Welshpool
This postcode is located in the electoral ward of Welshpool Gungrog and the community area of Welshpool.
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 Welshpool are:
Welshpool 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 Welshpool Town Council in 2023/24 was approximately £699,055. For the 2023/24 financial year, there are approximately 2,789 properties in the community.
For the upcoming 2024/25 financial year, there are approximately 2,807 properties in the community.
Did you know? In your area, the most common council tax band is Band C with 38.7% of houses in that band.
Welshpool Town Council is made up of 15 councillors.
Welshpool Town Council was recently audited by Spotlight Powys against their legal duties. They scored 102/123.
View their audit report » Visit their website »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.
A comparison between 2023 and 2018 is shown below.
22.0%
Element paid to Powys County Council
Up £335.25 per year.
37.2%
Element paid to Welshpool Town Council
Up £93.12 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 6%, or £127.05 per year / £2.44 per week.
Since 2018, council tax for this community has increased by 25%, or £516.46 per year / £9.93 per week.