SY16 1EU

Newtown Central and South · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newtown
Local authority
Powys
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY16 1ER 37 m
SY16 1ED 74 m
SY16 1ET 79 m
SY16 1ES 84 m
SY16 1EA 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY16 1EU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 1
Latitude
52.509841
Longitude
-3.320737
British National Grid easting
310,461
British National Grid northing
291,035

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000335
Output area
W00002552
Lower layer super output area
Powys 009B · W01000479
Middle layer super output area
Powys 009 · W02000105

Postcode source versions

Explore SY16

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Highfields, Llanidloes Road, Newtown, SY16 1EU 31 July 2025 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Newtown High School

    Welsh establishment

    161 m
  2. Ysgol Calon y Dderwen

    Welsh establishment

    306 m
  3. Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd

    Welsh establishment

    338 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,606
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 797
  • Criminal damage and arson 160
  • Public order 130
  • Anti social behaviour 125
  • Shoplifting 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SY16 1 residents
6,667

Age bands in SY16 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.7%

1,378 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

789 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

1,692 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.7%

1,508 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

993 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK STREET, NEWTOWN, SY16 1EF

    ODS code W96015

    385 m

Nearby transport

  • Hill View Close

    BCT · Trehafren

    0.1 miles
  • Hill View Close

    BCT · Trehafren

    0.2 miles
  • Plantation Lane

    BCT · Garth Owen

    0.2 miles
  • Plantation Lane

    BCT · Garth Owen

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Garth Owen

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £450,000 from 1 recorded sale in SY16 1EU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Powys is £231,004 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Newtown High School is the nearest published school at 161 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,606 published events cover 12 months, averaging 133.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 797 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.