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SY16 1YY

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 1DS 78 m
SY16 1DR 89 m
SY16 1DW 129 m
SY16 3AG 130 m
SY16 1DX 201 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY16 1YY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 1982
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 1
Latitude
52.515190
Longitude
-3.303714
British National Grid easting
311,627
British National Grid northing
291,609

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
W00002563
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. Treowen C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    491 m

  2. North Powys Pupil Referral Unit

    Welsh establishment

    666 m

  3. Penygloddfa C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
915
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 426
  • Shoplifting 92
  • Public order 88
  • Anti social behaviour 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 66

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

    935 m

Nearby transport

  • Telephone Engineering Centre

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

  • Pool Road

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

  • Newtown Tesco

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

  • Morrisons Newtown

    BCT · Newtown

    0.2 miles

  • Morrisons Newtown

    BCT · Newtown

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Treowen C.P. School is the nearest published school at 491 m.

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

Recorded crime

915 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 426 events.

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