Powys is home to ninth most people aged 85 or over in UK

New research has identified the oldest and youngest areas of the UK with Conwy home to the second most peopled aged 85 or over in the UK with Powys ranked ninth.

The study, conducted by life insurance experts Insurance Hero, analysed local population data from the Office of National Statistics, the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, and Scotland’s Census.

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Researchers calculated the percentage of each local population aged over 85 and under four to determine the UK areas with the oldest and youngest residents.

According to the findings, Dorset is the oldest area of the UK, as the study identified that of the local population, 4.27% are aged over 85.

This is almost a significant 85% higher than the average of 2.31% found across all 212 UK areas analysed in the research. 

The study revealed that Conwy in North Wales has the second-oldest population in the UK.

Of the approximate 114,741 residents in the area, 4,495 are aged over 85 – which equates to 3.92% and remains over two-thirds higher than the national average. 

The findings suggest a trend that areas in the South of England and Wales have the greatest proportion of residents older than 85 years old and, therefore, have the oldest populations in the UK.

This corresponds with the remaining areas on the list, with the Isle of Wight and Devon placing sixth and seventh; Rutland in the East Midlands is the exception to this, as Welsh areas, Powys and Monmouthshire complete the top ten.  

Powys' population includes 4,694 of people aged 85, representing 3.52 per cent of the entire population.