Spotlight Powys

Disserth and Trecoed

This postcode is located in the electoral ward of Disserth and Trecoed with Newbridge and the community area of Disserth and Trecoed.

Powys County Council

The County Council is responsible for highways, education, social services, waste and regulatory services. It is funded by Welsh Government, council tax and other income.

Your representative on Powys County Council is Cllr Little Brighouse, who serves as the county councillor for the Disserth and Trecoed with Newbridge electoral ward.

They are a  Non-Affiliated councillor.

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Disserth and Trecoed Community Council

Your Community Council looks after local issues such as green spaces and benches. These vary from place to place. It is funded by council tax and other income.

The annual precept request for Disserth and Trecoed Community Council in 2024/25 was approximately £8,511. For the 2024/25 financial year, there are approximately 574 properties in the community.

For the upcoming 2025/26 financial year, there are approximately 569 properties in the community.

Did you know? In your area, the most common council tax band is Band A with 26.1% of houses in that band.

Disserth and Trecoed Community Council is made up of 11 councillors.

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  Council Tax

Council Tax is a local tax made up of 3 precepting authorities - the county council, community or town council and Police & Crime Commissioner. The current breakdown for a Band D property in 2024/25 is shown below.

Powys County Council
£1,638.78
Disserth and Trecoed
£14.82
P&CC
£332.03

A comparison between 2023 and 2018 is shown below.

20.5%

Element paid to Powys County Council

Up £449.58 per year.

-41.4%

Element paid to Disserth and Trecoed Community Council

Down £-6.14 per year.

32.4%

Element paid to Police & Crime Commissioner

Up £107.47 per year.

During this current administration (2022), council tax for this community has increased by 12%, or £229.63 per year / £4.42 per week.

Since 2018, council tax for this community has increased by 28%, or £550.91 per year / £10.59 per week.

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