SY16 1HB

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 1HD 53 m
SY16 1HF 110 m
SY16 1HA 126 m
SY16 1HE 132 m
SY16 1HY 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY16 1HB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 1
Latitude
52.508523
Longitude
-3.325177
British National Grid easting
310,157
British National Grid northing
290,894

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000335
Output area
W00002553
Lower layer super output area
Powys 009B · W01000479
Middle layer super output area
Powys 009 · W02000105

Postcode source versions

Explore SY16

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Wynfields, Newtown, SY16 1HB 18 March 2026 £227,500
2a, Wynfields, Newtown, SY16 1HB 15 September 2023 £245,000
14, Wynfields, Newtown, SY16 1HB 17 June 2022 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Cedewain

    Welsh establishment

    262 m
  2. Newtown High School

    Welsh establishment

    326 m
  3. Maesyrhandir C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    543 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,604
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 802
  • Criminal damage and arson 158
  • Public order 130
  • Anti social behaviour 127
  • Shoplifting 87

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

16 female, 12 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY16 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

    713 m

Nearby transport

  • Hill View Close

    BCT · Trehafren

    0.0 miles
  • Hill View Close

    BCT · Trehafren

    0.1 miles
  • Lon Rhosod

    BCT · Trehafren

    0.2 miles
  • Lon Rhosod

    BCT · Trehafren

    0.2 miles
  • Lon Pinwydd

    BCT · Trehafren

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £227,500 from 3 recorded sales in SY16 1HB. 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Cedewain is the nearest published school at 262 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,604 published events cover 12 months, averaging 133.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 802 events.

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