Acrefair and Cefn-mawr vs Oswestry

Buyers will find Acrefair And Cefn Mawr more wallet-friendly, where the average price is £207,806 versus £281,541 in Oswestry. The most affordable entry point in Acrefair And Cefn Mawr is a terraced at £121,667, while in Oswestry it is a flat at £106,286.

With 48.3 offences per 1,000 people, Oswestry is the safer of the two – 76% lower than Acrefair And Cefn Mawr's 84.9 per 1,000. The most common crime category in Acrefair And Cefn Mawr is violent-crime, while in Oswestry it is violent-crime.

Crime Rate by Category (per 1,000 residents)

→Both towns share the same top crime category: violent crime.

School quality data is not fully available for both Acrefair And Cefn Mawr and Oswestry. Acrefair And Cefn Mawr has 0 schools and Oswestry has 5 schools.

Broadband & Connectivity

Internet users in Oswestry enjoy 364.7 Mbps on average, while Acrefair And Cefn Mawr lags behind at 304.7 Mbps. Superfast coverage (30 Mbps+) reaches 95.2% of premises in Acrefair And Cefn Mawr and 93.6% in Oswestry. Gigabit availability stands at 52.5% in Acrefair And Cefn Mawr and 63.8% in Oswestry.

→Oswestry is the faster of the two by 20% on average download speed (365 vs 305 Mbps).

Energy Efficiency & Running Costs

The average EPC rating in Acrefair And Cefn Mawr is band C (score 69.4), ahead of Oswestry's band C (score 69.1). Estimated annual energy costs average £1,319 in Acrefair And Cefn Mawr and £1,405 in Oswestry. 58.4% of homes in Acrefair And Cefn Mawr have an EPC rating of C or above, compared to 59.2% in Oswestry.

→Oswestry has more energy-efficient housing — 59.2% reach band C or above, vs 58.4% in the other.

Demographics & Economy

Acrefair And Cefn Mawr has a population of 6,905 while Oswestry has 17,500. Median household income is £29,576 in Oswestry and £29,535 in Acrefair And Cefn Mawr. The median age is 46 in Acrefair And Cefn Mawr and 48.1 in Oswestry. Employment rates stand at 56% in Acrefair And Cefn Mawr and 56% in Oswestry.

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