Standing view · housing · Powys
falling, held with strong confidence, formed on 31 August 2026 from movements in 2026-07.
Homes sold in Powys fell in every reading published, from 80 in February 2026 to 101 in March and 64 in April, each recorded as a fall against the usual pattern for its month. The average house price fell to £233,486 in April. Rents were steady: a two-bedroom home cost £574 a month in February, a terraced home £611 in March and £610 in May, and a flat or maisonette £486 in April. Falling sales and a falling price agree.
A view is formed only where the evidence names a figure you can check. Each movement listed as a reason had to be large enough to matter and distinctive in at least one way — unusual against this area's own history, unusual against comparable areas, or sustained over several periods. A movement shared with peers counts for less, because it says something about the country rather than about Powys. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 2026-02 | falling |
| Homes sold | 2026-03 | falling |
| Average house price | 2026-04 | falling |
| Homes sold | 2026-04 | falling |
These figures carry no defensible direction of their own: a rising house price is good news to an owner and bad news to someone trying to buy, so we do not score one as an improvement. They are shown because they are part of the picture, and they did not decide the view above.
| Measure | Period | Series |
|---|---|---|
| Average private rent, two bedrooms | 2026-02 | — |
| Average private rent, terraced | 2026-03 | — |
| Average private rent, flat or maisonette | 2026-04 | — |
| Average private rent, terraced | 2026-05 | — |