105 | 104 |
| 2021 | 107 | 106 |
| 2022 | 112 | 110 |
| 2023 | 118 | 118 |
| 2024 | 127 | 123 |
| 2025 | 135 | 128 |
| August 2026 | 141 | 139 |
In 2015 the average rent was £506 a month in Isle of Anglesey and £446 in Powys. Now it is £714 and £621: up 41% in Isle of Anglesey and up 39% in Powys.
What your salary is worth in each area
Salary needed to afford the same kind of home (terraced), going by median prices and average rents.
Moving from Isle of Anglesey to Powys
| Earning in Isle of Anglesey | Equivalent to buy in Powys | Equivalent to rent in Powys |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £34,000 | £26,000 |
| £40,000 | £45,500 | £34,500 |
| £50,000 | £57,000 | £43,000 |
| £60,000 | £68,000 | £52,000 |
Moving from Powys to Isle of Anglesey
| Earning in Powys | Equivalent to buy in Isle of Anglesey | Equivalent to rent in Isle of Anglesey |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £26,500 | £34,500 |
| £40,000 | £35,000 | £46,500 |
| £50,000 | £44,000 | £58,000 |
| £60,000 | £53,000 | £69,500 |