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SY16 1RB

Newtown East · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Newtown East
Local authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY16 1AR 67 m
SY16 1AQ 72 m
SY16 1JB 92 m
SY16 1QS 92 m
SY16 1AP 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY16 1RB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 1
Latitude
52.513137
Longitude
-3.314587
British National Grid easting
310,885
British National Grid northing
291,394

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward
Newtown East · W05001161
Parish or community
W04000335
Westminster constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr · W07000102
Output area
W00009782
Lower layer super output area
Powys 008A · W01000480
Middle layer super output area
Powys 008 · W02000104

Postcode source versions

Explore SY16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. North Powys Pupil Referral Unit

    Welsh establishment

    138 m

  2. Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd

    Welsh establishment

    250 m

  3. Ysgol Calon y Dderwen

    Welsh establishment

    278 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,365
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 682
  • Criminal damage and arson 134
  • Public order 117
  • Anti social behaviour 97
  • Shoplifting 91

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

    171 m

Nearby transport

  • Park Street

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

  • Ladywell House

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

  • Newtown (Powys) Rail Station

    RSE · Newtown

    0.1 miles

  • Newtown (Powys) Rail Station

    RLY · Newtown

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. North Powys Pupil Referral Unit is the nearest published school at 138 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,365 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 682 events.

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