Spotlight Powys

Glascwm

This postcode is located in the electoral ward of Llanelwedd and the community area of Glascwm.

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 Gareth E Jones, who serves as the county councillor for the Llanelwedd electoral ward.

They are a  Powys Independents councillor.

  View their profile and voting record »

Glascwm 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 Glascwm Community Council in 2024/25 was approximately £5,309. For the 2024/25 financial year, there are approximately 279 properties in the community.

For the upcoming 2025/26 financial year, there are approximately 277 properties in the community.

Did you know? In your area, the most common council tax band is Band E with 26.3% of houses in that band.

Glascwm Community Council is made up of 8 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
Glascwm
£19.03
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.

12.5%

Element paid to Glascwm Community Council

Up £2.37 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 £230.81 per year / £4.44 per week.

Since 2018, council tax for this community has increased by 28%, or £559.42 per year / £10.76 per week.

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