Buying Land in Powys
Mid Wales · WALES
Key Facts
Avg. Price/Acre
£6,000
area
2,000 sq miles
major Towns
Newtown, Welshpool, Brecon, Llandrindod Wells, Builth Wells
population
133,000
Buyers looking at land in Powys tend to be farmers expanding holdings, small developers eyeing edge-of-town plots, and private buyers seeking rural land for leisure or off-grid use. Before making an offer on any plot in the county, it pays to check title, access rights, planning history, and flood risk. BuyLand does not list or sell land, but it runs plot reports, retrieves HM Land Registry documents, and provides free land valuations for buyers doing their due diligence.
What land actually sells for in Powys
Powys covers around 2,000 square miles and has a population of roughly 133,000, which means land transactions are spread thinly across a large and largely rural area. Agricultural land in the county trades at around £6,000 per acre as a typical benchmark, though individual plots vary considerably depending on access, planning status, and ground conditions. The main centres of activity tend to cluster around Newtown, Welshpool, Brecon, Llandrindod Wells, and Builth Wells, where development land and residential plots occasionally come to market. Outside those towns, the market is thin and individual sales can be hard to track without checking the Land Registry directly.
Recent land-category transactions in Powys (HMLR price paid)
Plough Inn, OswestrySold £250,000 · Jun 2026
Sold £250,000 in Jun 2026. No index estimate available for this sale.
Unit 5, Pendre Courtyard, BreconSold £472,000 · May 2026≈ £472,000 today
- Sold price
- £472,000 (May 2026)
- House price index then
- 102.4
- Index latest (May 2026)
- 102.4
- Market change since sale
- +0%
- Estimated value today
- ≈ £472,000
- Normalised with the England and Wales UK House Price Index — an indication of market movement, not a valuation of this property.
3 Boatside Barns, HerefordSold £695,000 · May 2026≈ £695,000 today
- Sold price
- £695,000 (May 2026)
- House price index then
- 102.4
- Index latest (May 2026)
- 102.4
- Market change since sale
- +0%
- Estimated value today
- ≈ £695,000
- Normalised with the England and Wales UK House Price Index — an indication of market movement, not a valuation of this property.
24, High Street, NewtownSold £165,000 · May 2026≈ £165,000 today
- Sold price
- £165,000 (May 2026)
- House price index then
- 102.4
- Index latest (May 2026)
- 102.4
- Market change since sale
- +0%
- Estimated value today
- ≈ £165,000
- Normalised with the England and Wales UK House Price Index — an indication of market movement, not a valuation of this property.
Doliver, Llandrindod WellsSold £618,000 · Apr 2026≈ £619,000 today
- Sold price
- £618,000 (Apr 2026)
- House price index then
- 102.2
- Index latest (May 2026)
- 102.4
- Market change since sale
- +0.2%
- Estimated value today
- ≈ £619,000
- Normalised with the England and Wales UK House Price Index — an indication of market movement, not a valuation of this property.
Sunny Bank, NewtownSold £480,000 · Apr 2026≈ £481,000 today
- Sold price
- £480,000 (Apr 2026)
- House price index then
- 102.2
- Index latest (May 2026)
- 102.4
- Market change since sale
- +0.2%
- Estimated value today
- ≈ £481,000
- Normalised with the England and Wales UK House Price Index — an indication of market movement, not a valuation of this property.
Source: HM Land Registry price paid data, "other" property class (the category land sales are recorded under), normalised to today with the UK House Price Index.
Where to find land for sale in Powys
BuyLand doesn't list plots. Land for sale in Powys is mostly marketed through the major portals under their land categories, through regional land and farm agents, and at property auctions, where plots often sell with short completion deadlines.
Wherever you find a plot, the checks matter more than the listing. Flood risk, planning constraints, access and legal title vary field by field, and the asking price tells you none of it.
Local planning authority: view the planning portal → for local plans, constraints and application history.