Spotlight Powys

Ystradgynlais

This postcode is located in the electoral ward of Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais and the community area of Ystradgynlais.

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.

The county councillors for the community of Ystradgynlais are:

Ystradgynlais Town Council

Your Town 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 Ystradgynlais Town Council in 2023/24 was approximately £333,997. For the 2023/24 financial year, there are approximately 2,976 properties in the community.

For the upcoming 2024/25 financial year, there are approximately 3,020 properties in the community.

Did you know? In your area, the most common council tax band is Band B with 29.3% of houses in that band.

Ystradgynlais Town Council is made up of 16 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 2023/24 is shown below.

Powys County Council
£1,524.45
Ystradgynlais
£112.24
P&CC
£312.65

A comparison between 2023 and 2018 is shown below.

22.0%

Element paid to Powys County Council

Up £335.25 per year.

21.1%

Element paid to Ystradgynlais Town Council

Up £23.71 per year.

28.2%

Element paid to Police & Crime Commissioner

Up £88.09 per year.

During this current administration (2022), council tax for this community has increased by 5%, or £103.96 per year / £2.00 per week.

Since 2018, council tax for this community has increased by 23%, or £447.05 per year / £8.60 per week.

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