Spotlight Powys

Banwy

This postcode is located in the electoral ward of Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn and the community area of Banwy.

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 Banwy are:

Banwy 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 Banwy Community Council in 2023/24 was approximately £6,005. For the 2023/24 financial year, there are approximately 333 properties in the community.

For the upcoming 2024/25 financial year, there are approximately 330 properties in the community.

Did you know? In your area, the most common council tax band is Band E with 28.4% of houses in that band.

Banwy 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 2023/24 is shown below.

Powys County Council
£1,524.45
Banwy
£18.03
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.

-47.9%

Element paid to Banwy Community Council

Down £-8.63 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 £95.80 per year / £1.84 per week.

Since 2018, council tax for this community has increased by 22%, or £414.71 per year / £7.98 per week.

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